The most exciting League Barclays Premier League is nearing its end and here comes another exciting match - Liverpool vs Chelsea !!!! They hold the top two positions in the table with Liverpool having the edge over Chelsea with 5 points ... However, even a slight slip could change the fate of them as they in this particular league. So this match is gonna be exciting for sure and most probably could decide the title holders !!!
Recent form
Liverpool : W-W-W-W-W
With five victories in their last five games they are having an incredible run and their goal scoring tendency at their maximum level. Their only concern is the hamstring injury of Sturridge but he may or may not return to first team and Enrique will also be out with a knee injury !!!
Chelsea : D-L-W-W-W
They must go into the match with many concerns. First of all they are not having a fruitful run of form with losing to Sunderland and getting a draw with Madrid. Their next main concern is the injury. They have lost Terry and Cech who joins with Hazard and Eto'o in the injury list. They must squeeze the talent of the remaining players to scalp the 3 points.
Previous Fixtures :
The previous fixtures between the two teams at Anfield has resulted in Liverpool getting the victory 49 times and Chelsea winning just 10 times with 17 draws !! The last time both the teams met Chelsea beat their rivals 2-1.
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Team News :
Liverpool Subs :
Mingolet Brad Jones
Johnson Kolo Toure
Sakho Agger
Skrtel Sissoko
Flanagan Alberto
Gerrard Aspas
Lucas Sturridge
Coutinho
Allen
Sterling
Suarez
Chelsea Subs :
Schwarzer Hilario
Ivanovic Cahill
Azpilicuta Ake
Kalas Van Ginkel
A.Cole Willian
Lampard Luis Baker
Mikel Torres
Matic
Schrrule
Salah
D.Ba
Both the teams have announced their lineups and it looks like Liverpool look strong but with Mourinho as their manager, Chelsea fans could have all their faith. In his press conference he uses his usual "underdogs" tactic. But Brendon Rogers was still cautious on his opposition. Still about 5 minutes for the start of the match with both the teams aiming for 3 points. Also guys dont forget to REFRESH !!!
1' - KICK OFF starts
1' - Sterling looks to attack from the right wing but loses the ball
3' - Liverpool are maintaing possesion well in the opposition half
4' - Foul by Johnson on Schrrule and nearly gets a card. He must careful from now
6' - A.Cole attempts a long shot but saved well by Mingolet
7' - Good attack by Liverpool but Coutinho fails with the cross
8'- Sterling comes ahead dangerous but a superb tackle by Kalas for a corner
8' - Gerrard takes the corner that was blocked for another corner which was defended comfortably
10' - Liverpool maintaining possesion and looking to attack
11' - Suarez with great cross from outside of the box to Coutinho whose shot with his left foot hits the sidenetting . He was free and must have scored.
13' - Corner for Liverpool
13' - Turned into his own side by a Chelsea player but fortunately Cole was there but miskicks the clear and Sissoko shot goes well wide. What a wasted chance !!!
15' - Gerrard tries a shot from outside the box but is deflected that couldn't be reached by Suarez
POSSESION : LIVERPOOL 75 : 25 CHELSEA
16' - Foul by Lucas
Chelsea are concentrating on Long Throw-ins !!!
18' - Excellent through ball by Coutinho to Sterling that was intercepted by Azpilicuta
19' - Coutinho's shot goes well outside
20' - Good attack by Chelsea but Skrtel breaks it !!
20' - Yellow card for Salah for a foul on Sterling from the back
Chelsea are not interested in maintaining possesion but are concentrated on defence and to counter attack
23' - Sterling wins a corner on the left side
24' - A low cross within the box that was cleared
24' - Foul by Cole on Suarez on the right edge of the box
Liverpool looking dangerous with this free kick. Freekick was cleared
27' - Good defensive display by Liverpool
POSSESION : LIVERPOOL 75 : 25 CHELSEA
30' - Liverpool are maintaining good composure
31' - Suarez loses the ball in the attack due to pressure by Azpilicuta
32' - Liverpool players are trying to beat the offside trap but Chelsea defenders are too good to allow them within the box !!
