Valencia vs Chelsea LIVE: Result and reaction from Champions League fixture tonight
Follow the latest updates from the all-important meeting at the Mestalla
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea have drawn 2-2 against Valencia in their Champions League Group H match in Spain.
The Blues started brightly but could not make their early pressure count, and paid the price when Carlos Soler put Valencia in front shortly before half-time.
But the outstanding Mateo Kovacic replied almost immediately with his first Chelsea goal to level the score going into the break.
Frank Lampard suffered a blow with an injury to Tammy Abraham, who seemed in pain clutching his ribs and was replaced by Michy Batshuayi, but it didn't slow Chelsea's momentum and they took the lead shortly after half-time via Chrstian Pulisic.
Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga then saved a penalty from the captain Dani Parejo, yet Valencia had the final say when Daniel Wass's overhit cross looped over the head of the stranded Kepa and in off the far post in a bizarre moment of fortune.
Can I live stream it?
The match will be available to stream via the BT Sport app. You can also watch it on BT Sport 3 which will be broadcasting coverage.
When is it?
Chelsea vs Valencia kicks off at 5.55pm on Wednesday 27 November at the Mestalla Stadium.
Predicted line-ups:
Valencia XI: Cillessen; Wass, Garay, Gabriel, Gaya; Torres, Parejo, Kondogbia, Cheryshev; Gomez, Rodrigo.
Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Alonso; Kante, Jorginho, Mount; Willian, Abraham, Pulisic.
Liverpool 0 - 0 Napoli
Kick off: Napoli haven't won in six matches, Liverpool haven't lost since they last played Napoli.
The Reds start the game off and give away a free kick in their own half.
Liverpool 0 - 0 Napoli
3 mins: Koulibaly takes a chance against Firmino and does for the Liverpool striker, he then passes the ball around the defence as Liverpool press high. Manolas is pressured on the ball and he boots it out of play to ease the danger.
Liverpool 0 - 0 Napoli
6 mins: Di Lorenzo takes a heavy fall onto his right shoulder as he tries to win an aerial ball.
He lands off the pitch and is seen to by the physios. By the time Liverpool win the ball back Di Lorenzo has made his way back onto the pitch.
Liverpool 0 - 0 Napoli
9 mins: Liverpool have tried a couple of different methods to get the ball into the box. A long ball from Fabinho to Mane and then and curling through ball for Salah by Firmino. Both get cut out by Koulibaly.
Liverpool 0 - 0 Napoli
12 mins: Firmino passes the ball up to Mane who is dispossessed. Napoli have plenty of men back when Liverpool attack, they work the ball to Mario Rui who has a go for goal from the halfway line as Alisson is off his line but the shot goes well wide.
Liverpool 0 - 0 Napoli
15 mins: Fabinho comes out of a challenge worse for wear and needs the physios to comes and look at his left ankle. He grimaces as his leg is massaged before he walks off the pitch.
Liverpool 0 - 0 Napoli
18 mins: Fabinho jogs back onto the pitch.
van Dijk plays a long ball up to Mane who brings it down well and wins a corner as he runs it into the box. Milner delivers the corner but it gets headed away.
Henderson puts a cross into the box for Firmino but Manolas gets to it first and wins the header.
Liverpool 0 - 0 Napoli
20 mins: Jurgen Klopp tkaes no chances on Fabinho and takes him off bringing Gini Wijnaldum on in his place.
Napoli win a corner that Mertens swings into the box, Lovren wins the header and Liverpool are able to play the ball out from the back.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Napoli - Mertens
21 mins: GOAL! Van Dijk wins an aerial ball but hits the deck in pain. His space in the defence is open and the ball is played into it. Robertson is playing Mertens onside and Mertens collects the ball, runs it into the box and guides it past Alisson into the far corner.
VAR will check...
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