Reduced to 10 just before the break, Chelsea held firm on Liverpool’s turf by snatching a 1-1 draw.
A shock that keeps all its promises ! For the third day of the Premier League, the European champion Chelsea was on the pitch of an incandescent Anfield to face Liverpool. A duel that initially turned in favor of the team led by Thomas Tuchel. From a corner, it was Kai Havertz who opened the scoring with a header lobbing Alisson (22nd, 0-1). Solid, the Blues had several times the opportunity to dig the mark, without success, and were going to bite their fingers.
On a confused situation in the penalty area, Reece James pushed the ball over the line of the hand. After consulting the VAR, the referee did not hesitate, pointed the penalty and drew the red card. A gift that did not deny Mohamed Salah, who deceived Edouard Mendy (45th, 1-1). At the return of the locker room, Thomas Tuchel was forced to change his device by bringing in Thiago Silva and Matteo Kovacic. Brave, Jorginho’s team-mates held on to the fury of the home side to finally snatch a valuable 1-1 draw. Liverpool can bite their fingers.
Two wins in two games, it is on these bases that Liverpool and Chelsea met, Saturday 28 August, as part of the 3rd matchday of the Premier League. Reds and Blues neutralised each other in a match that saw Chelsea open the scoring through Kai Havertz (22e) before Mohamed Salah equalised just before the break from the penalty spot (45+5e).
Reduced to ten after the expulsion of Reece James, guilty of the hand in the box that had caused the penalty, the Londoners nevertheless resisted until the end the somewhat disorderly forcing of Jürgen Klopp’s men.
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