English Premier League

Liverpool vs Chelsea, 2022-23 English Premier League

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Chelsea denied by VAR in goalless draw at Liverpool

Forward Kai Havertz saw an early goal ruled out by VAR as Chelsea and Liverpool played out a goalless draw at Anfield on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
  • 2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Thiago.
  • 3': Offside, Chelsea. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 3': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Benoît Badiashile following a corner.
  • 3': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kai Havertz (Chelsea) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 4': VAR Decision: No Goal Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea.
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 10': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 10': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
  • 11': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
  • 16': Offside, Liverpool. Alisson tries a through ball, but Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool).
  • 18': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Offside, Liverpool. James Milner tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Lewis Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 23': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 23': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 28': Delay in match (Liverpool).
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
  • 31': Lewis Hall (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
  • 32': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 32': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Foul by Lewis Hall (Chelsea).
  • 33': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
  • 34': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Foul by Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool).
  • 34': Lewis Hall (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Bajcetic with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 40': Offside, Liverpool. Joe Gomez tries a through ball, but Andrew Robertson is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 41': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
  • 42': Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 44': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 44': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alisson.
  • 45'+4': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Chelsea 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Chelsea 0.
  • 47': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
  • 49': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 49': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 49': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stefan Bajcetic with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 52': Offside, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
  • 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jorginho.
  • 55': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Lewis Hall.
  • 56': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
  • 56': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 62': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Naby Keïta.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 66': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
  • 66': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt missed. James Milner (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 69': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
  • 69': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces James Milner.
  • 73': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
  • 73': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 74': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
  • 80': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Trevoh Chalobah because of an injury.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Mason Mount.
  • 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Stefan Bajcetic.
  • 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Harvey Elliott.
  • 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Cody Gakpo.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 87': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 89': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 90': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Liverpool. Fabinho tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 0, Chelsea 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 0, Chelsea 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
52.5 Possession 47.5
11 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
437 Accurate Passes 375
540 Passes 477
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.2
42 Long Balls 60
16 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 13
21 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
18 Interceptions 15
32 Effective Clearances 15
32 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,126

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 28 +46 64
2 Liverpool 28 +39 64
3 Manchester City 28 +35 63
4 Aston Villa 29 +18 56
Full Table

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
2 Joe Gomez
5 Ibrahima Konaté
26 Andy Robertson
7 James Milner Yellow Card
43 Stefan Bajcetic Yellow Card
6 Thiago Alcantara
8 Naby Keita
18 Cody Gakpo
19 Harvey Elliott
11 Mohamed Salah

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
4 Benoit Badiashile
14 Trevoh Chalobah Yellow Card
67 Lewis Hall
5 Jorginho
32 Marc Cucurella
22 Hakim Ziyech
29 Kai Havertz
19 Mason Mount
23 Conor Gallagher

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