IT'S MATCHDAY! 🦁

🆚 Liverpool
🏟 Anfield
🤝 Premier League
⌚️ 4.30pm UK

COME ON CHELSEA! 🔵

Sonia Bompastor ball 🤝 Enzo Maresca ball today

Our Blues to face Liverpool. 🫡💙

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UP. THE. CHELS.

🔴 0-0 🔵 [1] #CFC | #LIVCHE

PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL

Goal. Liverpool. Salah.

0-1.

Half-time. ⏸️

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🚨 HT SUB: Neto on, Sancho off!

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NICCCOOO!!!!!! WHAT A FINISH!! 🇸🇳

🔴 1-1 🔵 [47] #CFC | #LIVCHE

Liverpool lead. Jones scores.

🔴 2-1 🔵 [52] #CFC | #LIVCHE

SUBS: Enzo Fernandez, Renato Veiga and Benoit Badiashile replace Romeo Lavia, Reece James and Tosin Adarabioyo

🚨 SUB: Nkunku on, Madueke off!

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FT: Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea

Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James (C) (Veiga 53’), Tosin (Badiashile 53’), Colwill, Gusto; Caicedo, Lavia (Fernandez 53’); Madueke (Nkunku 75’), Palmer, Sancho (Neto 45’); Jackson

Bench: Bettinelli, Disasi, Badiashile, Veiga, Fernandez, Dewsbury-Hall, Neto, Joao Felix, Nkunku

Unused substitutes: Bettinelli, Disasi, Dewsbury-Hall, Felix

🟨 Chelsea yellow cards: Tosin (6’), Jackson (28’), Veiga (77’)

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konaté, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Jones, Gravenberch, Gakpo, Jota, Salah

Bench: Gomez, Endo, Diaz, Nunez, Mac Allister, Tsimikas, Quansah, Morton

🔵 G/A for Chelsea from:

Nicolas Jackson [47’] ⚽️
Moises Caicedo 🅰️

🔴 Goals for Liverpool from:

Mohamed Salah [28’] ⚽️
Curtis Jones [51’] ⚽️

Thoughts on the game? ⬇️

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𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒:

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STARTING XI:

Sanchez - 4.5: Didn’t have many saves to make and a few shaky moments other than that.

James - 5: Looked quite sharp considering how little he’s played in recent months but didn’t have a chance to involve himself.

Tosin - 4: Looked uncomfortable dealing with long balls and playing out the back at times.

Colwill - 4: Not his best game. Gave away the penalty which was probably avoidable and passing wasn’t up to his usual standard. Improved slightly in the second half.

Gusto - 5: Played in a somewhat unfamiliar role in the first half before he switched to right back. Passing and other attacking contributions weren’t sharp enough but defended well generally.

Lavia - 7.5: Relieved the pressure many times and showcased his impressive passing ability. Another nice display vs one of the leagues best.

Caicedo - 8.5 [MOTM]: Chelsea’s best player today without a doubt. Ran endlessly, made multiple tackles, and used his strength properly. On the attacking side, he always looked to go forward, dribbled tidily, and moved the ball around. Great assist for Jackson with the throughball.

Palmer - 5: Quiet game by his standards, being heavily marked. Still had a couple of bright moments nonetheless, and others where he could have done better.

Sancho - 4: Saw a lot of the ball but didn’t test Alexander-Arnold at all. Had a penalty claim dismissed.

Jackson - 6.5: Made a great run and took his goal expertly. Had a very tough job today against Van Dijk and Konate.

Madueke - 6.5: One of the most promising players in the first half, often being the attacking outlet and giving Robertson a lot of headache, but had a quieter second half.

SUBSTITUTES:

Neto - 6.5: Showed a lot of promise both on the left and right wings. Made good runs, dribbled well and made a great cross that almost found Nkunku.

Badiashile - 6.5: Well played, tidy passing and in his defensive work.

Veiga - 4.5: Could have been more precise at times. Missed a good chance with a header.

Enzo - 5.5: Did OK when he came on. Combined well with Neto a few times.

Nkunku - N/A

Thoughts? 🔵⬇️

Enzo Maresca: “We don’t like to lose but if we had to lose, this is how to lose. It’s a shame we didn’t get anything out of the game because we deserve at least a draw.”

SIX WINS FROM SIX! 💯

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🇪🇨 Moises Caicedo registered more successful attacking third passes (12) than any other player for either Liverpool or Chelsea. Arguably the best player on the pitch during the defeat.

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Pure passion. 🎥🙌

🔗 Chelsea FC

Filip Jorgensen was absent vs Liverpool after suffering suspected concussion with Denmark U21s. He’s shown no adverse symptoms since, but Chelsea are following FA protocols. Club hope he can return in time for Panathinaikos match.

(kierangill / BobbyVincent)