Half I Chelsea vs Liverpool ends no goal, Blues 10 players page all



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LONDON, KOMPAS.com – The first part of the Chelsea vs Liverpool match ended in a goalless draw.

Chelsea vs Liverpool is the second Premier League match to be played at Stamford Bridge Stadium on Sunday (09/20/2020).

The only major event in the first half of the Chelsea vs Liverpool match was Andreas Crhistensen’s red card in the 44th minute.

The red card meant that Chelsea had to play with 10 people in the second half.

During the first half, Liverpool were slightly superior in terms of possession and chances.

Liverpool with a 55 percent possession percentage fired six shots with one of them aimed at the goal.

On the other hand, Chelsea, who played more waiting, could only fire one shot, and still did not hit the target.

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The course of the match:

Thiago Alcantara, a player that Liverpool just officially inaugurated two days ago is on the bench for this match.

On the other hand, Chelsea have two new players, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, in the front line.

During the 10 minutes of the first half, the match proceeded at a moderate pace and both teams appeared to play cautiously.

In the 13th minute, Liverpool had their first chance.

The opportunity came when Mohamed Salah won the battle for wild balls against Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who had come off the net.

Mo Salah then sent a low cross. However, Roberto Firmino was unable to use the ball after his shot was blocked by Kourt Zouma.

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Going into the 15th minute, Liverpool managed to take control of the game relying on pressing tall.

Until minute 25, the game has not changed. Chelsea attacks that are more than counterattacks and direct balls always stop before entering Liverpool’s penalty area.

In the 33rd minute, Chelsea almost opened the scoring if Timo Werner’s shot from outside the penalty area didn’t go to the left of Alisson Becker’s goal.

A minute later, it was Liverpool’s turn to have a chance. This time, the low center of Mohamed Salah has just passed in front of the Chelsea goal.

In the 44th minute, there was an incident involving Sadio Mane and Andreas Christensen. Sadio Mane is dropped from behind by Christensen on the way to catch the ball.

The incident initially earned Christensen a yellow card.

The referee then changed his decision with a red card after watching the video assistant referee (VAR) broadcast.

No more opportunities were created. The first part of the Chelsea vs Liverpool match ended in a goalless draw.

The following are the lineups of the Chelsea vs Liverpool players:

Chelsea (4-3-3): 1-Kepa Arrizabalaga; 24-Reece James, 4-Andreas Christensen, 15-Kurt Zouma, 3-Marcos Alonso; 17-Mateo Kovacic, 5-Jorginho, 7-N’Golo Kante; 29-Kai Havertz, 11-Timo Werner, 19-Mason Mount

  • Proposal: 13-Willy Caballero, 14-Fikayo Tomori, 8-Ross Barkley, 9-Tammy Abraham, 18-Olivier Giroud, 20-Callum Hudson-Odoi, 28-Cesar Azpilicueta
  • Coach: Frank Lampard

Liverpool (4-3-3): 1-Alisson Becker, 4-Virgil van Dijk, 3-Fabinho, 26-Andy Robertson, 66-Trent Alexander-Arnold; 5-Georginio Wijnaldum, 8-Naby Keita, 14-Jordan Henderson; 9-Roberto Firmino, 10-Sadio Mane, 11-Mohamed Salah

  • Proposal: 13-Adrian, 21-Kostas Tsimikas, 6-Thiago Alcantara, 7-James Milner, 17-Curtis Jones, 18-Takumi Minamino, 27-Divock Origi
  • Coach: Jürgen Klopp



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