Chelsea vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as match ends in goalless draw
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool: Bruno Saltor takes a point from his first game in charge as Chelsea rue missed chances against Liverpool
Interim Chelsea manager, Bruno Saltor, will be pleased to take a point away from this first game in charge but will be kept awake by the chances his team missed against the still underperforming Liverpool.
After a quick start from the hosts, Joao Felix and Mateo Kovacic should have sent the Blues two goals up inside the opening six minutes but last-ditch defending from Ibrahima Konate and Joel Matip denied them the opener.
Liverpool were sluggish and slow to get into the game. That was perhaps excusable after Jurgen Klopp made six changes to the starting XI that lost to Manchester City at the weekend.
What isn’t excusable is the still shaky defence and the Reds were lucky to be twice reprieved following disallowed goals for Reece James and Kai Havertz - the first for a miniscule offside and the second for a handball.
This must-win match for both teams ended in a whimper and leaves both managers with problems to solve before the weekend.
Relive all the action as Chelsea drew Liverpool in the Premier League:
What is the early team news?
Chelsea remain without Thiago Silva, Cesar Azpilacueta and Edouard Mendy. However, in his last press conference as Chelsea boss, Potter had indicated that Raheem Sterling and Wesley Fofana could feature on Tuesday. N’Golo Kante made his first Premier League appearance since August against Aston Villa on Saturday and could have a bigger role to play.
Liverpool’s frontline will be bolstered by the return of Luis Diaz, who could make his first Premier League appearance since October. Darwin Nunez who missed Uruguay’s games over the international break through injury was restricted to a role on the bench for the game against Man City but could be in line to start against Chelsea. Thiago, Naby Keita and Stefan Bajcetic remain long-term absences.
How to watch Chelsea vs Liverpool
Chelsea vs Liverpool is due to kick off at 8pm on Tuesday 4th April at Stamford Bridge in London.
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the Premier League match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League, with coverage from 7pm.
Subscribers can stream the game on Sky Go.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Premier League action. There are four games this evening as Bournemouth take on Brighton, Leeds host Nottingham Forest, Leicester face Aston Villa and Chelsea play Liverpool.
Our focus is going to be on the action at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea prepare for life after Graham Potter. The Englishman was sacked on Sunday evening after a run of poor results culminated in a 2-0 loss at home to Aston Villa.
After spending heavily in the two transfer windows since Todd Boehly’s consortium bought the club, Chelsea have gone backwards on the pitch. They’re in the bottom half of the table and their only hope of a successful season means they need to defeat Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Things are almost, but not quite, as bad with Liverpool. After a quadruple-chasing year last season, Jurgen Klopp’s men have gone the opposite way this time around. They’re out of all the cup competitions and face a difficult battle to finish inside the Premier League top four.
A 4-1 loss to Manchester City at the weekend showed how far they have fallen but the Reds can bounce back tonight with a victory away at Chelsea.
With both teams struggling for form this is an intriguing encounter and could go either way. Who will triumph at Stamford Bridge?
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