Liverpool vs Chelsea live
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95'FT: Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea. Nobody leaves Anfield satisfied. In a first half in which neither side had clear control, Chelsea created more chances and even took the lead in the fourth minute but Havertz's goal was disallowed by the VAR for offside by Thiago Silva. Although Liverpool stepped up a gear in the second half and were better than Chelsea, the Reds and the Blues failed to beat the opposing goalkeeper.
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93'Now it's a corner for Liverpool.
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93'Mudryk finds Chukwuemeka inside the box but the Chelsea player's shot is deflected by Robertson. Corner for Chelsea.
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90'Five minutes added!
Yellow card
a Liverpool
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90 'Curtis Jones sees yellow after a hard foul on Azpilicueta.
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86'Gallagher fouls Nunez in the midfield. Set-piece for Liverpool.
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82 'Liverpool triple sub: Gakpo, Elliott and Bajcetic OUT. Fabinho, Henderson and Curtis Jones IN.
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81 'Chelsea double sub: Aubameyang, Chukwuemeka and Azpilicueta IN. Chalobah, Mount and Havertz OUT.
Yellow card
a Chelsea
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80 'Chalobah is cautioned for ignoring the referee and leaving the pitch where he wanted to.
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78'Chalobah is being treated. The Chelsea player could be injured.
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75'Darwin Nunez receives with space and once inside the bos shoots to the near post. Kepa catches the ball easily.
Substitution
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72 'Liverpool sub: TAA replaces Milner.
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69'Nunez feeds Gakpo inside the box but the Dutchman's effort to the near post is catched by Kepa.
Yellow card
a Liverpool
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66 'Milner sees yellow as Mudryk dribbled past him and the left-back tackled him.
Substitution
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63 'Liverpool sub: Nunez replaces Keita.
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60'Ziyech receives on the right flank, drives the ball and once inside the box shoots across the face of goal but the ball goes over the crossbar.
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57'Corner for Chelsea as Gallagher's shot is deflected by Joe Gomez.
Substitution
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55 'Chelsea sub: Hall is replaced by Mudryk. The Ukrainian makes his debut for the Blues.
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55'Poor minutes from Chelsea, who struggle to connect several passes.
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54'Corner for Liverpool.
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53'Robertson feeds Gakpo inside the box but the Dutchman's shot is deflected by Jorginho.
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49'Great start from Liverpool, who seem to have come out with much more intensity than the Blues.
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46'The second half starts!
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45'HT: Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea. Neither team was in clear control during the first half. Despite this, Chelsea perhaps played better than Liverpool creating more chances and could even have gone into the break with the lead through an early goal by Havertz but this was disallowed for offside by Thiago Silva.
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45'45+3: Corner for Chelsea.
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45'45+1: Keita feeds Salah inside the box but the winger's shot to the far post goes wide.
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45'Four minutes added!
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44'Corner for Liverpool.
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40'Robertson is caught offside on the left flank.
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39'Thiago's effort form the D. ends in Kepa's hands.
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37'Gakpo earns first corner for Liverpool.
Yellow card
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34 'Bajcetic sees yellow after a hard tackle on Hall.
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32'SUPERB CHANCE FOR THE BLUES! Ziyech's cross from the left flank to the far post is headed by Badiashile but Alisson manages to parry the ball out.
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28'Cucurella is being treated after a clash with Salah.
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25'Gallagher receives the ball on the edge of the box but his volley is ctached by Alisson.
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22'Great chance for the Blues! Ziyech finds Havertz unmarked inside the box through a lovely pass. The German feeds Mount and the Englishman finds Hall inside the box but the young player's effort goes wide.
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20'Gakpo tries his luck from 22 yards but his effort goes over Kepa's goal.
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18'Bajcetic fouls Mount on the edge of Chelsea's box.
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15'Ziyech tries to find Gallagher with space but Alisson maanges to clear the ball.
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12'No team is in clear control, both the Reds and the Blues are struggling to keep possession of the ball.
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9'Liverpool move the ball from flank to flank.
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6'Great counter-attack from Liverpool. Bajcetic finds Salah with space on the right flank. The Egyptian drives the ball down the right flank and once inside the box feeds Gakpo, whose sho goes over the crossbar.
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5'Havertz's goal is disallowed by the VAR as Thiago Silva was offside before shooting to the post.
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3 'GOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL TO CHELSEA! Havertz gives the Blues the lead!
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2'First corner of the match for Chelsea.
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2'Hard foul from Robertson on Gallagher in the midfielder but the left-back is not cautioned.
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1'The match starts!
Start of match
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PRVWThe players take to the field!
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PRVWPotter makes the one change from his starting XI that played against Palace last week. Chukwuemeka OUT. Cucurella IN.
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PRVWKlopp makes threechanges from his starting XI that played against Wolves in mid-week. Kelleher, Tsimikas and Carvalho OUT. Alisson, Robertson and Salah IN.
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PRVWChelsea starting XI: Kepa (GK), Chalobhah, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Hall, Jorginho, Gallagher, Cucurella, Ziyech, Havertz and Mount.
January 21, 2023
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PRVWLiverpool starting XI: Alisson (GK), Milner, Konate, Gomez, Robertson, Bajcetic, Thiago, Keita, Elliott, Salah and Gakpo.
January 21, 2023
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PRVWIt's one degree and partly cloudy here in Liverpool.
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PRVWThe Blues had lost seven of their previous 10 matches in all competitions prior to a 1-0 victory against Crystal Palace last weekend.
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PRVWChelsea boss Potter could give a debut to Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk after his £88 million move from Shakhtar Donetsk.
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PRVWMichael Oliver is in the middle for this one, John Brooks the VAR.
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PRVWHuge showdown in which the Reds, who sit ninth, will be looking to get the three points to try to get closer to the UCL places as will the Blues, who are 10th.
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PRVWChelsea possible starting XI: Kepa (GK); Chalobah, Badiashile, Silva, Hall; Kovacic, Jorginho, Gallagher; Ziyech, Aubameyang and Mount.
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PRVWLiverpool possible starting XI: Alisson (GK); Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Konate, Robertson; Elliott, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Nunez and Gakpo.
Pre-match
21 January 2023, 14:30
Referee: Michael Oliver
Stadium: Anfield
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PRVWHello everyone and welcome to LIVE coverage of the Premier League showdown between Liverpool and Chelsea from Anfield!