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7 minutes ago
23 minutes – Kovacic splits Liverpool’s defense with a scraped pass from deep. Mason Mount runs behind but there’s a fraction of the weight on him and he bounces off Alisson’s arms.
9 minutes ago
19 minutes – Werner v Fabinho is shaping up to be a very intriguing battle. Chelsea move the ball towards the forward very fast and once again they are one on one with Fabinho. The Brazilian stands firm and also wins this round.
12 minutes ago
17 minutes – Chelsea moves the ball quickly on the counter, but it is Kante who is further ahead in the area and takes a moment before turning to look for a teammate, and whatever opportunities there are once he’s gone.
14 minutes ago
14 minutes – A bit of a rush of blood for Kepa who leaves the goal neglected to try to mop a ball that bounced in his area. Salah gets to the right first and turns him towards Firmino who is ready to slip him into the empty net, but Christensen covers him and arrives just in time for Chelsea.
17 minutes ago
12 minutes – Wijnaldum has a sight from over 20 yards, but he always curls up and Kepa had him well covered to boot.
18 minutes ago
11 minutes – Salah makes his way to the goal and goes to the ground in the Chelsea area. There is a roar for a penalty, but it sounded like it came from the Liverpool sideline and not from someone in the vicinity of the incident.
21 minutes ago
9 minutes – Andy Robertson goes down the left side in the overlap to win a Liverpool corner. He gets two bites on the cherry to get a good ball into the Chelsea area, but both are clear headed.
25 minutes ago
5 minutes – Trent Alexander-Arnold tries to cut the ball around the corner towards Salah, but Kepa is alert to danger and slips out of his line to claim the ball when it rebounds.
26 minutes ago
3 minutes – Werner tries to run towards Fabinho in the Liverpool box, but the Reds’ substitute central midfielder puts his body in the correct position and forces Werner to commit a soft foul.
30 minutes ago
KICK OFF: Both groups of players and the match officials kneel before kick-off, and we’re on our way to the Bridge.
32 minutes ago
TEAM NEWS: Liverpool’s new player Thiago Alcántara is set to make his Reds debut when he takes his place on the bench. Fabinho starts in the middle with Joe Gomez and Joel Matip, both injured.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Keita, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
34 minutes ago
TEAM NEWS: Just one change for Chelsea: Kovacic starts in place of Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Chelsea: Kepa, James, Christensen, Zouma, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Havertz, Werner, Mount.
37 minutes ago
Chelsea v Liverpool. Klopp against Lampard. Challengers v Champions.
It’s a super Sunday worthy of the name. The start at Stamford Bridge is in just over five minutes.
We will have team news in a moment.
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