Thrilling draw rules Chelsea and Liverpool signing
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Chelsea and Liverpool draw
A positive draw sealed Chelsea and their hosts Liverpool (2-2), in the game embraced by Stamford Bridge. As on Sunday evening, at the top of their 21st round of Premier League meetings.
Liverpool brace Sadio Mane (9) and Mohamed Salah (26), followed by Chelsea’s brace through Mateo Kovacic (42) and Christian Pulisic (45).
With that result, Chelsea raised their chances to 43 points in second place. While Liverpool took their tally to 42 points in third and have a game in hand.
Match Events
The first attempt of the game came in Liverpool’s favor in the sixth minute. After Mane sent a cross from Salah’s left side into the box. Which singled out Mendy with a direct shot which the Senegalese goalkeeper shone to save.
The response from Chelsea came in the seventh minute. After Arnold mistimed the ball, to reach Pulisic to single out the Liverpool keeper and try to dribble him. But Kelleher managed to break the ball up.
Liverpool opened the scoring in the ninth minute. After Mane took advantage of Chalobah’s error to clear the ball, missed the ball. And singled out Mendy for a dribble before firing straight into the net.
Chelsea tried to get back on a score in the game in the 19th minute, after Monte crossed towards uncontrolled Alonso inside the area, the latter firing a ball at the birdie that passed by the post.
Salah added Liverpool’s second goal in the 26th minute. After receiving a through-ball from Arnold on the right side of the box. After which he dodged Alonso before Mendy was surprised by a shot into the right corner.
And Chelsea managed to narrow the deficit in the 42nd minute, after Kovacic followed a ball away from keeper Kelleher, hitting a ball on the birdie from the boundary of the area, hit the post, and hit the net.