Liverpool vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Curtis Jones sends Reds back to the top
Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea: The Reds return to the top of the table after they take a deserved three points from a tense encounter at Anfield
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Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday afternoon as Arne Slot’s side returned to the top of the Premier League table.
An end-to-end first half failed to create any real chances of note before Curtis Jones produced a brilliant block on Cole Palmer, and then raced into the Chelsea box to win a penalty.
Salah converted from the spot and Liverpool were in the ascendancy from there, with Cody Gakpo having a goal ruled out before half-time.
The second half started in a similarly frantic fashion, though Chelsea landed the first blow, equakising quickly after Nicolas Jackson latched onto a brilliant through ball from Moises Caicedo.
But parity was short-lived, as Curtis Jones got to the end of a Salah cross to poke past Sanchez for 2-1 in the 51st minute.
The rest of the half was far less eventful, with neither side managing to fashion a chance of note before seven minutes were added on.
The home side looked to close out the game as the Blues tried to mount some final attacks, and the Reds’ defence stood firm to confirm the three points.
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HALF-TIME! Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
The two teams are re-emerging from the Anfield tunnel, so we’re moments away from the second half starting.
HALF-TIME! Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
It was just one minute and 54 seconds between Jones’ brilliant block on Palmer and then him winning the penalty. Small margins.
Liverpool dominated somewhat after their goal, and were unlucky to have a second ruled out after Salah strayed offside.
Chelsea have shown flashes of what they can do, especially with Madueke on the right wing, but they need to get Palmer into the game more.
HALF-TIME! Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
HALF-TIME! Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
53 mins
HALF-TIME!
Szoboszlai is booked after pulling back Palmer and then kicking the ball away.
The free-kick is the last event of the half as James’ delivery is then headed away by the Hungarian. The referee then brings the first half to an end at Anfield.
An entertaining 45 minutes for the neutral, and Chelsea have performed okay despite trailing, but they’ll know that the game can escape you quickly at Anfield, as it so almost did.
Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
51 mins
CLOSE! The ball is played forward to Madueke on the right wing and he’s got plenty of space. So does Palmer, and Madueke lays it off to his England teammate, but Palmer fires over.
Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
49 mins
We’ve had the allotted added time, but there’ll be another couple of minutes.
Chelsea launch a counter, led by Madueke, but Nunez wins the ball back. Liverpool try to go on their own counter, but Caicedo does well to dispossess Szoboszlai.
PENALTY OVERTURNED! Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
48 mins
Surely this will be overturned. It was a good challenge from Sanchez in the end!
The Spaniard came out and made the first contact with the ball, with the follow-through bringing down Jones.
It’s overturned, as is the yellow card for Sanchez.
PENALTY! Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
47 mins
PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL!
Another penalty for the home side, but not as clear as the first. Liverpool attack and Nunez threads a great through ball into the path of Jones. Before he can hit it, Sanchez comes out and drags him down, but Sanchez might have got a touch.
There’s a VAR review...
Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
45 mins
Play resumes with a Liverpool attack but Nunez is flagged for offside.
Gusto tries to launch an attack but he’s forced to play it backwards, before Robertson gets the better of Madueke as he slides in to give away a corner.
There’ll be five minutes of added time here.
Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
“A spell to show how Liverpool’s players and crowd can drive each other on. Anfield became louder and angrier, even the usually calm Arne Slot showing dissent, and the team became more urgent. The indirect effect may have come in the goal and, with Cody Gakpo having another disallowed, almost a second. Chelsea were blown away at Anfield last season. Now the test for Enzo Maresca’s new-look side is to show more resilience.”
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