55′
22:32
Gomez plays a high ball from the halffield into the penalty area. Núñez narrowly misses with his head.
53′
10:30 p.m
Díaz moves into the penalty area from the left and shoots with his right. Petrović catches the ball.
51′
22:29
First good chance for Chelsea! The Blues finally overplay the pressing. Gusto gets the ball into the run on the right. He plays flat into the penalty area. Mudryk comes free from twelve meters with his left. The cross isn’t easy to take at full speed, but Mudryk hits the ball straight over the goal. He has to do more with it.
50′
22:27
Liverpool continue to press high. Chelsea has big problems with this.
47′
10:25 p.m
Yellow card for Darwin Núñez (Liverpool FC)
Núñez gets a yellow card after a foul.
46′
10:25 p.m
Substitution at Chelsea FC: Christopher Nkunku
46′
10:25 p.m
Substitution at Chelsea FC: Conor Gallagher
46′
22:24
Substitution at Chelsea FC: Mykhaylo Mudryk
46′
22:24
Substitution at Chelsea FC: Noni Madueke
46′
22:24
Substitution at Chelsea FC: Malo Gusto
46′
22:23
Substitution at Chelsea FC: Ben Chilwell
46′
22:23
Kick-off of the 2nd half
45′+6
22:11
Half-time conclusion
Liverpool lead 2-0 against Chelsea at half-time. The first 45 minutes were extremely one-sided. Liverpool were clearly superior in all respects. The home team’s pressing was particularly good. The Blues couldn’t get out of their own half at all for long stretches. After a great dribble, Diogo Jota scored the well-deserved 1-0. After that, the Reds continued to clearly dominate the game. Bradley added the second goal with a strong finish. Shortly before half-time, Núñez, who played a great game, could have made it 3-0 with a penalty. But he shot against the post. At halftime, Chelsea are lucky that the game is not yet decided.
45′+6
22:07
End of 1st half
45′+5
22:07
Chelsea have achieved very little so far. The Blues felt like they were in the Liverpool penalty area for the first time.
45′+2
22:03
Penalty missed by Darwin Núñez, Liverpool FC
Núñez is having a great game so far. But he wants to be too precise with the penalty. He shoots the ball high against the right post.
45′
22:01
There is a penalty for Liverpool! Gomez plays a great diagonal ball from the center to the left of the penalty area to van Dijk. The Dutchman plays the ball in the middle to Diogo Jota, who takes the ball to the left with the first contact. Badiashile steps on his foot. This is a clear penalty.
45′
10:00 p.m
Official added time (minutes): 4
42′
9:58 p.m
Yellow card for Axel Disasi (Chelsea FC)
Disasi gets a yellow card for a foul.
41′
9:57 p.m
The second goal is also checked again by the VAR. Diogo Jota was involved in the creation of Chilwell. But that’s not enough to take back the hit. The goal counts.
39′
9:55 p.m
Great for Liverpool FC, 2-0 by Conor Bradley
Liverpool extend their lead! Díaz asserts himself well in midfield against Fernández. Then he plays to the right into Bradley’s path. The young full-back performs like a world-class striker. He shoots the ball unstoppably into the far corner from 15 meters. That was an outstanding finish!
38′
9:54 p.m
Chelsea are no longer permanently trapped in their own half, but Liverpool’s pressing continues to work excellently.
35′
9:51 p.m
Yellow card for Ben Chilwell (Chelsea FC)
Chilwell goes into the penalty area from the left. Konaté goes long leg, but then pulls back. Chilwell goes down anyway. This is a clear swallow and therefore a yellow card.
34′
9:50 p.m
Szoboszlai shoots the free kick into the wall.
33′
9:48 p.m
Yellow card for Enzo Fernández (Chelsea FC)
Fernández knocks Jones out 20 meters from the goal. The ball is not an issue at all. People in Germany would think about red.
31′
9:48 p.m
Double chance for Liverpool! Jones shoots from the edge of the penalty area with his inside right side. Petrović parries the low shot. Then a cross comes from the right into the middle. Núñez tries an unconventional side kick. His shot flies a few meters over.
28′
9:44 p.m
Chelsea now has a phase of possession for the first time. So far the Blues have not gotten into the penalty area.
25′
9:43 p.m
The goal was briefly checked by the VAR. Diogo Jota didn’t get his hands on the ball during the action, so the goal is normal.
