Liverpool v Chelsea, 22 July 2020

Score5-3 to Liverpool
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield

View Liverpool v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 8.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions Premier League Head to Head Played: 56 Liverpool won: 22 Drawn: 14 Chelsea won: 20 Liverpool scored: 71 Chelsea scored: 69 Chelsea had now won one of the last 11 meetings in the Premier League (lost five).

5 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

3 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Naby Keïta 23 G
Trent Alexander-Arnold 38 G
Georginio Wijnaldum 43 G
Roberto Firmino 55 G
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 84 G

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 45 G
Tammy Abraham 61 G
Christian Pulisic 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Curtis Jones for Naby Keïta 66
James Milner for Georginio Wijnaldum 66
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Mohamed Salah 79
Takumi Minamino for Sadio Mané 87
Divock Origi for Roberto Firmino 87

Substitutions:

Tammy Abraham for Olivier Giroud 59
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Mason Mount 59
Christian Pulisic for Willian 59
Emerson for Marcos Alonso 88

Cards:

Joe Gomez 84 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Divock Origi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Emerson
Defender Fikayo Tomori
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 1st Champions Liverpool were presented with the Premier League trophy by Sir Kenny Dalglish after this game. The Reds had now created a new club record of 31 wins in a league season; previously 30 in 1978-79 in League Division One and in 2018-19 in the Premier League. They equalled the competition record for the most points from home games in a season in the Premier League (55); also Chelsea in 2005-06, Manchester United in 2010-11 and Manchester City in 2011-12.

Comments:

League position: 4th Chelsea had now conceded 54 goals in this Premier League season; their most in a completed season in the division since 1996-97 (55). The Blues conceded five or more goals in a game for the first time since their 6-0 defeat at Manchester City in the Premier League on 10 February 2019. They had now lost 12 games in a season in the Premier League for the second time since 1997-98; also in 2015-16.

5 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Naby Keïta 23 G
Trent Alexander-Arnold 38 G
Georginio Wijnaldum 43 G
Roberto Firmino 55 G
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Substitutions:

Curtis Jones for Naby Keïta 66
James Milner for Georginio Wijnaldum 66
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Mohamed Salah 79
Takumi Minamino for Sadio Mané 87
Divock Origi for Roberto Firmino 87

Cards:

Joe Gomez 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 1st Champions Liverpool were presented with the Premier League trophy by Sir Kenny Dalglish after this game. The Reds had now created a new club record of 31 wins in a league season; previously 30 in 1978-79 in League Division One and in 2018-19 in the Premier League. They equalled the competition record for the most points from home games in a season in the Premier League (55); also Chelsea in 2005-06, Manchester United in 2010-11 and Manchester City in 2011-12.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 45 G
Tammy Abraham 61 G
Christian Pulisic 73 G

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Tammy Abraham for Olivier Giroud 59
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Mason Mount 59
Christian Pulisic for Willian 59
Emerson for Marcos Alonso 88

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Emerson
Defender Fikayo Tomori
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 4th Chelsea had now conceded 54 goals in this Premier League season; their most in a completed season in the division since 1996-97 (55). The Blues conceded five or more goals in a game for the first time since their 6-0 defeat at Manchester City in the Premier League on 10 February 2019. They had now lost 12 games in a season in the Premier League for the second time since 1997-98; also in 2015-16.