Chelsea vs Liverpool 2023-24 English Premier League
Pochettino's Chelsea fight back to draw 1-1 with Liverpool
New Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino saw the team he rebuilt in the close season fight back to draw 1-1 at home to Liverpool in their Premier League opener on Sunday as debutant defender Axel Disasi cancelled out Luis Diaz's opener.
Match Commentary
- 4': Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Goal! Chelsea 0, Liverpool 1. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 32': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Goal! Chelsea 1, Liverpool 1. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Liverpool 1.
- 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
- 68': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Reece James.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Ben Doak replaces Luis Díaz.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Carney Chukwuemeka.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 85': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Chelsea. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Ben Chilwell.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Liverpool 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,096
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
| +33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
| +23 | Newcastle United | 36 | 66 | 10 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
Statistics
 LIV |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 35.1 | Possession | 64.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 301 | Accurate Passes | 610 |
| 377 | Passes | 698 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 36 | Clearances | 16 |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 26 | Levi Colwill |
| 2 | Axel Disasi |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández  |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 17 | Carney Chukwuemeka |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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