Early morning, August 29, Beijing time.
England Premier Soccer League
Round 3 of the tournament is being played at Anfield.
Liverpool (England)
Chelsea
In the first 2 rounds of the new season, both teams have 6 points from 2 wins and have scored 5 goals and conceded 0. Both ends of the season
England Premier Soccer League
The favorites to win the league title are evenly matched with 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in their last 10 meetings.
Liverpool (England)
Slight advantage of 14 goals scored and 12 conceded. Last season.
Liverpool (England)
2:0 away win
Chelsea
, 0-1 loss at home, one win on each end.
In this rematch at Anfield, looking at past conditions.
Liverpool (England)
Not much of a home advantage, with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 5 home games.
For the last two seasons.
Liverpool (England)
There were simply no reinforcements to add to the squad, with Portuguese striker Jota brought in for the 2020 summer window.
Chelsea
On the other hand, it is a big attraction to strengthen, in the summer of 2020 brought in Werner, Havertz, Thiago Silva and many other capable players, and this year's summer window spent 115 million euros to welcome back the Belgian winger Romelu Lukaku, as well as the intention to bring in Sevilla's lineup of French central defender Conde.
This game, the two sides obviously must win, in order to hold on to the lead in the standings. If you lose, the road to the championship will be off the chain, in the end, there are still the Manhattan twins eyeing. If the two ends of the draw, then the cheapest of the city of Manchester two male.
In terms of the overall strength of the lineup.
Liverpool (England)
The starting eleven is stronger.
Chelsea
Bench depth is thicker.
In this campaign, Klopp sent out the usual 433 starting formation, Firmino, Mane, Salah form a trident, midfielder Elliott forward, Fabinho, Henderson dragged back, Van Dijk, Matip form a double center back, left and right backs Robertson, Arnold, goalkeeper Alisson.
Chelsea
Instead, it's a 343 formation, with newcomer Romelu Lukaku up top at center forward, Havertz and Mount at left and right, and a midfield four of Xabi Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Reus...
James (name)
, three center backs Rüdiger, Christensen, and Aspilicueta, and goalkeeper Eduard Mendy.
After the opening kickoff, the hosts
Liverpool (England)
It wasn't much of an advantage. Van Dijk failed to carry Lukaku's attack in the 18th minute, but the Belgian winger's cross was cleared. 21st minute.
Chelsea
The corner kick was taken and Havertz threw his head at the front post to score.
Liverpool (England)
Chelsea
The score is down.
Liverpool (England)
Still underdogs in the offense. Klopp was the first to make a substitution in the 41st minute, replacing the ineffective Firmino with Wakita.
Near the end of the first half.
Chelsea
A tragic blow to the
Liverpool (England)
The corner kick was taken and there was a melee in front of the goal. The referee, after a VAR cue
James (name)
Red card for handball.
Chelsea
A penalty was also awarded. Salah took the penalty shot to equalize.
After the break, Tuchel made forced substitutions, replacing goal-scorer Havertz with center back Thiago Silva and Kovacic with Kante, clearly going for a defensive stance, removing Havertz on the offensive end and leaving only winger Romelu Lukaku up front looking for a fight.
In the second half, the numerically superior
Liverpool (England)
Sweeping away the first half on offense, repeatedly suggested offensive, obviously to take advantage of the opponent's good opportunity to play one less person, home to take a strong opponent.
In the end, the battle of red and blue ended in a 1:1 draw at Anfield.
Liverpool (England)
Failure to capitalize on a good opportunity to beat a tough opponent playing at home with an extra man for half a game cost them a great opportunity to hold on to their lead in the table against their main rivals in the title race. For
Chelsea
Away from home, a point in the second half with one less player is a pretty good result. The Man City duo have a good opportunity to chase.
