English Premier League

Chelsea vs Liverpool, 2022-23 English Premier League

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Wasteful Chelsea held to goalless draw by Liverpool in first game since Potter exit

Chelsea and Liverpool were both left frustrated after a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge in the home side's first game since Graham Potter's exit.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 1': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 6': Foul by Joël Matip (Liverpool).
  • 6': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 12': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
  • 20': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
  • 23': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Offside, Chelsea. Kai Havertz tries a through ball, but Enzo Fernández is caught offside.
  • 25': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool.
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Delay in match (Chelsea).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 30': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
  • 34': Offside, Liverpool. Joe Gomez tries a through ball, but Jordan Henderson is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 36': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 38': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Liverpool 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Liverpool 0.
  • 46': Foul by Joël Matip (Liverpool).
  • 46': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Joël Matip (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 48': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
  • 49': Offside, Chelsea. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a through ball.
  • 50': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
  • 50': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kai Havertz (Chelsea) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 51': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool.
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 56': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 56': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Chilwell following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Attempt missed. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 61': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 61': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Roberto Firmino.
  • 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 66': Hand ball by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 68': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Offside, Liverpool. Fabinho tries a through ball, but Andrew Robertson is caught offside.
  • 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  • 70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
  • 71': Foul by Joël Matip (Liverpool).
  • 71': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Offside, Chelsea. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 74': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 74': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt missed. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a headed pass.
  • 78': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Ben Chilwell.
  • 79': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 79': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Darwin Núñez.
  • 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Curtis Jones.
  • 81': Hand ball by João Félix (Chelsea).
  • 83': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
  • 83': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
  • 84': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
  • 85': Substitution, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling replaces João Félix.
  • 86': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 86': Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 87': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Offside, Chelsea. Reece James tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
  • 88': Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 90'+3': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Joe Gomez is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Liverpool 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Liverpool 0.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 6
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
50.4 Possession 49.6
7 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
449 Accurate Passes 437
537 Passes 522
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 1
13 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 53
27 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 18
13 Tackles 24
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 12
17 Effective Clearances 14
17 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,093

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 32 +44 73
2 Arsenal 32 +49 71
3 Liverpool 32 +41 71
4 Aston Villa 33 +19 63
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
32 Marc Cucurella
33 Wesley Fofana
8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
7 N'Golo Kanté
5 Enzo Fernández
21 Ben Chilwell
24 Reece James
11 João Félix
29 Kai Havertz

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
5 Ibrahima Konaté
32 Joël Matip Yellow Card
21 Kostas Tsimikas Yellow Card
2 Joe Gomez
3 Fabinho Yellow Card
17 Curtis Jones Yellow Card
14 Jordan Henderson
9 Roberto Firmino
27 Darwin Núñez
20 Diogo Jota

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