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Liverpool vs Chelsea LIVE result: Mohamed Salah wonder goal silences Blues to keep Reds in title track

Follow all the action from Anfield as Liverpool seek to banish the memories of 2014

Kieran Jackson
Sunday 14 April 2019 17:46 BST
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Liverpool v Chelsea: Premier League match preview

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Liverpool exorcised the ghosts of 2014 with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea to keep their Premier League title charge on track.

Sadio Mane's header early in the second half was followed moments later by a goal-of-the-season contender from Mohamed Salah and, after two uncharacteristic misses by Eden Hazard, the Reds regained the top spot they had lost 90 minutes earlier to Manchester City.

Salah's goal was worthy of winning a title let alone a game, but for now Liverpool will settle for the latter. A two-point lead over City, winners at Crystal Palace, was restored and proved Jurgen Klopp's previous assertion that no-one is getting rid of his side in this most enthralling of races. Re-live the live action below:

PREVIEW

What time does it start?

Liverpool vs Chelsea kicks off at 4:30pm (BST) on Sunday 14th April.

Where can I watch it?

Liverpool vs Chelsea will be shown live on Sky Sports’ Main Event and Premier League channels from 4:00pm (BST).

Sky subscribers can stream the match online via the Sky Go app.

Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.

Predicted line-ups

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Keita, Mane, Salah, Firmino

Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Emerson, Jorginho, Kante, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Hazard, Higuain

Form guide…

Liverpool: WWWWWW

Chelsea: WLWWWW

Head-to-head…

Chelsea 1 (Hazard) Liverpool 1 (Sturridge), Premier League, September 2018

Liverpool 1 (Sturridge) Chelsea (Emerson, Hazard), Carabao Cup, September 2018

Chelsea 1 (Giroud) Liverpool 0, Premier League, May 2018

Liverpool 1 (Salah) Chelsea 1 (Willian), Premier League, November 2017

Liverpool 1 (Wijnaldum) Chelsea 1 (Luiz), Premier League, January 2017

Odds…

Liverpool to win: 7/10

Chelsea to win: 4/1

Draw: 16/5

Odds provided by Betfair

Prediction…

Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

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60 minutes: Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

Hazard with another golden chance!

The Belgian is unmarked in the box once again. The ball comes over from the right, and Hazard's half-volley is saved by Alisson and fortuitously rebounds to Van Dijk, not Hazard. 

Chelsea have woken up, and should have scored.

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62 minutes: Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

Game very open now, and being played at an electric pace. 

Chelsea hunting for a goal, with Higuain found in the box, but Van Dijk does just enough to put him off. 

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64 minutes: Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

End to end stuff - Liverpool's players need to just calm down!

Willian plays in Higuain but the Argentine isn't on the same wavelength. 

Breathtaking 10 minutes. 

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Mo Salah's celebration.

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65 minutes: Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

Salah is on fire now!

Dribbling into the box, he tries to catch Kepa out at his near post, but the keeper does well down low to his left. 

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66 minutes: Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

First change for Liverpool: Naby Keita comes off for Georginio Wijnaldum. 

An attempt to calm things down in the centre of the park me thinks...

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68 minutes: Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

Liverpool flourishing now in attack, absolutely full of it. 

But Chelsea are definitely posing a bigger threat of their own...

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Henderson's role in the first goal shouldn't be overlooked...

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