Liverpool beats Chelsea and maintains leadership of the Premier League
Number 11 scores and assists in a 2-1 win for the Reds, who now have ten games without losing to their rivals
SUMMARY
This Sunday, Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 in the 8th round of the Premier League. Salah was the star of the show at Anfield. The Egyptian star scored a penalty and provided the assist for Curtis Jones’ decisive goal. Nicolas Jackson scored the only goal for the Blues.
THE GAME
It was a very balanced opening period. Chelsea were playing better and dominated the attacking action until the 29th minute, when Curtis Jones was brought down in the box by Colwill. Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool from the spot. The home team controlled the game from the goal onwards. The referee awarded another penalty to the Reds in injury time, but disallowed it after a VAR review. 1-0 to Liverpool in the first half.
The equalizer came early in the second half. Nicolas Jackson received the ball from Caicedo, came face to face with Kelleher and got the better of the shot. Two minutes later, in the 5th minute, Salah found a precise cross for Curtis Jones, who shot with the tip of his boot to beat Sánchez. Both teams created chances in attack, but the score remained 2-1 for the Reds until the final whistle.
TABOO
This was Chelsea’s tenth consecutive winless match against Liverpool. The London club’s last win against the Reds was in 2021. This is now three consecutive wins for Liverpool.
