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Liverpool FC vs Chelsea FC, FA Cup 2021-22 FINAL

FA Cup · 2021-22
5 – 6
5 – 6 pen
Full Time
Sat 14 May 2022 · 15:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Reece James 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Chelsea FC — FA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Eddie Smart
  • Referee Simon Bennett
  • Referee

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Chelsea FC H 5–6 L
10 May Aston Villa FC A 2–1 W
07 May Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–1 D
03 May Villarreal CF A 3–2 W
30 Apr Newcastle United FC A 1–0 W
27 Apr Villarreal CF H 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Liverpool FC A 6–5 W
11 May Leeds United FC A 3–0 W
07 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
01 May Everton FC A 0–1 L
28 Apr Manchester United FC A 1–1 D
24 Apr West Ham United FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Pedro Neto 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC.
  • 5' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Liverpool FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' Fresh legs for Chelsea FC! Diogo Jota comes on to replace Mohamed Salah.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Chelsea FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 43' Chelsea FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 48' Mohamed Salah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chelsea FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' A tactical swap from Liverpool FC — N'Golo Kante on, Mateo Kovacic off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Chelsea FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 74' Naby Keita makes way for James Milner at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chelsea FC.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Reece James. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 82' With 1 assists to his name this season, Trevoh Chalobah is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chelsea FC.
  • 85' The whistle greets Romelu Lukaku as he departs to be replaced by Hakim Ziyech.
  • 90' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Chelsea FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC or Chelsea FC 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC38% Draw25% Chelsea FC37%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Chelsea FC
62%
Liverpool FC or Chelsea FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC30% Draw39% Chelsea FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–6 not predicted
5 – 6
Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 3
4.4%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.9%
1 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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