The team of Arne Slot faced the heavy task on Saturday to break the negative series visiting Chelsea. Started with Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo in the base and Jeremie Frimpong on the couch The Reds At the topper in the Premier League. After Arsenal won from West Ham United earlier this afternoon, Slot en co. to conquer the lead again.
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The match was only fifteen minutes on the road when a fierce Chelsea took the lead through Moises Caicedo. The midfielder of The Blues Stuck beautifully in the intersection from the edge of the sixteen -meter area.
Gakpo with the equalizer
In a full Stamford Bridge, Liverpool then went looking for the equalizer. And he seemed to come very quickly, but Dominik Szoboszlai forgot to hit after good work by Gakpo. Chelsea was close to the 2-0 a number of times, but Garnacho failed to expand the score.
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In the second half, Gravenberch got a big chance, but his shot went straight to Robert Sánchez. After an hour of play, Liverpool finally cashed in a chance. Gakpo shot the equalizer from close inside. A cross from Szoboszlai ended up at Isak, after which the former PSV player got the ball in front of him and picked it up.
In the last half hour the game up and down. Both teams were given plenty of opportunities, but initially did not know how to press. Former Ajax player Jorrel Hato was allowed to come in at Chelsea in the second half after the umpteenth defender had to drop out. In the sixth minute of the injury time it was hit for the home team. Estêvão immersed Slot and Liverpool in mourning.
Due to a new defeat, Liverpool has to hand over the leading position in the Premier League to Arsenal, which has one point more than after seven rounds of rounds The Reds.
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | Ds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +11 | |
| 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +4 | |
| 3 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +8 | |
| 4 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +3 | |
| 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +5 | |
| 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +4 | |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | |
| 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +8 | |
| 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | |
| 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3 | |
| 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -4 | |
| 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | |
| 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | |
| 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | |
| 17 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -5 | |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -7 | |
| 19 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -10 | |
| 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -9 |