FULL-TIME: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

•  Willian’s late strike rescued a point for Chelsea at Liverpool

FULL-TIME

Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

A point apiece.

Any good for either side

90+3 mins

Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

Gary Cahill pass through to Alvaro Morata.

The Spaniard is in behind.

Offside.

• Liverpool need to consolidate here, just keep hold of the ball and slow everything down.

90+2 mins

Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

Last chance for Chelsea?

Or even Liverpool?

90+1 mins

GREAT SAVE!

Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

Big chance, big save.

Mohamed Salah weighs up the situation on the edge of the box and shoots, but Thibaut Courtois dives full stretch to his left to keep the ball out.

#Scenes if that had gone in.

90 mins

Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

THREE added minutes to play at Anfield.

89 mins

Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

Adam Lallana has been out through injury and has come back looking like Joe Allen.

Long hair with a band on.

Cool dude.

88 mins

SUBSTITUTION

Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

A couple of changes for Liverpool.

First appearance for Adam Lallana in place of Philippe Coutinho and Sadio Mane replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

87 mins

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Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

At the other end, James Milner’s low, skiddy shot is straight at Thibaut Courtois.

Three minutes left.

• If Willian’s meant that – that’s some unbelievable goal. But I think he’s meant to cross that – that’s definitely a cross.

Chelsea have done well to get back in the game here, Cecs Fabregas has made a real difference, no one’s been able to get near him.

85 mins

 GOAL – Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

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Leveller.

You have to say this is another Simon Mignolet howler.

Substitute Willian – two minutes after coming – shifts the ball to his right and then loft a cross-shot into the box.

The Liverpool goalkeeper misjudges it, he cannot backtrack in time and the ball sails over his head and into the net.

What an impact from the Brazilian, did he mean it though?

84 mins

Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

James Milner clears the ball into the Chelsea half.

No Liverpool players are there to collect, they are all camped in their own box.

Another Chelsea attack…

83 mins

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Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

What a chance for Chelsea.

Marcos Alonso is the man who is free inside the box, but his volley sails high over the crossbar.

He should have at least hit the target from eight yards out.

82 mins

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Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

From the corner, Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta heads towards his own goal and Thibaut Courtois has to dive high to his right to catch the ball.

81 mins

 Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

Two Liverpool players on four Chelsea defenders, that is all the Reds need and they almost double their advantage.

Philippe Coutinho holds up the ball and plays precise pass to Mohamed Salah, but across comes Cesar Azpilicueta again to make a last-ditch challenge.

Corner.

78min: Another smart call from referee Michael Oliver who has been superb this evening. Liverpool players and fans scream for a penalty as Wijnaldum’s 20-yard drive cannons off of Gary Cahill’s arm, but in no way was the Chelsea defender’s touch deliberate and the match official doesn’t even consider the spot-kick.

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Liverpool in for the second, Georginio Wijnaldum shoots from the edge of the box, but it deflects off Gary Cahill and away for a corner.

The Blues manage to clear the set-piece though.

77min: Antonio Conte isn’t wasting time to make his second switch either as Pedro is stripped down and ready to come as he replaces Bakayoko.

Liverpool have started to drop deep and it’s just allowing Chelsea to build up some attacking pressure.

• What a lovely pass from Cesc Fabregas – that’s what he gives you. He sees passes so early.

76 mins

Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

Alvaro Morata gets space inside the box for the first time from fellow Spaniard Cesc Fabregas’s inch-perfect pass, but screws his shot horribly wide.

He was offside anyway.

75 mins

Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

Mohamed Salah chases down a ball into the corner, but with no team-mates in support, loses possession of the ball.

That was a decent opportunity for Liverpool.

74 mins

SUBSTITUTION

Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

First Chelsea change.

Danny Drinkwater played well in the first half but found it a little more difficult in the second.

He trots off and Cesc Fabregas takes his place.

73 mins

Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

Chelsea still have a chance of getting something out of this game.

Liverpool are all over the place at the back, hitting clearances at their own team-mates.

The ball breaks free inside the box, but Tieumoue Bakayoko cannot make anything of the chance.

71 mins

Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

Tiemoue Bakayoko has had a stinker for Chelsea today.

He has an easy pass out wide to Eden Hazard, but pumps it out of play.

Less than 20 minutes left.

Eden Hazard has looked a bit tired in the second half so far, he’s made a few sloppy passes, and it might be because of his exertions in the first half.

68 mins

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Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata with an attempted overhead kick, but he does not catch it.

Another opportunity goes begging for the visitors.

67 mins

SUBSTITUTION

Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

Georginio Wijnaldum on for Daniel Sturridge after that Liverpool goal.

Shoring things up.

• What a dreadful error from Tiemoue Bakayoko. Rio Ferdinand called his defending a ‘disgrace’ at half-time and he isn’t wrong on this evidence as his terrible attempt at an interception allows Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to poke the ball through for Mohamed Salah to slot past Courtois.

