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Liverpool FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Liverpool FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 16:30 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
R 45' Reece James
Y 45' Antonio Rudiger
Y 45' Edouard Mendy

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
8 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

6
7
5
Liverpool FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-28 Liverpool FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2021-03-04 Liverpool FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2020-09-20 Chelsea FC 0–2 Liverpool FC 2020-07-22 Liverpool FC 5–3 Chelsea FC 2020-03-03 Chelsea FC 2–0 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Chelsea FC H 1–1 D
21 Aug Burnley FC H 2–0 W
14 Aug Norwich City FC A 3–0 W
23 May Crystal Palace FC H 2–0 W
19 May Burnley FC A 3–0 W
16 May West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–1 W
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Liverpool FC A 1–1 D
22 Aug Arsenal FC A 2–0 W
14 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 3–0 W
29 May Manchester City FC A 1–0 W
23 May Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
18 May Leicester City FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Chelsea FC
#12 Position #17
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Liverpool FC are 12th (0 pts). Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Liverpool FC have kicked off against Chelsea FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It’s high time Thomas Tuchel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Liverpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Croatia international Mateo Kovacic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Alisson Becker has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 22' Kai Havertz adds to his 6 season tally! Chelsea FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 27' Chelsea FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Henderson, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 43' The crowd applauds Roberto Firmino as he leaves the pitch. Diogo Jota steps in for Liverpool FC.
  • 45' Chelsea FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 46 minute. Kai Havertz leaves to be changed by Thiago Silva.
  • 50' Mohamed Salah does the damage! The net is bulging and Liverpool FC surge ahead!
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' Marcos Alonso needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thiago Silva made 520 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 74' Liverpool FC ring the changes. Jordan Henderson has done his job and it is now time for Thiago Alcantara to step up.
  • 79' Andreas Christensen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 86' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Andrew Robertson is replaced by Kostas Tsimikas on 86 minute.
  • 87' Jorginho makes way for Trevoh Chalobah at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chelsea FC.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Liverpool FC 1-1 Chelsea FC.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sadio Mane 4
Mohamed Salah 4
Kai Havertz 3
Roberto Firmino 2
Enzo Fernandez 2
Trent Alexander-Arnold 2
Christian Pulisic 2
Luis Diaz 2

Head to Head

2021-08-28 Liverpool FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2021-03-04 Liverpool FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2020-09-20 Chelsea FC 0–2 Liverpool FC 2020-07-22 Liverpool FC 5–3 Chelsea FC 2020-03-03 Chelsea FC 2–0 Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC Form

2021-08-28 Liverpool FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2021-08-21 Liverpool FC 2–0 Burnley FC W 2021-08-14 Norwich City FC 0–3 Liverpool FC W 2021-05-23 Liverpool FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-05-19 Burnley FC 0–3 Liverpool FC W 2021-05-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Liverpool FC W

Chelsea FC Form

2021-08-28 Liverpool FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2021-08-22 Arsenal FC 0–2 Chelsea FC W 2021-08-14 Chelsea FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC W 2021-05-23 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2021-05-18 Chelsea FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.69 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.55 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC36% Draw39% Chelsea FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Chelsea FC
64%
Liverpool FC or Chelsea FC
61%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC19% Draw68% Chelsea FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.9%
1 – 0
18.2%
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
1 – 2
3.1%
3 – 0
1.4%
2 – 2
1.3%
3 – 1
1%
0 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 23% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 18% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✗
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.