CHELSEA LOOKING TO GET BACK ON TRACK Hello and welcome to this afternoon's coverage of Chelsea's meeting with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel's side are looking to salvage their listing title challenge following a disappointing December, while the visitors can leapfrog their rivals and go second with a win.

Premier League / Matchday 21

Stamford Bridge / 02.01.2022

Chelsea

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Liverpool

M. Kovacic(42')
C. Pulisic(45+1')

S. Mané(9')
M. Salah(26')

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ByDan Quarrell

Updated 02/01/2022 at 18:33 GMT

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18:30

MATCH REPORT

Now that you've had time to catch your breath, here's our take on the game.

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End of 2nd Half

NO WINNERS AT STAMFORD BRIDGE

Despite the second half being played at the same manic tempo as the first, neither side could find a winning goal. Chelsea are now 10 points behind league leaders Manchester City, who will be quietly pleased with this result, while Liverpool remain third.

90+1'

WASTED OPPORTUNITY

Tsimikas gets past Mount on the left and wins a corner for Liverpool but, having taken it himself, he fails to get his delivery past the first defender.

89'

LIVERPOOL MAKE THIRD SUBSTITUTION

Mane comes off, with Curtis Jones replacing him.

C. Jones

Liverpool

Off

S. Mané

Liverpool

Goals1

On target2

Yellow Cards1

Fouls1

87'

SET-PIECE THREAT

Pulisic wins another corner from Tsimikas and Alonso whips in a good delivery, but Liverpool just about get it clear.

85'

CHELSEA PRESSURE

There are blue shirts buzzing menacingly around the box now, with Liverpool dropping deeper and deeper. Chelsea win a corner and Rudiger gets on the end of it, but glances his header wide.

83'

KONATE BOOKED

Hudson-Odoi races down the right flank only to be nudged over by Konate, who sees yellow.

Yellow card

I. Konaté

Liverpool

Yellow Cards1

Fouls2

Wide1

82'

CHANCES AT BOTH ENDS

Chelsea win a free kick and Mount slams it into the wall, only to call Kelleher into action on the follow-up. Liverpool go up the other end and Mane almost gets in behind, but Mendy goes into sweeper keeper mode to clear up.

79'

ANOTHER CHANGE FOR CHELSEA

As it turns out, that was Havertz's last act of the game. He comes off for Callum Hudson-Odoi.

C. Hudson-Odoi

Chelsea

Off

K. Havertz

Chelsea

Blocked Shots1

Fouls2

Fouls against1

Offsides1

76'

KONATE DOWN

There's a coming-together between Havertz and Ibrahima Konate which leaves the latter crumpled on the turf. Havertz caught him with an elbow, but escapes without a booking.

70'

TUCHEL MAKES A CHANGE

... with Chalobah coming off for Jorginho, which could see Chelsea switch from a back three to a back four.

Jorginho

Chelsea

Off

T. Chalobah

Chelsea

Fouls against3

Free Kicks1

69'

JOTA OFF, OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN ON

Liverpool make a double substitution, Jota and James Milner swapping out for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita respectively.

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

Liverpool

Off

Diogo Jota

Liverpool

Fouls4

Fouls against1

Offsides1

64'

TSIMIKAS FIRES WIDE

Liverpool win a corner and it falls for Salah, who tees up Tsimikas on the edge of the area. He looks to rifle a shot into the far corner, but it streaks wide of the post.

61'

KELLEHER SAVES!

Pulisic gets a shot away in the area only for Kelleher to show impressive reflexes, pushing it up into the air before gathering as it falls back to earth.

58'

MANE GOES CLOSE!

Mane plays a quick one-two with Salah before dancing past Thiago Silva and forcing Mendy into another save. Both sides are playing at a furious tempo at the moment.

56'

SALAH DENIED!

Jota wins the ball in midfield and picks out Salah, who sees Mendy off his line and almost catches him out from 30 yards. The Chelsea keeper backpedals at speed and makes a desperate save.

53'

SET-PIECE DANGER

Rudiger rises highest at a corner, but he fails to fully connect with his header and Liverpool manage to scramble the ball clear.

51'

OFFSIDE!

Jota runs onto a good pass from Fabinho and forces Mendy into a diving save, but the offside flag was raised regardless.

50'

ALONSO GOES CLOSE!

Kante starts a move which ends with Alonso cutting inside on the left and unleashing a shot which rises over the crossbar.

2nd Half

46'

GAME RESTARTS

Will the second half be as frantic at the first? We can only hope so.

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