Despite hardly ever playing for Chelsea, he refuses to celebrate against his former club.

64 mins

 GOAL – Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

Mohamed Salah

63 mins

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Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Chances flowing for each side now.

Mohamed Salah finds Daniel Sturridge in the box, the Liverpool striker shifts it left and shoots low, but across comes Cesar Azpilicueta with a decisive sliding challenge to save a certain goal.

Great defending by the Spaniard

60 mins

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Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Chelsea should be ahead.

Brilliant break leads to wing-back Davide Zappacosta feeding the ball across the box to Alvaro Morata, who mis-cues from six yards out.

The Spaniard may have been put off by Joe Gomez’s sliding challenge, but he should still have done better.

An hour gone, no sign of any changes yet.

58 mins

PENALTY APPEAL

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Daniel Sturridge’s ball comes off Chelsea defender Gary Cahill’s arm.

Referee Michael Oliver is looking straight at the incident and waves play on.

Cahill’s arms were by his side when the ball struck him.

56 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

I reckon this is going exactly to plan for Jurgen Klopp.

He would have wanted his Liverpool side to be in the game on the hour mark, before introducing the big guns off the bench.

Let’s see if it materialises.

55 mins

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Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson took a look of flack after the 3-3 capitulation against Sevilla in midweek.

The midfielder takes matters into his own hands by shooting from 25 yards out, but this time Thibaut Courtois deals with it comfortably.

53 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Philippe Coutinho’s corner falls to centre-back Joel Matip in the box, but the Cameroonian cannot sort his feet out and fails to get a shot on target.

53min:

As Sadio Mane goes to warm up, Liverpool win a free-kick 30 yards out after Tiemoue Bakayoko trips Philippe Coutinho.

The Brazilian strikes for goal but it hits the top of the wall before flying out for a corner.

52 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Tiemoue Bakayoko with a little too forceful a tackle on Philippe Coutinho and it gives the Reds a free-kick nearly 30 yards out.

The Brazilian takes, but it deflects off the wall and away.

• It was a good ball in earlier from Philippe Coutinho, but we never see any Liverpool attackers or attacking defenders get a clean header on the ball, ever.

There’s just no movement, everyone’s so static when we have a set-piece.

51 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Chelsea break with pace towards their own fans at Anfield and earn a corner, but defender Gary Cahill heads wide after rising highest in the box.

50 mins

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Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Hah,Thibaut Courtois almost makes a howler.

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge crosses low into the box towards the far post, it is an easy gather for the Chelsea goalkeeper, but he somehow lets it squirm under his grasp.

Thankfully for the Belgian, it dribbles inches wide of goal.

That would have been very embarrassing.

48 mins

PENALTY APPEAL

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Eden Hazard is causing so many problems.

He tangles feet with James Milner and goes over inside the box.

No penalty, says referee Michael Oliver.

Correct decision, Hazard left his leg trailing there.

47 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard takes a kick to the back of his leg from Mohamed Salah’s mis-timed challenge.

It leaves the Belgian in a heap at the start of this second half.

46 mins

KICK-OFF

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Both sides sticking with what they have at the moment, no changes.

We go again.

First Half Ends, Liverpool 0, Chelsea 0 at Anfield

HALF-TIME

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Absorbing contest but it remains goalless.

45 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Danny Sturridge has been given a start today but has failed to impress, mainly because he has not received any service.

The striker flicks a ball into the box, which almost runs into the path of James Milner, but Chelsea can clear.

44 mins:

PENALTY APPEAL

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Best moment in the game for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, turning past Davide Zappacosta.

The former Arsenal man floats a cross to the back post which Marcos Alonso heads away.

It is about to drop for Philippe Coutinho inside the box, but Eden Hazard does his defensive duties by easing the Brazilian off the ball.

The home fans shout for a penalty to go their way, but that would have been harsh.

43min:

For once the Reds deal with it, with Mignolet claiming confidently.

42min:

Commentator’s curse nearly strikes again, with Salah just firing wide across the Chelsea goal.

At the other end Alvaro Morata’s shot deflects off Joel Matip for a Blues corner.

39min:

Chelsea perhaps look the closest to scoring just because their defence actually look like they can keep a clean sheet this evening. You don’t quite have the same faith in Liverpool’s back line which is being pulled apart rather easily on the counter attack.

38 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Waheeeeeey!

Cheers from the crowd as referee Michael Oliver takes a tumble in the centre circle.

There was no-one around him, what a dive.

They will take a retrospective look at that on Monday morning.

36 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Gamble!

Philippe Coutinho swings in a free-kick from the right after Mohamed Salah was hauled down.

Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen jumps to head away but misses the ball and with no Liverpool player taking a chance at the far post, is allows an easy clearance for Davide Zappacosta.

