Chelsea faced off against Liverpool at Anfield earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a win on the road in the Premier League. The Blues made a poor start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 23rd minute when Diogo Jota got his name on the scoresheet. Conor Bradley scored the home team’s second goal in the 39th minute as Mauricio Pochettino’s men went into the half-time break 2-0 down on the scoreline.
The West London club conceded their third goal in the 65th minute when Dominik Szoboszlai scored with a solid header. Christopher Nkunku got a goal back for Chelsea in the 71st minute. However, the Blues conceded again in the 79th minute when Luis Diaz found the back of the net. The match ended with Chelsea suffering a lackluster 4-1 loss at Merseyside.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player performed during the clash against the Reds.
GK: Dorde Petrovic – 7/10
Petrovic made a lot of crucial saves at the back to keep the scoreline somewhat respectable.
RB: Axel Disasi – 6/10
He did his fair share of defending but it was not enough tonight.
CB: Thiago Silva – 6/10
Silva made some costly errors when defending inside his half.
CB: Benoit Badiashile – 6/10
He was too slow to react to the danger and won’t be happy about conceding four times during the game.
LB: Ben Chilwell – 5.5/10
He lacked quality on the ball and looked shaky at the back.
CM: Moises Caicedo – 6/10
Caicedo failed to get a foothold in the game and was replaced in the 65th minute.
CM: Enzo Fernandez – 6.5/10
He worked hard at the centre of the park but failed to make a difference in the final third.
RW: Noni Madueke – 6/10
Madueke made one good run with the ball but never looked like he would score.
CAM: Conor Gallagher – 6/10
Gallagher failed to trouble the Liverpool defenders but produced a disjointed display tonight.
LW: Raheem Sterling – 6/10
He came back to defend when he could but failed to register a goal.
ST: Cole Palmer – 6/10
Palmer was quiet for most of the game and was replaced in the 84th minute.
Substitutes:
RM: Malo Gusto – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well.
ST: Christopher Nkunku – 7/10
Nkunku scored with a great finish in the second half.
LW: Mykhailo Mudryk – 6/10
He added some pace to Pochettino’s attack.
CM: Carney Chukwuemeka – 6.5/10
He picked up an assist for setting up Nkunku’s goal.
CM: Cesare Casadei – N/A
