Liverpool vs Chelsea live updates: Diogo Jota scores opening goal in Premier League encounter (1-0)

Live updates of the match played between Liverpool and Chelsea on the 31st of January 2024 in Liverpool during the 22nd week of the Premier League

Liverpool vs Chelsea live updates: Diogo Jota scores opening goal in Premier League encounter (1-0)

LIVERPOOL. Liverpool and Chelsea are facing in the 22nd round of the Premier League.

Diogo Jota has scored a goal in the 23rd minute to give a 1-0 lead to Liverpool over Chelsea.

Match Statistics

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 28 Total 4
  • 13 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 9 Shots blocked 0
  • 116 Attack 70
  • 67 Dangerous attack 26
  • 75 Ball safe 91
  • 17 Free Kicks 19
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Liverpool had a strong ball possession 57% while Chelsea was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was putting more pressure with dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target.

Liverpool shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Chelsea shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Chelsea received 1 yellow card (Moisés Caicedo).

Diogo Jota

Diogo José Teixeira da Silva

Forwarder, Midfielder

PortugalPortugal

Age: 28

178 cm

68 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 21 17 Missed
Minutes 1151 54.8 Avg
Goals 10 0.5 Avg
Assist 4 0.2 Avg
Attempt 35 1.7 Avg
Passes 368 17.576.7% AvgSucc
Yellow 2 0.1 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 16 times for 792 minutes for Premier League.

Diogo Jota scored 8 goals for Liverpool. He procured 3 assists. He received 2 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 1st in Premier League. In the last match Liverpool won 5-2 against Norwich City. The next match in Premier League will be against Arsenal.

The last time the teams played each other, the score was 5-2 for Liverpool.

Liverpool performance and stats

Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp
Rank 3rd
Win 23
Draw 10
Loss 4
Goals 84-41
Diff 43
Rank 1st
Win 4
Draw 0
Loss 2
Goals 17-7
Diff 10

Liverpool is currently 1st in the Premier League with 48 points.

In the last 21 games, it has won 14 times, drawn 6 times, and lost once. In its last match, Liverpool won 0-4 against AFC Bournemouth.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 47 goals and conceding 18.​

Liverpool will play the next match in Premier League against Arsenal on Saturday 3rd of February in London. The prediction is Arsenal winning the match.​

Chelsea performance and stats

Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino Trossero
Rank 7th
Win 16
Draw 9
Loss 11
Goals 73-61
Diff 12

Chelsea is currently 10th in the Premier League with 31 points.

In the last 21 games, it has won 9 times, drawn 4 times, and lost 8 times. In its last match, Chelsea won 1-0 against Fulham.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 35 goals and conceding 31.​

Chelsea will play the next match in Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 3rd of February in London. The prediction is Chelsea winning the match.​

Commentary

90'
Fouled by Enzo Fernández - Chelsea

84'
New attacking attempt. Darwin Núñez - Liverpool - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Harvey Elliott.

77'
Missed chance. Cody Gakpo - Liverpool - shot with right foot from outside the box missed. Assist - Trent Alexander-Arnold.

76'
Shot blocked. Alexis Mac Allister - Liverpool - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Luis Díaz.

75'
Darwin Núñez - Liverpool - hits the bar with a shot with the head from the centre of the box. Assist - Andy Robertson with a cross.

71'
Goal! Liverpool 3, Chelsea 1. Christopher Nkunku - Chelsea - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the right corner. Assist - Carney Chukwuemeka.

61'
New attacking attempt. Darwin Núñez - Liverpool - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Diogo Jota.

41'
Fouled by Noni Madueke - Chelsea

33'
Curtis Jones - Liverpool - won a free kick in attack.

31'
New attacking attempt. Curtis Jones - Liverpool - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Joe Gomez.

19'
Shot blocked. Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.

14'
Missed chance. Darwin Núñez - Liverpool - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left.

8'
New attacking attempt. Darwin Núñez - Liverpool - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Alexis Mac Allister.