English Premier League

Chelsea vs Liverpool 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 42': Mateo Kovacic
  • 45'+1': Christian Pulisic
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2 - 2
  • 9': Sadio Mané
  • 26': Mohamed Salah

Chelsea, Liverpool lose ground after thrilling draw leaves Manchester City 10 points clear

Chelsea and Liverpool were both dealt a blow in the Premier League title race as they played out a thrilling 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Goal! Chelsea 0, Liverpool 1. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 17': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Goal! Chelsea 0, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 32': VAR Decision: No card change Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 42': Goal! Chelsea 1, Liverpool 2. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 43': VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea - Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool (Mateo Kovacic).
  • 45'+1': Goal! Chelsea 2, Liverpool 2. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a through ball.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Liverpool 2.
  • 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces James Milner.
  • 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
  • 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 83': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Sadio Mané.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,072

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+56 Arsenal 34 77 5
+41 Liverpool 34 74 4
+44 Manchester City 32 73 3
+21 Aston Villa 34 66 8
Full Table

Statistics

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13 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
7 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 4
44.7 Possession 55.3
10 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
355 Accurate Passes 473
463 Passes 574
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.2
62 Long Balls 79
23 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 11
12 Tackles 19
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 17
20 Effective Clearances 16
20 Clearances 16

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
2 Antonio Rüdiger
14 Trevoh Chalobah
8 Mateo Kovacic
7 N'Golo Kanté
3 Marcos Alonso
28 César Azpilicueta
29 Kai Havertz
10 Christian Pulisic Yellow Card
19 Mason Mount

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
62 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Ibrahima Konaté Yellow Card
21 Kostas Tsimikas
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
3 Fabinho
7 James Milner
14 Jordan Henderson
20 Diogo Jota
10 Sadio Mané Yellow Card
11 Mohamed Salah

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