33' - Coutinho misplaces the through ball
34' - Corner won by Salah. Lampard crosses it. Mingolet catches the cleared ball.
36' - Again a corner for Chelsea won by BA. Corner cleared by Mingolet's punch
37' - Counter attack by Chelsea. Salah's shot was blocked by Flanagan's hand. Huge Appeal, but the refree didn't see it
38' - Nearly a Goal !! Long ball intercepted by Schwarzer
39' - Corner for Chelsea. Azpilicuta cleared the ball due to pressure.
ON TARGET : LIVERPOOL 0-1 CHELSEA
40' - Suarez shoots from outside the box but misses it narrowly wide. Aimed for the top right corner
42' - Foul by Flanagan on Salah in Chelsea's half
42' - Foul by Lampard on Sterling. A very bad one and deserves a yellow card
44' - Counter attack by Chelsea. Cross by Cole is punched by Mingolet
3 minutes EXTRA TIME
45+' - Good cross by Lampard but Kalas misfired the header
45+' - GOAL !!!!!!!!!!
Gerrard misses the pass and Ba goes one on one with Mingolet and places the shot between his hands !!!
First Half comes to an end with Chelsea leading with one goal !!!
Chelsea has taken the lead in the first half and are leading, surprising for many of football fans. Mostly Chelsea must be parking the bus in the second half and prevent them from scoring. Liverpool must come up with different ideas to take up the most of this match !!!
48' - Corner for Liverpool. Gerrard takes it and cleared by Ivanovic
LIVERPOOL FANS ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO HELP LIVERPOOL TAKE THE LEAD !!
50' - A huge appeal for a foul by Kalas on Sterling but referee doesn't gives it. That was on the edge of the box and a freekick would have been dangerous
52' - Suarez wins the ball in the attacking half but fails with the pass. Looked like a dangerous attack
LIVERPOOL ARE LOOKING MORE DANGEROUS WITH THEIR COUNTER ATTACK AND CROSSES !!!
STILL POSSESSION REMAINS THE SAME : LIVERPOOL 75-25 CHELSEA
55' - Gerrard's deflected shot is saved by Schwarzer
Sturridge warms up !! Giving a warning sign for Chelsea players !!
57' - Sturridge in Lucas out !!!
59' - Suarez excellent chip was saved by Schwarzer !!!!
60' - Willian in Salah out
61' - Coutinho shot goes well wide of target. He must have hoped for a better swing
62' - Schrrule with an awesome dribble beating Liverpool defenders but Mingolet saves the shot
64' - Excellent counter attack by Chelsea with Willian but Ba shoots straight onto a player
65' - Foul by Sakho on Willian from behind
CHELSEA DEFENDERS ARE CLINICAL IN CLEARING THE CROSSES !!
66' - Allen's low powered shot saved by Schwarzer
67' - Excellent technique by Gerrard to shoot but saved by Schwarzer
68' - Cross is caught by Schwarzer
69' - Free kick for Chelsea. Lampards cross is cleared
70' - Matic's shot goes very wide
CHELSEA DEFENDERS ARE NOT ALLOWING LIVERPOOL TO ENTER INTO THE BOX
74' - Gerrard's fierce shot once again saved by Schwarzer !!!
75' - Schrrule injured. Referee is having a word with Mikel and sends him to the touchline
76' - Gerrard's powerful shot goes wide of target. This man is really looking to score
77' - Cahill in for Schrrule
78' - Suarez with a chip cross finds Gerrard whose header finds the Goalkeeper's hand
80' - Coutinho with an impressive cross but it missed Suarez by inches
81' - Excellent attempt by Sterling but couldn't find the net
82' - Corners for Liverpool
CORNERS LIVERPOOL 11 : 3 CHELSEA
82' - Chelsea comes to attack rarely
83' - Ba out Torres in
Liverpool fans are booing him which is not considered as a good act
86' - Another shot by Gerrard that misses the target
Liverpool don't look like winning the game anymore !!
