Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of what could well be a highly significant encounter in the battle to finish in the top four. Champions Liverpool will be desperate to end their recent Anfield woes and pick up three vital points against one of their main rivals for the Champions League berths. However, fifth-placed Chelsea are proving a tough nut to crack under Thomas Tuchel and will be confident they can enhance their own late season surge. Kick off 20:15 GMT.
Premier League / Matchday 29
Anfield / 04.03.2021
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Updated 04/03/2021 at 22:28 GMT
65'
Salah is shaking his head on the bench. He can't believe he's been taken off.
65'
Liverpool have not had a shot on target yet. Chelsea have had five.
64'
Firmino meets Robertson's left-wing cross but flicks his header well wide.
63'
LIVERPOOL CHANGE: Jota on, Jones off.
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On
Diogo Jota
Liverpool
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Off
M. Salah
Liverpool
Blocked Shots1
Fouls1
62'
LIVERPOOL CHANGE: Salah off, Oxlade Chamberlain on.
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On
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
Liverpool
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Off
C. Jones
Liverpool
Fouls1
Fouls against1
Wide1
61'
Alexander Arnold tries his luck from 35 yards and sees it blocked. Liverpool are lacking ideas when they need to probe and be patient.
60'
Almost Jota time. Klopp has seen enough.
58'
56'
CLOSE! Werner is a whisker away from connecting with Ziyech's arced pass into the box.
54'
OFF THE LINE! Chelsea carve the hosts open once more. Ziyech gets his shot beyond Alisson but Robertson is well placed to hack it off the line.
53'
Liverpool just about survive another Chelsea attack where the visitors caught that high line out. Chilwell cut the ball back too far from the byline and Kante took too long lining up the shot.
52'
50'
Fabinho meets TAA's right-wing corner but can't direct his header on target.
49'
There's a nervy moment or so for Kante after VAR checks the ball hitting his hand from Firmino's cross. To be fair, the Chelsea man was very close to the Brazilian. It would be a very harsh award and VAR agrees it's not a spot kick.
48'
That was more like the Liverpool of old. Mane races at the heart of the Blues defence with purpose. He lays it wide to TAA, who drills a low ball into the six-yard box, but there's no red shirt there to provide a finish.
47'
How long until Klopp turns to Jota?
2nd Half
46'
KICK OFF! Liverpool get us back underway attacking the Kop end.
End of 1st Half
45+1'
HT: Liverpool 0-1 Chelsea.
45'
One minute added.
44'
VIDEO: Take a bow Mr Mount.
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