Liverpool v Chelsea, 20 October 2024

Score2-1 to Liverpool
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance60,277

View Liverpool v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 65 Liverpool won: 25 Drawn: 19 Chelsea won: 21 Liverpool scored: 83 Chelsea scored: 76 . Chelsea now remained without a win in ten meetings in all competitions since March 2021.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Mohamed Salah penalty 29 P
Curtis Jones 51 G

Goals:

Nicolas Jackson 48 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Darwin Núñez for Diogo Jota 30
Luis Díaz for Cody Gakpo 66
Joe Gomez for Trent Alexander-Arnold 81
Alexis Mac Allister for Curtis Jones 81

Substitutions:

Pedro Neto for Jadon Sancho 46
Benoît Badiashile for Tosin Adarabioyo 53
Enzo Fernández for Roméo Lavia 53
Renato Veiga for Reece James 53
Christopher Nkunku for Noni Madueke 76

Cards:

Dominik Szoboszlai 45+8 Y
Darwin Núñez 69 Y
Ibrahima Konaté 80 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 90+2 Y

Cards:

Tosin Adarabioyo 6 Y
Nicolas Jackson 28 Y
Renato Veiga 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vítězslav Jaroš
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Tyler Morton
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku

Comments:

League position: 1st . Liverpool had now won ten of their opening 11 games of a season in all competitions for the first time since 1990-91. . The Reds failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in six of their opening eight games of a league season for the first time. . They had now conceded one goal in 13 of their last 25 games in the Premier League. . Liverpool were awarded a penalty in the second minute of added time at the end of the first half for a foul but this was reversed after a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 6th . Chelsea failed in their attempt to win their first four away games of a league season for the third time; previously 2005-06 (four) and 2008-09 (eight) in the Premier League. . The Blues had now won two of their last 21 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top four (lost 12). . They had now lost nine of their last 20 games in the Premier League played on Sundays (won four). . Nicolas Jackson’s goal was initially disallowed for offside, but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Mohamed Salah penalty 29 P
Curtis Jones 51 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Substitutions:

Darwin Núñez for Diogo Jota 30
Luis Díaz for Cody Gakpo 66
Joe Gomez for Trent Alexander-Arnold 81
Alexis Mac Allister for Curtis Jones 81

Cards:

Dominik Szoboszlai 45+8 Y
Darwin Núñez 69 Y
Ibrahima Konaté 80 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vítězslav Jaroš
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Tyler Morton
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Comments:

League position: 1st . Liverpool had now won ten of their opening 11 games of a season in all competitions for the first time since 1990-91. . The Reds failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in six of their opening eight games of a league season for the first time. . They had now conceded one goal in 13 of their last 25 games in the Premier League. . Liverpool were awarded a penalty in the second minute of added time at the end of the first half for a foul but this was reversed after a VAR review.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Nicolas Jackson 48 G

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Pedro Neto for Jadon Sancho 46
Benoît Badiashile for Tosin Adarabioyo 53
Enzo Fernández for Roméo Lavia 53
Renato Veiga for Reece James 53
Christopher Nkunku for Noni Madueke 76

Cards:

Tosin Adarabioyo 6 Y
Nicolas Jackson 28 Y
Renato Veiga 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku

Comments:

League position: 6th . Chelsea failed in their attempt to win their first four away games of a league season for the third time; previously 2005-06 (four) and 2008-09 (eight) in the Premier League. . The Blues had now won two of their last 21 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top four (lost 12). . They had now lost nine of their last 20 games in the Premier League played on Sundays (won four). . Nicolas Jackson’s goal was initially disallowed for offside, but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.