89' - Torres opens the attack for Chelsea
EXTRA TIME 4 MINUTES
90+ ' - Free kick for Liverpool on the edge of the box. Gerrerd dangerous ball is blocked that lands at Suarez feet and his shot is saved by Schwarzer
90+ ' - Yellow for Cole
90+' - GOAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Easy job for Chelsea. 2 on one , Torres and Willian on Mingolet and Torres gives the ball to Willian who walks into the post. Mingolet could have done nothing there !!!
LIVERPOOL FANS HAVE STARTED TO LEAVE THE GROUND
FULL TIME !!!!
LIVERPOOL 0 - 2 CHELSEA !
And so here begins again the Title race again !!! The table looks very close at the top !! A slight slip could even cost the title .... Will Liverpool hold on to their league or lose the title this time too ?? With Chelsea and Man City chasing in its tail it's gonna be another year of exciting football !!
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Live Commentary :
Both the teams have announced their lineups and it looks like Liverpool look strong but with Mourinho as their manager, Chelsea fans could have all their faith. In his press conference he uses his usual "underdogs" tactic. But Brendon Rogers was still cautious on his opposition. Still about 5 minutes for the start of the match with both the teams aiming for 3 points. Also guys dont forget to REFRESH !!!
1' - Sterling looks to attack from the right wing but loses the ball
3' - Liverpool are maintaing possesion well in the opposition half
4' - Foul by Johnson on Schrrule and nearly gets a card. He must careful from now
6' - A.Cole attempts a long shot but saved well by Mingolet
7' - Good attack by Liverpool but Coutinho fails with the cross
8'- Sterling comes ahead dangerous but a superb tackle by Kalas for a corner
8' - Gerrard takes the corner that was blocked for another corner which was defended comfortably
10' - Liverpool maintaining possesion and looking to attack
11' - Suarez with great cross from outside of the box to Coutinho whose shot with his left foot hits the sidenetting . He was free and must have scored.
13' - Corner for Liverpool
13' - Turned into his own side by a Chelsea player but fortunately Cole was there but miskicks the clear and Sissoko shot goes well wide. What a wasted chance !!!
15' - Gerrard tries a shot from outside the box but is deflected that couldn't be reached by Suarez
POSSESION : LIVERPOOL 75 : 25 CHELSEA
16' - Foul by Lucas
Chelsea are concentrating on Long Throw-ins !!!
18' - Excellent through ball by Coutinho to Sterling that was intercepted by Azpilicuta
19' - Coutinho's shot goes well outside
20' - Good attack by Chelsea but Skrtel breaks it !!
20' - Yellow card for Salah for a foul on Sterling from the back
Chelsea are not interested in maintaining possesion but are concentrated on defence and to counter attack
23' - Sterling wins a corner on the left side
24' - A low cross within the box that was cleared
24' - Foul by Cole on Suarez on the right edge of the box
Liverpool looking dangerous with this free kick. Freekick was cleared
27' - Good defensive display by Liverpool
POSSESION : LIVERPOOL 75 : 25 CHELSEA
30' - Liverpool are maintaining good composure
31' - Suarez loses the ball in the attack due to pressure by Azpilicuta
32' - Liverpool players are trying to beat the offside trap but Chelsea defenders are too good to allow them within the box !!
33' - Coutinho misplaces the through ball
34' - Corner won by Salah. Lampard crosses it. Mingolet catches the cleared ball.
36' - Again a corner for Chelsea won by BA. Corner cleared by Mingolet's punch
37' - Counter attack by Chelsea. Salah's shot was blocked by Flanagan's hand. Huge Appeal, but the refree didn't see it
38' - Nearly a Goal !! Long ball intercepted by Schwarzer
39' - Corner for Chelsea. Azpilicuta cleared the ball due to pressure.
ON TARGET : LIVERPOOL 0-1 CHELSEA
40' - Suarez shoots from outside the box but misses it narrowly wide. Aimed for the top right corner
42' - Foul by Flanagan on Salah in Chelsea's half
42' - Foul by Lampard on Sterling. A very bad one and deserves a yellow card
44' - Counter attack by Chelsea. Cross by Cole is punched by Mingolet
3 minutes EXTRA TIME
45+' - Good cross by Lampard but Kalas misfired the header
45+' - GOAL !!!!!!!!!!
