Liverpool destroys Chelsea 4-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

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Luke Meyer
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Liverpool destroys Chelsea 4-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

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LIVERPOOL. Liverpool obliterates Chelsea 4-1 with goals of Diogo Jota (23′), Conor Bradley (39′), Dominik Szoboszlai  (65′) and Luis Díaz (79′). Talking about the opposition, Chelsea scored with ​Christopher Nkunku (71′).

Darwin Núñez missed a penalty (45′) for Liverpool.​

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Wednesday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney with the assistance of James Mainwaring and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.28 degrees Celsius or 46.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Liverpool

4 - 1

Team 1

Chelsea

  • 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

The ball possession was not so different. Liverpool was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Chelsea that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 28 times, 13 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (Ibrahima Konaté and Darwin Núñez). On the opposite side, Chelsea received 4 yellow cards (Axel Disasi, Ben Chilwell, Enzo Fernández and Moisés Caicedo).

Match Timeline

11'
Moisés Caicedo- Yellow
Diogo Jota (goal)Conor Bradley
23'
33'
Enzo Fernández - Yellow
35'
Ben Chilwell- Yellow
Conor Bradley(goal)Luis Díaz
39'
41'
Axel Disasi - Yellow
Darwin Núñez - missed penaltyDarwin Núñez
45'
46'
Malo Gusto- sub ->Ben Chilwell
46'
Christopher Nkunku - sub ->Conor Gallagher
46'
Mykhaylo Mudryk- sub ->Noni Madueke
Darwin Núñez - Yellow
47'
Dominik Szoboszlai (goal)Conor Bradley
65'
66'
Carney Chukwuemeka- sub ->Moisés Caicedo
Trent Alexander-Arnold - sub ->Conor Bradley
68'
Cody Gakpo- sub ->Diogo Jota
68'
Harvey Elliott- sub ->Dominik Szoboszlai 
69'
Andrew Robertson- sub ->Joe Gomez
69'
71'
Christopher Nkunku (goal)Carney Chukwuemeka
Ibrahima Konaté- Yellow
76'
Luis Díaz(goal)Darwin Núñez
79'
Bobby Clark- sub ->Curtis Jones
83'
85'
Cesare Casadei- sub ->Cole Palmer

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Liverpool has 51 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Chelsea will stays with 31 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away with Arsenal on the 4th of February with a 16-14 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (19 draws).

Chelsea will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 4th of February with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (4 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson  1.Brazil
6.8
D
Joe Gomez 2.England
7.3
69'
D
Conor Bradley 84.Northern Ireland
9.7
68' Goals39'
D
Virgil van Dijk  4.Netherlands
7.0
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
7.3
76'
M
Dominik Szoboszlai  8.Hungary
8.1
69' Goals65'
M
Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina
8.1
M
Curtis Jones  17.England
7.3
83'
F
Luis Díaz 7.Colombia
9.1
Goals79'
F
Darwin Núñez  9.Uruguay
7.5
47'
F
Diogo Jota  20.Portugal
8.5
68' Goals23'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
Jarell Quansah 78.England
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
6.7
69'
D
Trent Alexander-Arnold  66.England
7.0
68'
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
7.0
69'
M
Ryan Gravenberch 38.Netherlands
M
Bobby Clark 42.England
6.8
83'
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
7.0
68'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (6.8), Conor Bradley (9.7), Ibrahima Konaté (7.3), Virgil van Dijk  (7.0), Joe Gomez (7.3), Dominik Szoboszlai  (8.1), Alexis Mac Allister (8.1), Curtis Jones (7.3), Diogo Jota (8.5), Darwin Núñez (7.5) and Luis Díaz (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Andrew Robertson (6.7), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.0), Cody Gakpo (7.0), Harvey Elliott (7.0), Ryan Gravenberch, Bobby Clark (6.8), James McConnell, Caoimhín Kelleher and Jarell Quansah.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 4 changes: Conor Bradley for Trent Alexander-Arnold (68′), Diogo Jota for Cody Gakpo (68′), Joe Gomez for Andrew Robertson (69′) and Dominik Szoboszlai  for Harvey Elliott (69′).

Player of the match: Conor Bradley​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Conor Bradley.

His rating is 9.7 with 1 goal, 31 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
Djordje Petrovic 28.Serbia
8.2
D
Axel Disasi  2.France
6.3
41'
D
Benoît Badiashile 5.France
6.4
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
6.4
D
Ben Chilwell 21.England
6.3
46' 35'
M
Noni Madueke 11.England
6.1
46'
M
Raheem Sterling 7.England
6.1
M
Enzo Fernández  8.Argentina
6.7
33'
M
Conor Gallagher 23.England
6.4
46'
M
Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador
6.4
66' 11'
F
Cole Palmer 20.England
6.8
85'
Substitutes
G
Lucas Bergström 47.Finland
D
Malo Gusto 27.France
7.0
46'
D
Alfie Gilchrist 42.England
M
Mykhaylo Mudryk 10.Ukraine
6.3
46'
M
Carney Chukwuemeka 17.England
7.0
66'
M
Cesare Casadei 31.Italy
6.6
85'
F
Christopher Nkunku  18.France
7.3
46' Goals71'
F
Deivid Washington 36.Brazil
F
Armando Broja 19.Albania

Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Djordje Petrovic (8.2), Axel Disasi (6.3), Thiago Silva (6.4), Benoît Badiashile (6.4), Ben Chilwell (6.3), Moisés Caicedo (6.4), Enzo Fernández (6.7), Noni Madueke (6.1), Conor Gallagher (6.4), Raheem Sterling (6.1) and Cole Palmer (6.8).

They had on the bench: Armando Broja, Mykhaylo Mudryk (6.3), Carney Chukwuemeka (7.0), Christopher Nkunku (7.3), Malo Gusto (7.0), Cesare Casadei (6.6), Deivid Washington, Alfie Gilchrist and Lucas Bergström.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 5 changes: Moisés Caicedo for Carney Chukwuemeka (66′), Cole Palmer for Cesare Casadei (85′), Conor Gallagher for Christopher Nkunku (46′), Ben Chilwell for Malo Gusto (46′) and Noni Madueke for Mykhaylo Mudryk (46′).

Player of the match: Djordje Petrovic​

The most impressive player for Chelsea was the goalkeeper: Djordje Petrovic. His rating is 8.16. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​