Liverpool vs Chelsea as it happened – League Cup third round: Eden Hazard's stunning strike wins the game

All the action from the League Cup clash at Anfield

Carabao Cup preview Liverpool v Chelsea

Eden Hazard scored a superb winner as Chelsea came from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

The Reds’ seven-match winning start to the season was halted after substitute Hazard fired past Simon Mignolet in the 85th minute at the end of a wonderful run.

Hazard’s goal came six minutes minutes after he helped create Emerson Palmieri’s equaliser, which cancelled out Daniel Sturridge’s 58th-minute opener.

The first of two meetings between the clubs this week, with a Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge to come on Saturday, saw Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and Blues counterpart Maurizio Sarri both make eight changes to their starting line-ups.

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What time does it start?

Liverpool vs Chelsea kicks off at 19:45 on Wednesday 26^th September.

Liverpool head into the clash in red hot form (Getty Images)

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football from 19:00. Highlights will first be shown on Sky Sports Football at 00:15 and again at 08:00 the following morning.

It’s a big game for…

Gary Cahill: After announcing his intentions to leave Chelsea in January, the 33-year-old was finally thrust into action on the weekend when Antonio Rudiger picked up a knock against West Ham. Whether it’s to try and transform Maurizio Sarri’s opinion or attract suitors elsewhere, it’s an important start for the club’s former captain.

Weird /best stat…

The last six times Liverpool and Chelsea have been drawn against one another in the Carabao Cup, the winner has gone on to the final.

Remember when…

The two teams most recently met in the third round of the competition in November, 2000, when Robbie Fowler’s extra-time winner ended a 10-month goal drought and secured a 2-1 victory for the home side.

Past three-meetings…

Chelsea 1 Liverpool 0, Premier League, May 2018

Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1, Premier League, November 2017

​Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1, Premier League, January 2017

Chelsea dropped their first points of the season at the weekend (REUTERS)

Form guide…

Liverpool: WWWWWW

Chelsea: DWWWWW

Odds…

Liverpool to win: 7/5

Chelsea to win: 19/10

Draw: 13/5

Prediction...

Liverpool 2-1

[26 September 2018 18:56 · Michael Jones]

Hello, and welcome to The Independent's coverage of Liverpool vs Chelsea in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

We'll keep you up to date with the team news and match action as it happens

[26 September 2018 18:58 · Michael Jones]

​Team News: 

[26 September 2018 19:03 · Michael Jones]

Klopp wants Liverpool to take EFL Cup seriously, despite making 8 changes to the team that beat Southampton at the weekend  

[26 September 2018 19:13 · Michael Jones]

Some head to head facts for you now:

This is the 57th meeting between Liverpool and Chelsea since the year 2000 making it the most played fixture in English football in that time.

Chelsea have won 5 of the last 14 games against Liverpool, drawing 7 and only losing 2.

This is the eighth League Cup meeting between Liverpool and Chelsea and the first at the third-round stage since November 2000, where Liverpool won 2-1.

[26 September 2018 19:18 · Michael Jones]

[26 September 2018 19:29 · Michael Jones]

Gary Cahill makes his first start for Chelsea this season but he's not happy with his lack of game time.

Chelsea assistant manager Gianfranco Zola says it is "understandable" Cahill is "upset".

Zola said "It is totally understandable Gary is upset and we want him to be upset. It means he cares,

"He has been a top professional; he is doing everything correctly."

[26 September 2018 19:40 · Michael Jones]

We're under 10 minutes away form kick off, both teams have rung the changes and put out '"weaker" than normal sides so it should be an interesting contest.

Liverpool have won all their games in the Premier League this season and Chelsea are alos unbeaten, their only dropped points coming against West Ham at the weekend.

How will those starts influence this match and who's your money on?

[26 September 2018 19:46 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool 0 - 0 Chelsea

Chelsea are straight on to the front foot as they kick off the game, Willian dleivers the ball into the box from the right but Liverpool defend it well.

[26 September 2018 19:48 · Michael Jones]

3 mins: Liverpool 0 - 0 Chelsea

Moses wins a corner against Moreno. It's delivered by Willian and Christensen heads it into the safe hands of Mignolet

[26 September 2018 19:50 · Michael Jones]

5 mins: Liverpool 0 - 0 Chelsea

Mignolet hits the ball long and Sturridge wins it with a header to Keita, who taps it forward and shoots but Caballero makes no mistakes and catches the ball easily.