Liverpool have made a few changes to the team, with the goalkeeper position having Kevin Kelleher replaced by Alisson Becker, who has injury problems, and in midfield, Curtis Jones has had a chance to go in. True, in addition to Kodi Kakpo, who will be able to show his style on the left side of the line, and Chelsea must say that it is very exciting when Riz James enters the field for the first time there almost a year.
For the first 10 minutes, both teams played mostly at each other’s throats. As a result, there was little opportunity to create much fear, with Liverpool trying to rely on cutting the ball. and open the ambiguous game But it is still not very effective.
After that the army The “Indigo Blue Lions” continued to dominate the ball. Although the home side barely had a chance to create an attacking game they were very good at. But neither team had any exciting moments after 20 minutes.
Liverpool were awarded a penalty from Colville’s quick kick, which Jones kicked into the penalty area, and Mo Salah managed to hit the goal without any residue. Putting the home team ahead 1-0 in the 28th minute.
The “Reds” had a chance again from the moment of return. well He is good at getting the ball into Robert Sanchez’s pocket with ease.
The home side’s counter-attack was outstanding. They received a penalty from the moment Nuñez poked the ball for Jones in the penalty area and Sanchez rode in to tackle each other, which led the referee to call a penalty in the first place. But after looking at VAR it was canceled At the end of the first half, Liverpool led 1-0.
First half Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0
Just two minutes into the second half, Chelsea quickly scored from the moment Nicholas Jackson escaped from the offside check trap. and he put the ball into the bottom of the net beautifully. The “Indigo Blue Lions” quickly made it 1-1.
However, in the 51st minute, Liverpool came back to take a 2-1 lead again when Mo Salah showed his vision, launching a killer pass to Jones, who ran from behind but missed. above. and they managed to touch the ball past Sanchez into the goal
After that, Chelsea tried to launch their offensive game continuously. and they had more ball possession than Liverpool, and “The Reds” had to wait for a slow moment to counter. but there is still a lack of precision Making the game at this time not very interesting.
The rest of the time, Chelsea tried to chase Liverpool and put a lot of pressure on it, but the “Reds” played a tough defensive game. And they were able to keep the score successfully At the end of the game, Liverpool won with a score of 2-1, getting three important points, passing Man City and rising to the top of the table a- again.
List of players from both teams
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Kevin Kelleher, Trent Alexander-Arnold (Joe Gomez 81), Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Ann Drew Robertson; Ryan Grafenberg, Curtis Jones (Alexis McAllister 81); Dominic Sobozlai, Mohamed Salah, Kodi Kakpo (Luis Diaz 66); Diogo Jota (Darwin Nuñez 30)
Chelsea (4-3-3): Robert Sanchez, Riz James (Renato Vega 53), Tosin Adarabioyo (Benoit Badiachil 53), Levi Colville, Malo Gusto; Romeo Lavia (Enzo Fernandes 53), Moises Caicedo, Cole Palmer; Noni Madueke (Christopher Nkunku 76), Jadon Sanso (Neto 46), Nicholas Jackson
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