English Premier League

Chelsea vs Liverpool, 2025-26 English Premier League

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  • 14': Moisés Caicedo
  • 90'+5': Estêvão
  • Red Card 90'+7':
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2 - 1
  • 63': Cody Gakpo

Late Estêvão goal sees Chelsea dent Liverpool's title hopes

Chelsea's teenage star Estêvão sparked wild scenes at Stamford Bridge as his stoppage-time goal inflicted Liverpool's third consecutive defeat.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
  • 7': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pedro Neto.
  • 8': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 8': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Goal! Chelsea 1, Liverpool 0. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 19': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
  • 25': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Offside, Chelsea. João Pedro is caught offside.
  • 29': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
  • 30': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 32': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 34': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
  • 34': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 38': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marc Cucurella following a corner.
  • 40': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 40': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a fast break.
  • 45': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
  • 45': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
  • 45'+2': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Liverpool 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Liverpool 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Conor Bradley.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 47': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
  • 47': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Handball by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
  • 51': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister following a fast break.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Benoît Badiashile because of an injury.
  • 55': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez.
  • 56': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
  • 59': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
  • 63': Goal! Chelsea 1, Liverpool 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
  • 66': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
  • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Josh Acheampong because of an injury.
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Alexander Isak (Liverpool).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké replaces Alexander Isak.
  • 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces João Pedro.
  • 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  • 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Estêvão with a cross.
  • 76': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
  • 76': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
  • 78': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
  • 78': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Reece James.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool).
  • 84': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
  • 85': Offside, Chelsea. Estêvão is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 87': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
  • 87': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool).
  • 89': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Reece James.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
  • 90': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
  • 90': Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Estêvão with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
  • 90'+5': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Chelsea 2, Liverpool 1. Estêvão (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Liverpool 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Liverpool 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 1
46.8 Possession 53.2
12 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
370 Accurate Passes 422
450 Passes 508
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.2
43 Long Balls 67
16 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 12
16 Tackles 21
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 13
26 Effective Clearances 12
26 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,767

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 16 +20 36
2 Manchester City 16 +22 34
3 Aston Villa 16 +8 33
4 Chelsea 16 +12 28
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
5 Benoît Badiashile
34 Josh Acheampong
3 Marc Cucurella
24 Reece James
8 Enzo Fernández
25 Moisés Caicedo
27 Malo Gusto
20 João Pedro
49 Alejandro Garnacho
7 Pedro Neto

LIV Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Ibrahima Konaté
6 Milos Kerkez
12 Conor Bradley Yellow Card
8 Dominik Szoboszlai Yellow Card
10 Alexis Mac Allister
38 Ryan Gravenberch
9 Alexander Isak
18 Cody Gakpo
11 Mohamed Salah

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