English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 4, 2025
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Chelsea LLWLW 2
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Stamford Bridge · 39,767 att. · NBC

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

02:40 Slot: Liverpool definitely deserved a draw vs. Chelsea Watch on ESPN 00:38 Caballero takes Maresca's press conference after red card vs. Liverpool Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 34Josh AcheampongCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 8Enzo FernándezAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 27Malo GustoRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 49Alejandro GarnachoAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Jamie GittensSUB
  2. 45Romeo LaviaSUB
  3. 21Jorrel HatoSUB
  4. 12Filip JørgensenSUB
  5. 56Landon EmenaloSUB
  6. 40Facundo BuonanotteSUB
  7. 44Gaga SloninaSUB
  8. 41EstêvãoSUB
  9. 38Marc GuiuSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 12Conor BradleyRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 9Alexander IsakF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  2. 14Federico ChiesaSUB
  3. 7Florian WirtzSUB
  4. 30Jeremie FrimpongSUB
  5. 28Freddie WoodmanSUB
  6. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  7. 2Joe GomezSUB
  8. 3Wataru EndoSUB
  9. 22Hugo EkitikeSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 34' Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Conor Bradley.
  4. 55' Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Benoît Badiashile because of an injury.
  5. 55' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez.
  6. 56' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
  7. 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.
  8. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Josh Acheampong because of an injury.
  9. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké replaces Alexander Isak.
  10. 74' Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces João Pedro.
  11. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  12. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Pedro Neto.
  13. 79' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 86' Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  15. 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.

Premier League News

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