Chelsea vs Liverpool

2 January 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

  • Mateo Kovacic 42’
  • Christian Pulisic 45+1’
  • Sadio Mané 9’
  • Mohamed Salah 26’

Match summary

Chelsea and Liverpool shared the points in a 2-2 draw. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Sadio Mané put Liverpool ahead in the 9th minute, Mohamed Salah made it 0-2 in the 26th minute, set up by Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mateo Kovacic pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 42nd minute, and Christian Pulisic equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by N'Golo Kanté.

Liverpool had the better of the chances, with 1.79 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Chelsea's 1.40 from 15.

Match stats

Chelsea Liverpool
15 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.39 xG 1.79
1.39 Non-penalty xG 1.79
8 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Chelsea Liverpool
Kick-off
9’
Sadio Mané0-1 (Liverpool)
26’
Mohamed Salah
Assist: Trent Alexander-Arnold0-2 (Liverpool)
Mateo Kovacic1-2 (Chelsea)
42’
Christian Pulisic
Assist: N'Golo Kanté2-2 (Chelsea)
45+1’
Half-time2-2
Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • Christian Pulisic
Liverpool
  • Ibrahima Konaté
  • Sadio Mané

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.40 1.79 9’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 0-1 9’ 26’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 0-2 26’ 42’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), 1-2 42’ 45+1’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), 2-2 45+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.40 1.79 9’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 0-1 Mané 9’ 26’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 0-2 Salah 26’ 42’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), 1-2 Kovacic 42’ 45+1’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), 2-2 Pulisic 45+1’
Chelsea 1.40 xGLiverpool 1.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Chelsea attacking 
9’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 62’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 6’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 46’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 26’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 36’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 48’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 58’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 87’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 16’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 24’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 72’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 9’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 62’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 6’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 46’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 26’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 36’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 48’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 58’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 87’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 41’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 72’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF901 0.100.000
Trevoh Chalobah DEF750 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta MID900 0.000.061
Marcos Alonso MID904 0.220.452
Mateo Kovacic MID9012 0.040.000
N'Golo Kanté MID9010 0.000.423
Christian Pulisic MID9013 0.700.000
Mason Mount MID904 0.250.142
Kai Havertz FWD841 0.080.000
Jorginho Sub150 0.000.000
Callum Hudson-Odoi Sub60 0.000.021

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 37% Avg odds 2.61
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.48
Liverpool win 35% Avg odds 2.72

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea WDDWD
Liverpool WWWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea, 28 Aug 21 Next meeting: Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea, 21 Jan 23  All Chelsea vs Liverpool meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.