English Premier League

FT Sunday, October 20, 2024
Chelsea WWWWD 1
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Liverpool WWWWW 2
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CHE011
LIV112
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Match Report

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Liverpool beat Chelsea to keep Premier League top spot

Curtis Jones struck Liverpool's winner in a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Anfield to keep Arne Slot's side top of the Premier League table on Sunday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
6
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
1
57.5
Possession
42.5
12
SHOTS
9
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
476
Accurate Passes
326
542
Passes
409
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
17
Crosses
4
0.2
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
61
22
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
18
12
Tackles
25
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
6
11
Effective Clearances
18
11
Clearances
18

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Joe GomezSUB
  2. 78Jarell QuansahSUB
  3. 3Wataru EndoSUB
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  5. 9Darwin NúñezSUB
  6. 7Luis DíazSUB
  7. 56Vitezslav JarosSUB
  8. 10Alexis Mac AllisterSUB
  9. 80Tyler MortonSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  3. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-R
  4. 27Malo GustoLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 45Romeo LaviaLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 15Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 19Jadon SanchoAM-L
  11. 11Noni MaduekeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Pedro NetoSUB
  2. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallSUB
  3. 40Renato VeigaSUB
  4. 14João FélixSUB
  5. 2Axel DisasiSUB
  6. 5Benoît BadiashileSUB
  7. 18Christopher NkunkuSUB
  8. 8Enzo FernándezSUB
  9. 13Marcus BettinelliSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 29' Goal! Liverpool 1, Chelsea 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  4. 30' Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota because of an injury.
  5. 45'+8' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Jadon Sancho.
  7. 48' Goal! Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  8. 51' Goal! Liverpool 2, Chelsea 1. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
  9. 53' Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Tosin Adarabioyo.
  10. 53' Substitution, Chelsea. Renato Veiga replaces Reece James.
  11. 53' Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Roméo Lavia.
  12. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo.
  13. 69' Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 76' Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Noni Madueke.
  15. 78' Renato Veiga (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 80' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Curtis Jones.
  18. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  19. 90'+2' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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