Liverpool vs Chelsea live
List of goalscorers
End of match
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90'Huge thank you to everyone who joined today's match commentary - check out BeSoccer for the imminent match report.
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90'FULL TIME: LIVERPOOL 1 - 2 CHELSEA - Brilliant game here at Anfield, Eden Hazard's class made the difference for Chelsea - what a game. Klopp doesn't look very happy.
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90 'Mignolet is up for the corner...
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90'Hazard has stolen the show from Sturridge, great games - great goals!
September 26, 2018
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90'FIVE MINUTES ADDED TIME
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85 'GOAL: HAZARD: LIVERPOOL 1 - 2 CHELSEA - WHAT A TURN AROUND! Hazard does brilliantly to dribble through four Liverpool defenders before blasting the pall past Mignolet, this player is special.
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84'Sturridge hits the bar!
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81'Game on here at Anfield!
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78'Referee consults VAR and gives the goal, there were questions of offside.
September 26, 2018
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78 'GOAL: EMERSON: LIVERPOOL 1 - 1 CHELSEA - Liverpool play a high line from a Chelsea set piece, however fail to stay with the runners. Mignolet makes a brilliant initial save from the header, however Emerson is first to score the rebound.
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77 'Nabby Keita booked for a high tackle.
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76'PENALTY APPEAL: Shaqiri goes down in the box and asked for a penalty, nothing given as the Swiss international clearly slipped.
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74'Quite harsh on Chelsea to be trailing, out of the two sides they had looked more threatening.
September 26, 2018
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70 'Second change of the evening for Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool:
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64'Still not over that Sturridge goal, was nice.
September 26, 2018
Substitution
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64 'Second change of the game for Sarri.
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59 'First change of the night for the hosts, OFF Henderson - ON Milner.
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58'Very very very nice finish from Sturridge.
September 26, 2018
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58 'GOAL: STURRIDGE: LIVERPOOL 1 - 0 CHELSEA - WHAT A GOAL! Daniel Sturridge makes up for his earlier miss, Willy Caballero made a good save from Neita's effort, however he could only parry his shot in to Sturridge's path, who scores an incredibly acrobatic overhead kick. THRIKER!
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54'Chelsea sub.
September 26, 2018
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54'It looks like Chelsea will bring on Eden Hazard.
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53'It was an awful miss from Daniel Sturridge.
September 26, 2018
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51 'MANE MISS: How are Liverpool not ahead!? A silly header from Ross Barkley puts Chelsea under pressure, however Caballero did well to turn Mane's effort round for a corner. The resulting corner goes just over the Argentine's goal - Chelsea are riding their luck here.
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49 'Kovacic is booked, he tackled Shaqiri from behind and got more of the man than he did the ball, rash tackle.
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45 'WHAT A MISS! Christensen gifts a back-pass, Sturridge intercepts and rounds Caballero, however he somehow misses the target from eight yards out. AWFUL MISS
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45'SECOND HALF: LIVERPOOL 0 - 0 CHELSEA - We're back underway here at Anfield!
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45'Quite an entertaining first half, but we're all square here at Anfield!
September 26, 2018
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45'HALF TIME: LIVERPOOL 0 - 0 CHELSEA - Both keepers have been good, not much to separate the two teams so far.
September 26, 2018
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42'Nabby Keita is looking good.
September 26, 2018
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42'Ross Barkley is penalised for a tackle on Nabby Keita, perhaps lucky to escape a yellow card there despite getting a lot of the ball - studs were showing.
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38 'WILLY AGAIN: He does well to stop Mane's header from a Shaqiri cross.
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36 'SAVE FROM CABALLERO: Very good save from Willy, he acrobatically springs across his goal to parry Keita's effort out for a corner.
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33'Good aerial defending from Matip, he get a flick on a header to deny Eden Hazard.
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31'Don't forget that we have VAR during this EFL Cup clash, if the referee / VAR referee feel the need to call upon the technology - no need there, he was looking for the penalty.
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30'PENALTY CLAIM: Keita went down in the box under a Gary Cahil challenge, however it is a BLATANT DIVE - referee does not decide to book him, however.
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29'Moreno has picked up a knock, looks to be a twisted ankle.
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27'The moment where Morata thought he'd scored....Mignolet has been on top so far.
September 26, 2018
Yellow card
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26 'Joel Matip booked for dragging down Kovacic from behind, silly booking.
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25'Mignolet has made the best start to the game.
September 26, 2018
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25'It's fair to say that Chelsea have made the better start to the game.
September 26, 2018
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24'Back tackle from Cristensen, however Moreno decided to quickly take the free kick and restart play.
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20'Marata is offside after a Willian cross. Good decision from the officials.
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18 'MIGNOLET AGAIN: The Belgian does well to block Morata at his near post, after he does well to create space by doing a neat Cruyff turn. Very bright start form the visitors.
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17 'MIGNOLET SAVE: Big chance for Chelsea, Morata was through one on one with Mignolet after a brilliant pass from Fabregas, however the Spaniard could not chip the ball over Mignolet from close range.
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13'STATS: Possession, Liverpool 41%, Chelsea 59%
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10 'Ross Barkley goes for the spectacular from 25 yards out, it goes well wide.
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7'Willian blazes the free kick well over the crossbar.
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6'Moses is hacked down by Moreno.
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4 'Nabby Keita drives an effort straight at Caballero, another routine save. Both keepers making rare cup appearances - this is Mignolet's first game since January.
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3 'Chelsea win the first corner of the game, Victor Moses has made a bright start. The resulting corner forces Mignolet into a routine save from Christensen's looping header.
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1'First foul of the game as Ross Barkley, who makes his Merseyside return (former Everton player), is upended.
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1'KICK OFF: CHELSEA 0 - 0 LIVERPOOL - Chelsea take the kick off and are kicking from left to right.
Start of match
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PRVWBoth managers have made eight chances here, it should be an interesting one!
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PRVWTEAMS ARE OUT! The two teams are out here at Anfield, Liverpool wearing their customary red, with Chelsea wearing blue.
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PRVWHere's a look inside Liverpool's dressing room, kick off only 20 minutes away!
September 26, 2018
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PRVWCHELSEA ARRIVE.
September 26, 2018
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PRVWLIVERPOOL ARRIVE.
September 26, 2018
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PRVWChelsea have progressed from each of their last seven League Cup third round ties since losing 4-3 to Newcastle United in 2010-11.
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PRVWThis is the eighth League Cup meeting between Liverpool and Chelsea and the first at the third round stage since November 2000, when the Reds won 2-1 at Anfield with goals from Danny Murphy and Robbie Fowler.
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PRVWPREAMBLE: Liverpool have won only two of their last 14 games against Chelsea in all competitions (D7 L5), with both victories coming at Stamford Bridge.
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PRVWFabinho makes his full Liverpool debut today.
September 26, 2018
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PRVWCHELSEA XI: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahil, Emerson, Fabregas, Kovacic, Barkley, Moses, Willian, Morata.
September 26, 2018
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PRVWLIVERPOOL XI: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Matip, Moreno, Fabinho, Milner, Keita, Shaqiri, Mane, Sturridge.
September 26, 2018
Pre-match
26 September 2018, 22:45
Referee: Kevin Friend
Stadium: Anfield
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PRVWGood evening and welcome to today's BeSoccer live text coverage from Anfield. It's Liverpool v Chelsea in the EFL Cup and it should be a cracker. Team news to follow.