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LONDON. Chelsea bounces back against Liverpool with a goal on the S. Mane 9′ and a goal on the M. Salah 26′. Chelsea was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the help of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Martin Atkinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 15 Total 10
- 6 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 135 Attack 100
- 62 Dangerous attack 53
- 81 Ball safe 88
- 16 Free Kicks 9
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Chelsea had a superior ball possession 56% while Liverpool was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Chelsea to win the match.
Chelsea shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Liverpool shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 1 yellow card (C. Pulisic). Regarding the opposition, Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (S. Mane and I. Konate).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Chelsea will have 43 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool will have 42 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away against Manchester City on the 15th of January with a 20-17 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (3 draws).
Liverpool will host Brentford on the 16th of January with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
70'
42'
17'
Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy , Trevoh Chalobah , Thiago Silva , Antonio Rüdiger , César Azpilicueta , N’Golo Kanté , Mateo Kovačić , Marcos Alonso , Mason Mount , Christian Pulišić and Kai Havertz .
The home team had on the bench: Harvey Vale, Hakim Ziyech, Jorginho , Kepa Arrizabalaga, Callum Hudson-Odoi , Lewis Hall, Saúl Ñíguez, Ross Barkley and Malang Sarr.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 2 changes: T. Chalobah for Jorginho (70′) and K. Havertz for C. Hudson-Odoi (79′).
Best player: Mateo Kovačić
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Mateo Kovačić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 75 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 14.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jürgen Klopp played with: Caoimhin Kelleher , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Ibrahima Konaté , Virgil van Dijk , Konstantinos Tsimikas , Jordan Henderson , Fabinho , James Milner , Mohamed Salah , Diogo Jota and Sadio Mané .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain , Neco Williams, Naby Keïta , Joe Gomez, Marcelo, Adrián, Owen Beck, Tyler Morton and Curtis Jones.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 3 changes: J. Milner for N. Keita (69′), Diogo Jota for A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (69′) and S. Mane for C. Jones (90′).
Best player: Sadio Mané
The most impressive player for Liverpool was Sadio Mané.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Brentford – Aston Villa – 2-1
- Chelsea – Liverpool – 2-2
- Everton – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-3
- Leeds United – Burnley – 3-1