33 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Most tackles made by a Chelsea player so far?

N’Golo Kante with three.

#Machine

31 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Lovely from Eden Hazard again, playing the ball round the corner to Alvaro Morata.

The Spaniard tries a quick one-two with Tieumoue Bakayoko, but is blocked off the ball by Joel Matip.

Free-kick 25 yards out, Marcos Alonso over it…

28 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Liverpool are patiently working to try and prise open the Chelsea backline.

Skipper Jordan Henderson has the opportunity of a free pop at goal but decides to pass the ball sideways to a team.

Cue groans from the Anfield faithful.

27 mins

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Brilliant turn by Mohamed Salah in the area, opening up the space past Gary Cahill, but his poked shot is blocked by the impressive Andreas Chirstensen.

25 mins

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Chelsea are well on top now with a sustained period of possession.

Wing-back Davide Zappacosta tries his luck from the angle, which Simon Mignolet pushes over the crossbar.

From the resulting set-piece, the Reds fail to clear, the ball is slipping around the box like a bar of soap, ricocheting all over the place.

Alvaro Morata cannot shoot, Gary Cahill cannot connect either and eventually the home side can somehow get the ball out of the dangerzone.

•  I thought that was it. it was an amazing chance created by Eden Hazard, he drops that shoulder and jinks past Jordan Henderson like he’s not even there. They’ve got to stop the ball getting to Hazard, because everything’s coming through him.

23 mins

GREAT SAVE!

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Another excellent stop by Simon Mignolet.

Liverpool are just not picking Eden Hazard up and the Belgian magician is pulling out his tricks.

He plays a delightful throughball to Danny Drinkwater breaking from midfield, he tries to go round the Liverpool goalkeeper, who sticks out a foot to halt the Leicester man.

21 mins

GREAT SAVE!

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Finally something that will make the MOTD edit.

Eden Hazard instantly takes Danny Drinkwater’s long ball, cuts inside and drills a low shot which Simon Mignolet has to dive full stretch to his right to keep out.

20 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

This one has failed to live up to the hype so far.

Let’s hope it shows an improve as the contest wears on.

19 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Almost 20 minutes gone, but neither goalkeeper called into action yet.

15 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

James Milner, up from central midfield, receives the ball on the edge of the area but scuffs a shot a mile wide.

Not the best effort of his career.

•  Bakayoko is the one who’s really struggled to get into the game so far, he’s had the chance to play a pass a few times and he keeps giving Liverpool possession. He’s obviously talented, but his concentration levels seem to let him down in the big games – he’s been one of Liverpool’s best players so far!

14 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Chelsea will be looking to his forward Eden Hazard on every attack, the Belgian has got on the ball a couple of times now, jinking left and right.

His team-mates are not on his wavelength though, as Tiemoue Bakayoko’s pass rolls through to Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.

• It’s a very open game, a very exciting game, but we’re still waiting for the first opportunity. It’s been a good tempo from Liverpool so far.

10 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Here he is, little Mohamed Salah on the ball for the first time.

He finds a pocket of space 25 yards out, having drifted in from the right, but fails to find the target with his shot.

9 mins

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Liverpool are quickly in on the Chelsea players, not letting them settle on the ball.

The Blues are playing a 5-3-2 when they are not in possession, but full-back Davide Zappacosta and Marcos Alonso will be expected to push forward once they break forward.

5 mins: Mohamed Salah with an early effort of the edge of the box, a similar position from where he scored against Southampton, but it is blocked by a man in blue.

3 mins: Mohamed Salah with an early effort of the edge of the box, a similar position from where he scored against Southampton, but it is blocked by a man in blue.

2 mins: Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Liverpool dangerman Mohamed Salah is without regular assistants Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane today.

Boss Jurgen Klopp has wrung the changes, let’s see how they get on.

1 min: KICK-OFF

tions have started in the Saturday Premier League start match between Liverpool take on Chelsea at Anfield.

Antonio Conte’s side were third in the table at the beginning of the weekend and sit nine points behind leaders Manchester City, while Liverpool are three points further back in fifth.

• Liverpool starting XI: Mignolet, Gomez, Matip, Klavan, Moreno, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Henderson, Milner, Salah, Sturridge, Coutinho
• Liverpool subs: Karius, Wijnaldum, Firmino, Mane, Lallana, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold
• Chelsea starting XI: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill, Zappacosta, Drinkwater, Kante, Bakayoko, Alonso, Hazard, Morata
• Chelsea subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Fabregas, Pedro, Moses, Willian, Luiz
• Liverpool take on Chelsea at Anfield in the evening Premier League fixture
• Both sides are in the top five but have ground to make up on leaders Man City
• Antonio Conte’s side have been to Azerbaijan and back in the week
• Liverpool threw away a three goal lead to draw with Sevilla on Tuesday night