In the 77th minute, the Liverpool defense was confused and left Joao Felix to have a chance to finish in the penalty area. Luck was on the side of the visitors when the ball went over the bar. Immediately after Felix’s shot, Jordan Henderson got angry with Alisson Becker. The Brazilian goalkeeper also responded to the captain with a harsh attitude.
During the trip to Stamford Bridge, Liverpool’s attack had a lackluster performance. Roberto Firmino left the field without a shot. Darwin Nunez was the most prominent player, but there were only two shots on target and both were easily neutralized by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
After the 7-0 win over Man United, Liverpool seemed to have revived. But no, Jurgen Klopp’s teachers and students went through a series of 4 consecutive matches without knowing the smell of victory, including 3 defeats, and continued to face difficulties in the top 4 race.
At this time, “The Kop” is 7 points behind the 4th ranked team, Tottenham, and still has a match in hand. However, Man United is equal to Spurs but still has two games left.
Meanwhile, the 2022/23 season has almost gone with Chelsea. The West London team stomped on 11th place, 11 points behind Man Utd’s 5th place, and played more than two games.
Chelsea was stripped of two goals in the draw with Liverpool
At home, Chelsea entered the game with confidence. The return of N’Golo Kante keeps the midfield of “The Blues” running smoothly. The French star and Enzo Fernandez dominate the midfield and provide the ball for the strikers.
On the day Virgil van Dijk was absent due to illness, Chelsea did not face many obstacles to close the Liverpool goal. A series of delicious opportunities were created by the host, but Kai Havertz, Matteo Kovacic, and Joao Felix all missed even though there was only goalkeeper Alisson Becker in front of him.
Chelsea had to resort to a messy situation to k/n/o/c/k d/o/w/n the Liverpool defense. In the 26th minute, Reece James shot a beautiful long shot into the net of the visitors, but the goal was denied by VAR because Enzo was offside when participating in the attack.
After a series of missed opportunities to face, Havertz put the ball into the Liverpool net in the 50th minute. VAR once again stepped in and extinguished the joy of the home fans. The ball hi//t the former Leverkusen striker’s hand before going into the net.
On the day the midfield played poorly, Liverpool did not create many opportunities toward the home goal. Diogo Jota and Robert Firmino lost in the attack. Mohamed Salah came in but could not make a difference. What “The Kop” did was only two long shots that Kepa saved from Joe Gomez and Fabinho in the first half of injury time.
The match ended with a score of 0-0. Chelsea and Liverpool have 4 consecutive points in the Premier League. The two clubs in the “Big Four” group hold each other in the middle of the rankings. Liverpool is 8th while Chelsea is 11th.
