Chelsea vs Liverpool, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeaguePochettino's Chelsea fight back to draw 1-1 with Liverpool
New Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino saw the team he rebuilt in the close season fight back to draw 1-1 at home to Liverpool in their Premier League opener on Sunday as debutant defender Axel Disasi cancelled out Luis Diaz's opener.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 4': Foul by Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea).
- 4': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 8': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 9': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 10': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 12': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 15': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 16': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 18': Goal! Chelsea 0, Liverpool 1. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 22': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 22': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Levi Colwill.
- 25': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 26': Foul by Andy Robertson (Liverpool).
- 26': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 29': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 29': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 30': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool.
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Offside, Liverpool. Andy Robertson tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 32': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 35': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 36': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 37': Goal! Chelsea 1, Liverpool 1. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a headed pass following a corner.
- 39': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández tries a through ball, but Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
- 39': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 39': Delay in match (Chelsea). VAR checking.
- 40': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool.
- 41': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 42': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 43': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Liverpool 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 49': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 49': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diogo Jota following a corner.
- 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nicolas Jackson.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 55': Attempt saved. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 55': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 61': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 61': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 62': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 63': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 63': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
- 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
- 68': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Offside, Chelsea. Axel Disasi tries a through ball, but Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Levi Colwill.
- 75': Offside, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher tries a through ball, but Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Reece James.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Ben Doak replaces Luis Díaz.
- 79': Offside, Liverpool. Andy Robertson tries a through ball, but Curtis Jones is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Carney Chukwuemeka.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 83': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 83': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 85': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 89': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 89': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Chelsea. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Ben Chilwell.
- 90'+1': Offside, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Dominik Szoboszlai is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 35.1 | Possession | 64.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 301 | Accurate Passes | 610 |
| 377 | Passes | 698 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 36 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,096
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,096
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 4 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | +7 | 9 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | +1 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 26 | Levi Colwill |
| 2 | Axel Disasi |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández  |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 17 | Carney Chukwuemeka |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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