Gerrard misses the pass and Ba goes one on one with Mingolet and places the shot between his hands !!!
First Half comes to an end with Chelsea leading with one goal !!!
Chelsea has taken the lead in the first half and are leading, surprising for many of football fans. Mostly Chelsea must be parking the bus in the second half and prevent them from scoring. Liverpool must come up with different ideas to take up the most of this match !!!
HERE'S THE STATS OF THE MATCH SO FAR :
45' - Good Counter Attack by Liverpool at the start of the match. Really they are looking very fierce to score.
48' - Corner for Liverpool. Gerrard takes it and cleared by Ivanovic
LIVERPOOL FANS ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO HELP LIVERPOOL TAKE THE LEAD !!
50' - A huge appeal for a foul by Kalas on Sterling but referee doesn't gives it. That was on the edge of the box and a freekick would have been dangerous
52' - Suarez wins the ball in the attacking half but fails with the pass. Looked like a dangerous attack
LIVERPOOL ARE LOOKING MORE DANGEROUS WITH THEIR COUNTER ATTACK AND CROSSES !!!
STILL POSSESSION REMAINS THE SAME : LIVERPOOL 75-25 CHELSEA
55' - Gerrard's deflected shot is saved by Schwarzer
Sturridge warms up !! Giving a warning sign for Chelsea players !!
57' - Sturridge in Lucas out !!!
59' - Suarez excellent chip was saved by Schwarzer !!!!
60' - Willian in Salah out
61' - Coutinho shot goes well wide of target. He must have hoped for a better swing
62' - Schrrule with an awesome dribble beating Liverpool defenders but Mingolet saves the shot
64' - Excellent counter attack by Chelsea with Willian but Ba shoots straight onto a player
65' - Foul by Sakho on Willian from behind
CHELSEA DEFENDERS ARE CLINICAL IN CLEARING THE CROSSES !!
66' - Allen's low powered shot saved by Schwarzer
67' - Excellent technique by Gerrard to shoot but saved by Schwarzer
68' - Cross is caught by Schwarzer
69' - Free kick for Chelsea. Lampards cross is cleared
70' - Matic's shot goes very wide
CHELSEA DEFENDERS ARE NOT ALLOWING LIVERPOOL TO ENTER INTO THE BOX
74' - Gerrard's fierce shot once again saved by Schwarzer !!!
75' - Schrrule injured. Referee is having a word with Mikel and sends him to the touchline
76' - Gerrard's powerful shot goes wide of target. This man is really looking to score
77' - Cahill in for Schrrule
78' - Suarez with a chip cross finds Gerrard whose header finds the Goalkeeper's hand
80' - Coutinho with an impressive cross but it missed Suarez by inches
81' - Excellent attempt by Sterling but couldn't find the net
82' - Corners for Liverpool
CORNERS LIVERPOOL 11 : 3 CHELSEA
82' - Chelsea comes to attack rarely
83' - Ba out Torres in
Liverpool fans are booing him which is not considered as a good act
86' - Another shot by Gerrard that misses the target
Liverpool don't look like winning the game anymore !!
89' - Torres opens the attack for Chelsea
EXTRA TIME 4 MINUTES
90+ ' - Free kick for Liverpool on the edge of the box. Gerrerd dangerous ball is blocked that lands at Suarez feet and his shot is saved by Schwarzer
90+ ' - Yellow for Cole
90+' - GOAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Easy job for Chelsea. 2 on one , Torres and Willian on Mingolet and Torres gives the ball to Willian who walks into the post. Mingolet could have done nothing there !!!
LIVERPOOL FANS HAVE STARTED TO LEAVE THE GROUND
FULL TIME !!!!
LIVERPOOL 0 - 2 CHELSEA !
And so here begins again the Title race again !!! The table looks very close at the top !! A slight slip could even cost the title .... Will Liverpool hold on to their league or lose the title this time too ?? With Chelsea and Man City chasing in its tail it's gonna be another year of exciting football !!
STAY TUNED FOR MORE NEWS AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BPL WEEKEND REVIEW POST ON MONDAY !!! :) :) :)