English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Chelsea WLWWD 1
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Liverpool WWWDW 4
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LIV224
Anfield · 57,524 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool thrash sorry Chelsea as Núñez makes Prem history

Liverpool moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 4-1 thrashing of Chelsea on Wednesday as Darwin Núñez struck the woodwork four times.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
8
9
Saves
2
49.5
Possession
50.5
4
SHOTS
28
3
ON GOAL
13
0.8
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
483
Accurate Passes
472
561
Passes
553
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
8
5
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.3
34
Long Balls
49
11
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
9
7
Effective Tackles
18
14
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
6
33
Effective Clearances
7
33
Clearances
7

Highlights

02:09 Laurens believes VAR was right not to intervene for Chelsea penalties Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 2Joe GomezLB
  5. 84Conor BradleyRB
  6. 10Alexis Mac AllisterCM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 7Luis DíazLF
  11. 20Diogo JotaRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  2. 53James McConnellSUB
  3. 38Ryan GravenberchSUB
  4. 18Cody GakpoSUB
  5. 42Bobby ClarkSUB
  6. 78Jarell QuansahSUB
  7. 19Harvey ElliottSUB
  8. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  9. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 6Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 21Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 2Axel DisasiRB
  6. 23Conor GallagherAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 20Cole PalmerF
  10. 7Raheem SterlingAM-L
  11. 11Noni MaduekeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Christopher NkunkuSUB
  2. 17Carney ChukwuemekaSUB
  3. 19Armando BrojaSUB
  4. 10Mykhailo MudrykSUB
  5. 47Lucas BergstromSUB
  6. 31Cesare CasadeiSUB
  7. 42Alfie GilchristSUB
  8. 36Deivid WashingtonSUB
  9. 27Malo GustoSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 23' Goal! Liverpool 1, Chelsea 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Bradley following a fast break.
  3. 33' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 35' Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 39' Goal! Liverpool 2, Chelsea 0. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  6. 41' Axel Disasi (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45'+2' Penalty missed! Still Liverpool 2, Chelsea 0. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
  8. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Noni Madueke.
  9. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Ben Chilwell.
  10. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Conor Gallagher.
  11. 47' Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 65' Goal! Liverpool 3, Chelsea 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Bradley with a cross.
  13. 66' Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Moisés Caicedo.
  14. 68' Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Conor Bradley.
  15. 68' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Diogo Jota.
  16. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  17. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Joe Gomez.
  18. 71' Goal! Liverpool 3, Chelsea 1. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka.
  19. 76' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 79' Goal! Liverpool 4, Chelsea 1. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez with a cross.
  21. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Bobby Clark replaces Curtis Jones.
  22. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Cesare Casadei replaces Cole Palmer.

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