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It will not be Divock Origi’s most famous goal as a replacement. Given his status as Liverpool’s 21st-century David Fairclough and his strike in a Champions League final, how could it be? But when that strangest of scorelines for them seemed to beckon – 0-0 – he transformed a draw into a victory in the 94th minute. The super-sub struck again and Wolves’ doggedness earned them only a statistical distinction, not a point.
Even on a day when Mohamed Salah did not score, he created, finding the replacement with a low cross. Origi span, shot and scored his second league goal of the season. For Liverpool, it made it 29 consecutive games with at least one goal. Wolves looked set to emulate Real Madrid, the previous team to keep a clean sheet against them. Instead they can reflect that they are the only opponents in the last 19 Liverpool matches not to have conceded at least twice.
Wolves’ resistance seemed set to earn them a hat-trick of 0-0 draws. They were personified by Conor Coady, a Liverpool fan who came through the Anfield academy, and who marked his 250th Wolves appearance with a remarkable intervention, even if it reflected badly on another who has represented both clubs. When Jose Sa came off his line and collided with Romain Saiss, he sent Diogo Jota scampering in behind, with only a defence that lacked a goalkeeper to beat. Instead he blasted his shot against Coady, who had retreated to the goal line.
It was a remarkable reprieve but not the only example of defensive heroics. Saiss executed a brilliant challenge on Salah when he seemed set to tap in Andy Robertson’s enticing low cross. Leander Dendoncker hacked a Jota header away when it promised to trouble Sa. The goalkeeper came swiftly off his line to block Sadio Mane’s effort and, in the closing minutes, reacted wonderfully well to tip the Senegalese’s shot over the bar. For good measure, Sa saved Salah’s 90th-minute shot. It appeared to have secured a point, but Origi thought otherwise.
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West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
17 mins: Brilliant from Rice to turn away from Loftus-Cheek and Alonso and drive West Ham forward. Lanzini takes up possession but the play comes back after Rice was hauled down by Alonso. Rice looks to pick out Antonio at the back post from the free-kick and Loftus-Cheek is forced to clear for a corner.
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
16 mins: Now it’s West Ham’s turn to have some possession in the Chelsea half, their first real spell on the ball of the match so far, but Christensen is able to win it back from Antonio after getting tight to the forward.
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
13 mins: West Ham drop off slightly as Chelsea knock the ball around outside of their box. Lots of touches here for Mount, Ziyech and Jorginho, but it ends in Mount’s cross being blocked by Coufal and Rudiger fouling Bowen.
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
11 mins: Sharp play from Chelsea. Mount makes another run down the inside channel and cuts it back to Havertz at the front post, but he can’t squeeze it inside Fabianski’s near post. It looked like Mount was a fraction offside anyway.
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
10 mins: Save! James drifts inside to a central position before testing Fabianski with a dipping shot from 20 yards. That could have been awkward for the goalkeeper but it sat up nicely for him.
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
9 mins: More sloppy play from Chelsea, and again from Thiago, as they give the ball away in their defensive third. Antonio hangs the ball towards Soucek, who wins the header but can’t direct it on target.
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
8 mins: Thiago Silva passes the ball straight to Bowen on the halfway line, leading to a first shot at goal from the hosts. Bowen didn’t have any options ahead of him as Chelsea backed off, and his shot from the angle was high and wide of Mendy’s top corner.
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
6 mins: Chelsea work the ball out to James and the wing-back’s cross takes a deflection off Johnson and almost breaks to Ziyech in the box. Fabianski is able to smother the ball.
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
5 mins: Rice turns away from pressure from Mount and then Ziyech with some nice play in midfield. West Ham have yet to get out of their own half though and it’s been a quiet start to this London derby.
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