Chelsea v Liverpool, 10 May 2015

Score1-1
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,547
Kick-off: 4.00pm The Liverpool players made a guard of honour as Chelsea players came on to the field prior to kick-off. This was Chelsea’s first home match after they had been confirmed as Premier League champions for this season. When Bill Shankly’s Liverpool clinched the Football League title in 1966, the next visitors to Anfield were Tommy Docherty’s Chelsea who asked his players to form a guard of honour for the hosts as they emerged from the tunnel. These two clubs had now met on 40 occasions in all competitions since the start of the 2004-05 season (17 Chelsea wins, 12 Liverpool wins and 11 draws).

1 Chelsea

Manager: José Mourinho

1 Liverpool

Manager: Brendan Rogers

Goals:

John Terry 5 G

Goals:

Steven Gerrard 44 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Filipe Luís
Defender John Terry
Defender Kurt Zouma
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder John Obi Mikel
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Loïc Rémy

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Dejan Lovren Defender
Martin Skrtel Defender
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Steven Gerrard Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Rickie Lambert Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Gary Cahill for Kurt Zouma 35
Nemanja Matić for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 60
Juan Cuadrado for Loïc Rémy 84

Substitutions:

Jerome Sinclair for Rickie Lambert 68
Jordon Ibe for Adam Lallana 71
Lucas Leiva for Steven Gerrard 79

Cards:

Cesc Fàbregas 2 Y
Branislav Ivanović 43 Y
John Obi Mikel 58 Y
Filipe Luís 82 Y

Cards:

Adam Lallana 20 Y
Martin Skrtel 26 Y
Rickie Lambert 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mitchell Beeney
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Juan Cuadrado
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Forward Didier Drogba

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder/Forward Jordon Ibe
Forward Jerome Sinclair

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea were now unbeaten in their last eight matches with Liverpool in all competitions (four wins). John Terry was now the highest-scoring recognised defender in Premier League history with 39 goals. The Blues' captain is the only Chelsea player to have played every minute of every Premier League game so far in this season. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Chelsea’s goal against Liverpool on Sunday 10th May 2015 has been confirmed as a John Terry goal. (Circular 28 – 14th May 2015)

Comments:

League position: 5th Failure to win this game meant that Liverpool would almost certainly fail to qualify for the following season's UEFA Champions League. They were now six points behind fourth-placed Manchester United with two games to play and a vastly inferior goal difference (14 goals). Steven Gerrard scored his 119th Premier League goal thus overtook Michael Owen as Liverpool's outright second-highest scorer in the competition's history after Robbie Fowler with 128 goals. Philippe Coutinho made his 100th appearance for the Reds in this game.

1 Chelsea

Manager: José Mourinho

Goals:

John Terry 5 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Filipe Luís
Defender John Terry
Defender Kurt Zouma
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder John Obi Mikel
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Loïc Rémy

Substitutions:

Gary Cahill for Kurt Zouma 35
Nemanja Matić for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 60
Juan Cuadrado for Loïc Rémy 84

Cards:

Cesc Fàbregas 2 Y
Branislav Ivanović 43 Y
John Obi Mikel 58 Y
Filipe Luís 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mitchell Beeney
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Juan Cuadrado
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Forward Didier Drogba

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea were now unbeaten in their last eight matches with Liverpool in all competitions (four wins). John Terry was now the highest-scoring recognised defender in Premier League history with 39 goals. The Blues' captain is the only Chelsea player to have played every minute of every Premier League game so far in this season. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Chelsea’s goal against Liverpool on Sunday 10th May 2015 has been confirmed as a John Terry goal. (Circular 28 – 14th May 2015)

1 Liverpool

Manager: Brendan Rogers

Goals:

Steven Gerrard 44 G

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Dejan Lovren Defender
Martin Skrtel Defender
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Steven Gerrard Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Rickie Lambert Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jerome Sinclair for Rickie Lambert 68
Jordon Ibe for Adam Lallana 71
Lucas Leiva for Steven Gerrard 79

Cards:

Adam Lallana 20 Y
Martin Skrtel 26 Y
Rickie Lambert 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder/Forward Jordon Ibe
Forward Jerome Sinclair

Comments:

League position: 5th Failure to win this game meant that Liverpool would almost certainly fail to qualify for the following season's UEFA Champions League. They were now six points behind fourth-placed Manchester United with two games to play and a vastly inferior goal difference (14 goals). Steven Gerrard scored his 119th Premier League goal thus overtook Michael Owen as Liverpool's outright second-highest scorer in the competition's history after Robbie Fowler with 128 goals. Philippe Coutinho made his 100th appearance for the Reds in this game.