In the past seven home games, Chelsea have scored 5 wins and 2 draws against Liverpool. In the 3 1 confrontation between the two sides in the history of the Premier League, Chelsea 14 wins and 6 draws 1 1 losses, of which home 1 wins and 3 draws1losses. This is a 150 match in the history of the two teams. Prior to this, Liverpool had the upper hand with 67 wins, 30 draws and 52 losses. Carvalho, who was released from the ban, and Lampard, who returned from injury, returned to the starting line-up, and Anelka played against his old club. Liverpool striker Fernando Torres was out due to injury, while Finn, Riise, Babel and Dirk Kuijt came off the bench.
After the opening, the two sides played a fast rhythm. In the 3rd minute, Belletti was given a yellow card warning for handball in the backcourt. In the 5 th minute, Anelka quickly counterattacked and passed Joe Cole, but Skrtel intercepted it. In the first15th minute, Finnan made a cross from the right, and Crouch headed the ball to the left of the penalty area 12 yards and missed the near corner. Liverpool/Kloc-almost scored in 0/8 minutes, Riise crossed from the left, Crouch headed the ferry, Babel returned, Crouch 14 yards left foot strafed, and the ball missed the right post. In the 20th minute, Gerrard crossed Carvalho from the right, Crouch 10 yards headed the goal and sent it to Cech's heart.
Then Barak passed the ball and Belletti's long shot from the right was confiscated by Reina. In the 25th minute, Joe Cole cut into the restricted area from the left and was tackled by Javier Mascherano. Referee Riley refused to punish him. In the 29th minute, Crouch headed the ball to the periphery, and Lucas missed 22 yards. In the 38th minute, Kuyt made a cross from the right and Crouch headed wide from a small angle. Anelka's two outside shots were blocked by Skrtel and Gerrard respectively, but the subsequent corner kick did not pose a threat to Liverpool's goal. In the 4th1minute, when Babel was fighting for the top, the handball was given a yellow card warning.
In the 49th minute, Babel quickly counterattacked and cut into the left side of the restricted area to break through Belletti beautifully, but in the end, the ball was too big and was confiscated by Cech. In the 50th minute, Ballack fouled Gerrard in front of the penalty area, but Gerrard's free kick from 25 yards hit the wall. In the 52nd minute, Anelka's cross from the left was cleared, and Makelele missed volley 35 yards away. In the 60th minute, Gerrard made a direct pass, and Babel's shot at the left side of the restricted area 15 yards was blocked by Belletti. Mascherano kicked the ball and beat Riley, and the referee fell to the ground, which also eased the atmosphere of the game a little.
In the 62nd minute, Riise got a yellow card for a tactical foul on Lampard in the backcourt. In the 64th minute, Malouda replaced Wright-Phillips. In the 67th minute, Malouda took a corner kick and Alex headed the ball wide. In the 7th1minute, Mikel came back from the Africa Cup of Nations to replace Lampard, and Pennant also replaced Babel. In the 73rd minute, Carvalho got a yellow card for a foul on Crouch's elbow. In the 78th minute, Alex got a yellow card for a tactical foul on Skrtel in the frontcourt.
Chelsea barely broke the deadlock in the 8th1minute, Mikel crossed, Ashley Cole crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and Ballack 14 yards volleyed wide of the right post. In the 84th minute, Gerrard made a direct pass, Kuyt made a cross from the right side of the restricted area, and Pennant 1 1 yard headed the ball wide. In the 86th minute, Pizarro replaced Joe Cole. In the 88th minute, Malouda made a cross from the left, and Riise's "diving to the top" return pass almost caused an own goal. In the 90th minute, Gerrard made a direct pass to Dirk Kuyt, and Cech attacked in time to confiscate the ball.
Chelsea appearance lineup (4-3-3): 1- cech; Belletti, Carvalho, Alex, Ashley Cole; 4- Makelele, 13- Barak, 8- Lampard (7 1', 12- Mikel); 24- Wright Phillips (64', 15- Malouda), 10- Joe Cole, 39- Anelka.
Liverpool appearance lineup (4-4-2):25- Reina; 3- Finnan, 37- Skrtel, 23- Carragher, 6- Riise; 20- Mascherano, 8- Gerard, 2 1- Lucas, 19- Babel (72', 16- Pennant); 18- Kuyt, 15- Crouch