Chelsea v Liverpool, 04 May 2025

Score3-1 to Chelsea
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,829

View Chelsea v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 66 Chelsea won: 22 Drawn: 19 Liverpool won: 25 Chelsea scored: 79 Liverpool scored: 84 . Liverpool failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in 11 meetings with Chelsea in all competitions for the first time since October 1990.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

1 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Enzo Fernández 3 G
Jarell Quansah own goal 56 OG
Cole Palmer penalty 90+6 P

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Jarell Quansah Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Kostas Tsimikas Defender/Midfielder
Harvey Elliott Midfielder
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jadon Sancho for Nicolas Jackson 72
Malo Gusto for Roméo Lavia 78
Reece James for Enzo Fernández 88

Substitutions:

Conor Bradley for Trent Alexander-Arnold 57
Darwin Núñez for Diogo Jota 58
Alexis Mac Allister for Wataru Endo 69
Dominik Szoboszlai for Harvey Elliott 69
Federico Chiesa for Kostas Tsimikas 82

Cards:

Trevoh Chalobah 54 Y
Jadon Sancho 84 Y

Cards:

Virgil van Dijk 51 Y
Jarell Quansah 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Comments:

League position: 5th . Chelsea were now unbeaten in their last six games in the Premier League (won four). . They had now won three of their last 24 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top four (lost 14). . This was the first time that the Blues had scored in the first three minutes of a home game in the Premier League since Antonio Rüdiger’s opener on 30 December 2017 versus Stoke City.

Comments:

League position: 1st . Champions Liverpool had now lost three of their last four games in all competitions played in London (won one). . The Reds had now lost two of their last 20 away games in the Premier League (won 11). . They had now lost eight of their last 38 games in the Premier League when they had fallen behind (won 12).

3 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Enzo Fernández 3 G
Jarell Quansah own goal 56 OG
Cole Palmer penalty 90+6 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Substitutions:

Jadon Sancho for Nicolas Jackson 72
Malo Gusto for Roméo Lavia 78
Reece James for Enzo Fernández 88

Cards:

Trevoh Chalobah 54 Y
Jadon Sancho 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 5th . Chelsea were now unbeaten in their last six games in the Premier League (won four). . They had now won three of their last 24 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top four (lost 14). . This was the first time that the Blues had scored in the first three minutes of a home game in the Premier League since Antonio Rüdiger’s opener on 30 December 2017 versus Stoke City.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 85 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Jarell Quansah Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Kostas Tsimikas Defender/Midfielder
Harvey Elliott Midfielder
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Conor Bradley for Trent Alexander-Arnold 57
Darwin Núñez for Diogo Jota 58
Alexis Mac Allister for Wataru Endo 69
Dominik Szoboszlai for Harvey Elliott 69
Federico Chiesa for Kostas Tsimikas 82

Cards:

Virgil van Dijk 51 Y
Jarell Quansah 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Comments:

League position: 1st . Champions Liverpool had now lost three of their last four games in all competitions played in London (won one). . The Reds had now lost two of their last 20 away games in the Premier League (won 11). . They had now lost eight of their last 38 games in the Premier League when they had fallen behind (won 12).