English Premier League

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Match Report

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Chelsea boost Champions League chances with victory over Liverpool

Chelsea moved a step closer to Champions League qualification on Sunday by beating under-strength champions Liverpool 3-1 with a first-half strike from Enzo Fernandez, a ricocheted own-goal by Jarell Quansah and a Cole Palmer penalty.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
6
6
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
1
64.8
Possession
35.2
11
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
573
Accurate Passes
300
645
Passes
356
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
1
22
Crosses
6
0.3
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
48
17
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
13
9
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
14
11
Effective Clearances
32
11
Clearances
32

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 25Moisés CaicedoRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 45Romeo LaviaRM
  9. 15Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 11Noni MaduekeAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Benoît BadiashileSUB
  2. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallSUB
  3. 32Tyrique GeorgeSUB
  4. 24Reece JamesSUB
  5. 34Josh AcheampongSUB
  6. 27Malo GustoSUB
  7. 4Tosin AdarabioyoSUB
  8. 12Filip JørgensenSUB
  9. 19Jadon SanchoSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 78Jarell QuansahCD-R
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 19Harvey ElliottAM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 3Wataru EndoRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Darwin NúñezSUB
  2. 10Alexis Mac AllisterSUB
  3. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  4. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiSUB
  5. 7Luis DíazSUB
  6. 5Ibrahima KonatéSUB
  7. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  8. 84Conor BradleySUB
  9. 14Federico ChiesaSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Chelsea 1, Liverpool 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  2. 51' Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 56' Own Goal by Jarell Quansah, Liverpool. Chelsea 2, Liverpool 0.
  5. 57' Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  6. 58' Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
  7. 58' Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Wataru Endo.
  9. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Harvey Elliott.
  10. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  11. 78' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Roméo Lavia.
  12. 82' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
  13. 84' Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 85' Goal! Chelsea 2, Liverpool 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
  15. 88' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Enzo Fernández.
  16. 90'+6' Goal! Chelsea 3, Liverpool 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

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