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Liverpool vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League score, result and reaction from flat goalless draw at Anfield

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea: Mykhailo Mudryk made his Blues debut but neither side relieved the pressure on Jurgen Klopp or Graham Potter

Michael Jones
Saturday 21 January 2023 10:14 EST
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Liverpool and Chelsea continued their disappointing seasons as the injury-hit mid-table teams played out an uninspiring 0-0 draw at Anfield in the Premier League.

Chelsea thought they had raced into a third-minute lead when Kai Havertz fired home from close range after a corner, only for VAR to rule the German offside.

Liverpool seemed shorn of confidence as they looked to avoid three straight league defeats, only creating half chances with new signing Cody Gakpo missing the best of them in the opening period.

The visitors introduced big-money January arrival Mykhailo Mudryk in the second half but, while he looked lively, the Ukrainian was unable to lift the Blues, who earned a point that leaves them 10th in the standings, with Liverpool eighth.

Relive the action as Liverpool draw with Chelsea at Anfield:

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

45 mins: Chance! Cody Gakpo flicks on a long ball and picks out Naby Keita. Keita switches the play out to Mo Salah on the right wing.

He cuts inside and lets fly with a left-boot but fails to trouble the goalkeeper.

There’s four minutes of added time to play at the end of the first half.

Michael Jones21 January 2023 13:17

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

41 mins: Close! Andy Robertson brings the ball through the middle of the pitch linking up with Bajcetic and Keita before sliding the ball over to Mo Salah on the right edge of the box.

Salah looks to curl a pass back into Robertson who’s continued into the box but a deflection off Badiashile takes the ball away from the left-back and allows Kepa Arrizabalaga to scoop it up.

Michael Jones21 January 2023 13:13

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

38 mins: Chance! This is better from Liverpool. Thiago Alcantara gets up the pitch and receives the ball on the edge of the penalty area.

He checks to the right once, twice then hits one at goal. There’s a deflection but not enough to trouble Kepa Arrizabalaga who drops to his left and smothers the ball.

Michael Jones21 January 2023 13:10

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

35 mins: Stefan Bajcetic slips in midfield and lets the ball run through to Lewis Hall. The youngster tries to recover it with a lunging tackle and takes out the man instead.

He collects a yellow card.

Michael Jones21 January 2023 13:05

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

32 mins: Save! Alisson comes to the rescue for Liverpool once again! Hakim Ziyech swings a free kick into the box from the left wing and picks out Benoit Badiashile.

Badiashile meets the ball with a header and nods it at goal but Alisson drops low and palms it away!

Michael Jones21 January 2023 13:03

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

29 mins: Mo Salah and Marc Cucurella come together as Salah flicks the ball over the Chelsea defender. Cucurella goes down and needs a bit of treatment from the medical staff.

Michael Jones21 January 2023 13:01

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

26 mins: Chelsea try to bully their way into the penalty area and send the ball to Conor Gallager who then drills an effort straight at Alisson.

The Liverpool goalkeeper keeps it out without too much trouble.

Michael Jones21 January 2023 12:59

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

23 mins: Close! Chelsea send the ball over to Hakim Ziyech on the right wing and he threads one into the box to Kai Havertz who breaks away from his marker.

Havertz lays the ball off to Mason Mount who passes it across to the arriving Lewis Hall but Hall blasts his effort wide of the far post.

Michael Jones21 January 2023 12:54

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

20 mins: Nearly! Mo Salah spins in behind Marc Cucurella as James Milner dinks the ball down the line. He recovers it and looks towards goal just as the offside flag gets raised.

Chance! Lewis Hall dallies on the ball inside his onw half and has his pocket picked by Cody Gakpo. Gakpo then turns towards goal and laces a shot from range high and wide!

Michael Jones21 January 2023 12:51

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

17 mins: Nice link-up play between Harvey Elliott and Stefan Bajcetic sees them feed the ball into midfield then through Chelsea’s middle line into the feet of Cody Gakpo.

Gakpo flicks the ball behind Marc Cucurella and plays Mo Salah into space. He lays it back to James Milner whose cross is once again headed clear.

Michael Jones21 January 2023 12:48

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