Liverpool v Chelsea, 31 January 2024

Score4-1 to Liverpool
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance57,524

View Liverpool v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 8.15pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 64 Liverpool won: 24 Drawn: 19 Chelsea won: 21 Liverpool scored: 81 Chelsea scored: 75 . The preceding seven meetings in all competitions had all finished level (excluding penalty shoot-outs)

4 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

1 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Diogo Jota 23 G
Conor Bradley 39 G
Dominik Szoboszlai 65 G
Luis Díaz 79 G

Goals:

Christopher Nkunku 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
Benoît Badiashile Defender
Ben Chilwell Defender
Axel Disasi Defender
Thiago Silva Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Trent Alexander-Arnold for Conor Bradley 68
Cody Gakpo for Diogo Jota 68
Harvey Elliott for Dominik Szoboszlai 69
Andy Robertson for Joe Gomez 69
Bobby Clark for Curtis Jones 83

Substitutions:

Malo Gusto for Ben Chilwell 46
Mykhailo Mudryk for Noni Madueke 46
Christopher Nkunku for Conor Gallagher 46
Carney Chukwuemeka for Moisés Caicedo 66
Cesare Casadei for Cole Palmer 85

Cards:

Darwin Núñez 47 Y
Ibrahima Konaté 76 Y

Cards:

Moisés Caicedo 11 Y
Enzo Fernández 33 Y
Ben Chilwell 35 Y
Axel Disasi 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward James McConnell
Forward Bobby Clark

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Defender Alfie Gilchrist
Defender Malo Gusto
Midfielder Cesare Casadei
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Deivid Washington

Comments:

League position: 1st . Liverpool had now won 16 of their 18 home games in all competitions so far in 2023-24 (drawn two). . The Reds had now conceded one goal in each of ten of their 22 games so far in this Premier League season (none in seven of the other 12). . They had now scored three or more goals in 12 of their last 25 games of the Premier League. . Darwin Núñez missed a penalty in the second minute of added time at the end of the first-half.

Comments:

League position: 10th . Chelsea failed in their attempt to win four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2022. . The Blues had now conceded more than one goal in six consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2015. . They had now become the last team to be behind at half time in a game in this Premier League season; played 22, level in 14.

4 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Diogo Jota 23 G
Conor Bradley 39 G
Dominik Szoboszlai 65 G
Luis Díaz 79 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Substitutions:

Trent Alexander-Arnold for Conor Bradley 68
Cody Gakpo for Diogo Jota 68
Harvey Elliott for Dominik Szoboszlai 69
Andy Robertson for Joe Gomez 69
Bobby Clark for Curtis Jones 83

Cards:

Darwin Núñez 47 Y
Ibrahima Konaté 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward James McConnell
Forward Bobby Clark

Comments:

League position: 1st . Liverpool had now won 16 of their 18 home games in all competitions so far in 2023-24 (drawn two). . The Reds had now conceded one goal in each of ten of their 22 games so far in this Premier League season (none in seven of the other 12). . They had now scored three or more goals in 12 of their last 25 games of the Premier League. . Darwin Núñez missed a penalty in the second minute of added time at the end of the first-half.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Christopher Nkunku 71 G

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
Benoît Badiashile Defender
Ben Chilwell Defender
Axel Disasi Defender
Thiago Silva Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Malo Gusto for Ben Chilwell 46
Mykhailo Mudryk for Noni Madueke 46
Christopher Nkunku for Conor Gallagher 46
Carney Chukwuemeka for Moisés Caicedo 66
Cesare Casadei for Cole Palmer 85

Cards:

Moisés Caicedo 11 Y
Enzo Fernández 33 Y
Ben Chilwell 35 Y
Axel Disasi 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Defender Alfie Gilchrist
Defender Malo Gusto
Midfielder Cesare Casadei
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Deivid Washington

Comments:

League position: 10th . Chelsea failed in their attempt to win four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2022. . The Blues had now conceded more than one goal in six consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2015. . They had now become the last team to be behind at half time in a game in this Premier League season; played 22, level in 14.