Chelsea vs Liverpool, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLate 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
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,767
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
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 |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 12 | Conor Bradley |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 9 | Alexander Isak |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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