LONDON. Chelsea and Liverpool didn’t manage to score any goal on Tuesday..
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the help of Gary Beswick and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Andre Marriner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 12 Total 7
- 3 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 0
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 108 Attack 119
- 53 Dangerous attack 50
- 100 Ball safe 91
- 20 Free Kicks 9
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Chelsea was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Liverpool that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Chelsea to win the match.
Chelsea shot 12 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Liverpool shot 7 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 1 yellow card (Mateo Kovacic). On the opposite side, Liverpool received 4 yellow cards (Joel Matip, Konstantinos Tsimikas, C. Jones and Fabinho).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Chelsea will have 39 points like Fulham to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Liverpool will have 43 points like Brentford to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host Nottingham Forest on the 13th of May with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).
Liverpool will play away agasint Leicester City on the 13th of May with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Bruno Saltor Grau decided to play with the following team: Kepa Arrizabalaga , Wesley Fofana , Kalidou Koulibaly , Marc Cucurella , Reece James , N’Golo Kanté , Enzo Fernández , Mateo Kovačić , Ben Chilwell , Kai Havertz and João Félix .
The home team had on the bench: Edouard Mendy, Mykhaylo Mudryk , Conor Gallagher , Benoît Badiashile, Noni Madueke, Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulišić, Mason Mount and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 3 changes: N’Golo Kanté for Conor Gallagher (69′), Ben Chilwell for Mykhailo Mudryk (78′) and João Félix for Raheem Sterling (85′).
Best player: Kalidou Koulibaly
The most impressive player for Chelsea was Kalidou Koulibaly.
His rating is with 72 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson , Joe Gomez , Joël Matip , Ibrahima Konaté , Konstantinos Tsimikas , Jordan Henderson , Fabinho , Curtis Jones , Diogo Jota , Roberto Firmino and Darwin Núñez .
These were the players on the bench: Andrew Robertson , Fabio Carvalho, Arthur, Cody Gakpo , Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah , Nathaniel Phillips, James Milner and Caoimhin Kelleher.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 4 changes: Konstantinos Tsimikas for Mohamed Salah (65′), Konstantinos Tsimikas for Andrew Robertson (66′), Darwin Núñez for James Milner (80′) and C. Jones for Cody Gakpo (79′).
Best player: Ibrahima Konaté
The player that probably impressed the most for Liverpool was Ibrahima Konaté.
His rating is with 63 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Leicester City – Aston Villa – 1-2
- Leeds United – Nottingham Forest – 2-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Brighton & Hove Albion – 0-2
- Chelsea – Liverpool – 0-0