23′
9:39 p.m
Great for Liverpool FC, 1-0 by Diogo Jota
There is the long overdue 1-0 for the Reds! Chilwell plays a simple bad pass in midfield. Bradley passes the ball to Diogo Jota in the center. The Portuguese goes towards the penalty area. Núñez and Díaz are neither in perfect position, so Diogo Jota hits his head against the wall. Nobody knows how, but he simply goes through two defenders and then shoots the ball into the goal from five meters with his left. Strong action from Jota!
21′
9:38 p.m
The following corner is punched away by Petrović. As a result, a Liverpool cross flies from the right half of the field into the penalty area. Díaz comes to the header. His shot goes past the goal on the left.
20′
9:37 p.m
Always Liverpool. Chelsea is just defending. This time Mac Allister volleys from the edge of the penalty area. His shot is deflected and goes wide to the left.
18′
9:35 p.m
Petrović prevents Liverpool from making it 1-0! Once again a long ball undermines the entire Chelsea defense. Núñez runs into the penalty area on the left and volleys into the far corner. Petrović goes very long and directs the ball against the post. That was a strong save.
15′
9:31 p.m
Chelsea can hardly get out of their own half. Liverpool’s pressing and counter-pressing are brutal.
14′
9:30 p.m
Next deal for Liverpool! Núñez wins the ball in Chelsea’s build-up game. The striker moves from the second row again. This time his shot goes left of the goal.
12′
9:29 p.m
Szoboszlai takes the following free kick from the left half of the field into the penalty area. Diogo Jota extends with his head. But no other attacker gets to the ball, which flies out of bounds at the second post.
11′
9:28 p.m
Yellow card for Moises Caicedo (Chelsea FC)
Caicedo gets a yellow card after a foul. He probably complained too much about the whistle. The foul was not worthy of a yellow card.
11′
9:28 p.m
The Reds have space to counterattack for the first time. Szoboszlai plays the ball to the left to Díaz. The winger moves into the middle, but is then stopped by a defender.
8th’
9:25 p.m
Next Liverpool chance! Núñez gets the ball 25 meters from the goal. The striker doesn’t hesitate for long. He takes a powerful shot with his right. His shot goes just over the crossbar.
7′
9:24 p.m
Excitement in the Liverpool penalty area! Gallagher goes down in a duel with van Dijk. He was touched by the defender, but that wasn’t enough for the referee and VAR to award a penalty. You could have decided differently.
6′
9:23 p.m
First good chance of the game! A high pass reaches Núñez on the right in the penalty area. The Uruguayan tries a lob from the air. His shot is too short, so Petrović intercepts the ball.
3′
9:19 p.m
Díaz dribbles against Disasi on the left side of the penalty area. Then he plays the ball across with his right outer instep. But his pass fails and goes out at the near post.
2′
9:18 p.m
Liverpool enters the penalty area for the first time. Diogo Jota takes a throw-in on the right side of the baseline and brings the ball into the middle. Badiashile blocks the cross.
20:42
Mauricio Pochettino makes a change at Chelsea compared to the 0-0 draw against Aston Villa. Chilwell starts at fullback in place of Gilchrist.
8:40 p.m
About the personnel: Compared to the win against Norwich, Jürgen Klopp made four changes at Liverpool. Van Dijk starts in central defense instead of Quansah. Mac Allister and Szoboszlai replace McConnell and Gravenberch in central midfield. Díaz also starts on the right wing instead of Gakpo.
8:36 p.m
Chelsea are currently having good results. There have been four wins in the last five games in the league. In the semi-finals of the League Cup, the Blues won with an aggregate score of 6-2 against Middlesbrough and in the fourth round of the FA Cup, the Londoners earned a second leg against Aston Villa with a 0-0 draw.
8:32 p.m
Today’s game is a dress rehearsal for the League Cup final on February 25th. Then Liverpool and Chelsea meet at Wembley Stadium.
8:30 p.m
It is the second game for Liverpool following the announcement that Jurgen Klopp would retire at the end of the season. On Sunday the Reds won 5-2 against Norwich in the FA Cup. Before the game, as the fans sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at the top of their lungs, the coach had tears in his eyes. Today against Chelsea it is the next appearance on his farewell tour.
8:17 p.m
Hello and welcome to matchday 22 in the Premier League. Today at 9:15 p.m. Liverpool FC will face Chelsea FC.