Half I Chelsea vs Liverpool ends without a goal, the Blues 10 players page all

LONDON, KOMPAS.com – First half of the match Chelsea vs Liverpool ended in a goalless draw.

Chelsea vs Liverpool is the match of the second week Premier League which took place at Stamford Bridge Stadium, Sunday (20/09/2020).

The only important event in the first half of the Chelsea vs Liverpool match was Andreas Crhistensen’s red card in the 44th minute.

The red card made Chelsea have to play 10 people in the second half.

Throughout the first half, Liverpool were slightly superior in terms of possession and opportunities.

Liverpool with a possession percentage of 55 percent fired six shots with one of them aimed at the goal.

On the other hand, Chelsea, who played more waiting, could only shoot one shot, and even then it wasn’t right on target.

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The course of the match:

Thiago Alcantara, a player who was inaugurated by Liverpool two days ago, was on the bench for this match.

On the other hand, Chelsea are relying on two new players, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, on the front lines.

During the first 10 minutes of the first half, the match was running at a moderate tempo and both teams seemed to be playing cautiously.

In the 13th minute, Liverpool got their first chance.

The opportunity was obtained when Mohamed Salah won the battle for wild balls against Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who had left the net.

Mo Salah then sent a low cross. However, Roberto Firmino failed to use the ball after his shot was blocked by Kourt Zouma.

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Entering the 15th minute, Liverpool managed to take control of the game relying on pressing high.

Until the 25th minute, the game has not changed. Chelsea’s attacks that are more than counter-attacks and direct balls always stop before entering the Liverpool penalty box.

In the 33rd minute, Chelsea almost opened the scoring if Timo Werner’s shot from outside the penalty box did not go to the left of Alisson Becker’s goal.

One minute later, it was Liverpool’s turn to have a chance. This time, Mohamed Salah’s low cross just crossed the Chelsea goal.

In the 44th minute, there was an incident involving Sadio Mane and Andreas Christensen. Sadio Mane is brought down from behind by Christensen on the way to chase the ball.

Christensen on Mané ???? #CHELIV pic.twitter.com/ejqYBgiesA

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The incident initially earned Christensen a yellow card.

The referee then changed his decision with a red card after seeing the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) broadcast.

No more opportunities were created. The first half of the Chelsea vs Liverpool match ended in a goalless draw.

Here are the lineups Chelsea vs Liverpool:

Chelsea (4-3-3): 1-Kepa Arrizabalaga; 24-Reece James, 4-Andreas Christensen, 15-Kurt Zouma, 3-Marcos Alonso; 17-Mateo Kovacic, 5-Jorginho, 7-N’Golo Kante; 29-Kai Havertz, 11-Timo Werner, 19-Mason Mount

• Proposal: 13-Willy Caballero, 14-Fikayo Tomori, 8-Ross Barkley, 9-Tammy Abraham, 18-Olivier Giroud, 20-Callum Hudson-Odoi, 28-Cesar Azpilicueta
• Coach: Frank Lampard

Liverpool (4-3-3): 1-Alisson Becker, 4-Virgil van Dijk, 3-Fabinho, 26-Andy Robertson, 66-Trent Alexander-Arnold; 5-Georginio Wijnaldum, 8-Naby Keita, 14-Jordan Henderson; 9-Roberto Firmino, 10-Sadio Mane, 11-Mohamed Salah

• Proposal: 13-Adrian, 21-Kostas Tsimikas, 6-Thiago Alcantara, 7-James Milner, 17-Curtis Jones, 18-Takumi Minamino, 27-Divock Origi
• Coach: Jürgen Klopp

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