Chelsea vs Liverpool - as it happened: Daniel Sturridge scores late to cancel out Eden Hazard's strike
Relive all the action from the draw at Stamford Bridge
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Your support makes all the difference.After over an hour of trying, Liverpool finally hit back against Chelsea to maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League. Eden Hazard struck in the first half to ensure Maurizio Sarri's side came out on top after an intense opening period, but Daniel Strurridge's wonderful late goal means the points are shared.
The home side had defended well and David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger were on hand to clear off the line to prevent Liverpool scoring an earlier equaliser. Xheradan Shaqiri also went close with an effort going wide from close range and Alisson was called on several times to keep Chelsea's early lead to just one goal.
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Preview
What time does it start?
Chelsea vs Liverpool kicks off at 5:30pm (BST) on Saturday 29 September.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 1 from 5:00pm (BST).
BT Sport subscribers can also watch online via the BT Sport app.
Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Mohamed Salah. The Liverpool winger has not quite found the miraculous form of last season as of yet, and will go to Stamford Bridge with a chip on his shoulder against his former club. Salah, who was unable to make an impact in the midweek defeat as a late substitute, was barely given a chance during his time at Chelsea from 2014 to 2016, and will want to silence the home fans with an eye-catching performance.
Best stat…
Three: Chelsea have only won three of their last 11 home games against Liverpool in the Premier League. Liverpool have won five.
Player to watch…
Eden Hazard: The Belgium captain is thriving under Sarri at the moment, and is the joint top scorer in the Premier League currently with five goals from six matches. The 27-year-old will be itching to attack Liverpool’s defence, after his wonderful solo goal in the last few minutes won the Carabao Cup tie on Wednesday. He’ll need to beat a different goalkeeper this time though, with Allison likely to come back into the starting XI after Simon Mignolet started in midweek.
Past three meetings…
Liverpool 1 (Sturridge) Chelsea 2 (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
Form guide…
Chelsea: WWWWDW
Liverpool: WWWWWL
Odds…
Chelsea to win: 9/5
Liverpool to win: 6/4
Draw: 5/2
3: Chelsea have already settled into the game and are moving the ball around the edge of the Liverpool penalty areas as they seek for an opening to work though. Kovacic and Hazard are sniffing around but Liverpool are set up well.
4: David Luiz touches the ball into Firmino's path, ill-advised, but Liverpool can't take advantage of possession in a dangerous area.
5: The ball breaks fortuitously for Salah on the edge of the box but his curling effort is to central and Kepa catches with ease.
6: There's already a really high tempo at Stamford Bridge with both sides in the mood to get on the ball and attack. It'll be interesting to see how long that lasts before spaces crop up all over the place.
10: Salah misses his second shot! Alexander-Arnold feeds the winger, who easily goes past Rudiger, but he cannot hit the target from the edge of the box. Last season that goes in.
15: It's been a lively start inside the first 15 minutes. Salah has twice had chances to test Kepa from the edge of the area with time and space. His first effort was hit at the centre of the goal and easily saved, the second...well it's best not to talk too much about that one. He set himself to curl it into the corner but fired well wide.
18: Liverpool are continuing to find space in dangerous areas. Milner works it to Salah and then onto Firmino, who has a shot blocked and wins a corner.
Milner delivers a ball to Van Dijk, who is being marked by Kante of all people, but they can't get an effort on goal.
20: Alexander-Arnold sets Salah on his way with a pass from deep. The winger drives into the penalty area and tries an precise pass to fin Firmino, but Mane was free and watches on as nothing comes of the attack.
22: Great save by Alisson to deny Willian!
Liverpool go to sleep at the back and David Luiz spots and opportunity to play Willian in from deep and executes his through pass brilliantly. Willian runs towards goal from the right and can't quite lift the ball over Alisson as the goalkeeper rushes out to close down the angles.
"Lovely pass by Luiz, it was like watching a quarter-back the way he took everyone out of the game," says Glenn Hoddle on BT Sport.
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