Liverpool v Chelsea, 25 November 2017

Score1-1
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance53,225

View Liverpool v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm This was the 55th meeting in all competitions in the 21st century.

1 Liverpool

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 65 G

Goals:

Willian 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Andreas Christensen Defender
Davide Zappacosta Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Tiemoué Bakayoko Midfielder
Danny Drinkwater Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Eden Hazard Forward
Alvaro Morata Forward

Substitutions:

Georginio Wijnaldum for Daniel Sturridge 66
Adam Lallana for Philippe Coutinho 89
Sadio Mané for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 89

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Danny Drinkwater 74
Pedro for Tiemoué Bakayoko 77
Willian for Davide Zappacosta 83

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses

Comments:

League position: 5th Mohamed Salah became the 20th player to score against Chelsea in the Premier League having previously played for them in the competition. Mohamed Salah became the first player to score 15 goals in a season for Liverpool since Luis Suarez (31) and Daniel Sturridge (24) in 2013-14. Liverpool had now conceded only two goals in their last nine Premier League games at Anfield. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said: “I think I need a little bit of time to be happy. I’m happy about the performance, how we took the game. It’s a little bit more difficult when Chelsea played with eight defenders more or less. You need a bit of luck and we didn’t have it again. Of course, if you’re at home 1-0 up, you want the three points, that’s my problem at the moment."

Comments:

League position: 3rd Willian scored only 144 seconds after coming off the bench; the fastest goal by a substitute so far in this Premier League season. Willian became the fifth Brazilian to score 20 goals in the Premier League (also Philippe Coutinho [37], Juninho [29], Robert Firmino [24] and Oscar [21]). This was Chelsea's first draw in an away game in the Premier League since their visit to Burnley on 12 February 2017. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: “I think we played in a really good way. We had a good tactical plan and it was difficult for Liverpool to make chances to score. It was a tactical decision, especially in the first-half, to be very solid and then to try to be dangerous in possession. The game changed in the second-half. We dominated the game and created many chances to score. Liverpool was lucky to score and then to draw.”

1 Liverpool

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Substitutions:

Georginio Wijnaldum for Daniel Sturridge 66
Adam Lallana for Philippe Coutinho 89
Sadio Mané for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 89

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané

Comments:

League position: 5th Mohamed Salah became the 20th player to score against Chelsea in the Premier League having previously played for them in the competition. Mohamed Salah became the first player to score 15 goals in a season for Liverpool since Luis Suarez (31) and Daniel Sturridge (24) in 2013-14. Liverpool had now conceded only two goals in their last nine Premier League games at Anfield. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said: “I think I need a little bit of time to be happy. I’m happy about the performance, how we took the game. It’s a little bit more difficult when Chelsea played with eight defenders more or less. You need a bit of luck and we didn’t have it again. Of course, if you’re at home 1-0 up, you want the three points, that’s my problem at the moment."

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Willian 85 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Andreas Christensen Defender
Davide Zappacosta Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Tiemoué Bakayoko Midfielder
Danny Drinkwater Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Eden Hazard Forward
Alvaro Morata Forward

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Danny Drinkwater 74
Pedro for Tiemoué Bakayoko 77
Willian for Davide Zappacosta 83

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses

Comments:

League position: 3rd Willian scored only 144 seconds after coming off the bench; the fastest goal by a substitute so far in this Premier League season. Willian became the fifth Brazilian to score 20 goals in the Premier League (also Philippe Coutinho [37], Juninho [29], Robert Firmino [24] and Oscar [21]). This was Chelsea's first draw in an away game in the Premier League since their visit to Burnley on 12 February 2017. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: “I think we played in a really good way. We had a good tactical plan and it was difficult for Liverpool to make chances to score. It was a tactical decision, especially in the first-half, to be very solid and then to try to be dangerous in possession. The game changed in the second-half. We dominated the game and created many chances to score. Liverpool was lucky to score and then to draw.”