Liverpool vs Chelsea

28 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Mohamed Salah 45+5’ (pen)
  • Kai Havertz 22’

Match summary

Liverpool and Chelsea drew 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Kai Havertz put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 22nd minute, set up by Reece James and Mohamed Salah equalised from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time.

Liverpool had the better of the chances, with 2.08 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Chelsea's 0.57 from 6. Chelsea had a player sent off.

Match stats

Liverpool Chelsea
24 Shots 6
7 Shots on Target 3
12 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2.08 xG 0.57
1.32 Non-penalty xG 0.57
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Liverpool Chelsea
Kick-off
22’
Kai Havertz
Assist: Reece James0-1 (Chelsea)
Mohamed Salah
Penalty1-1 (Liverpool)
45+5’
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Reece James
  • Edouard Mendy
  • Antonio Rüdiger

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 2.08 0.57 22’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), 0-1 22’ 45+5’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 1-1 45+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.08 0.57 22’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), 0-1 Havertz 22’ 45+5’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 1-1 Salah 45+5’
Liverpool 2.08 xGChelsea 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Liverpool attacking 
50’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 10’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 35’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 46’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 64’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 35’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 26’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 66’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 89’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 56’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 36’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 90’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 60’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 11’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 10’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 35’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 46’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 35’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 46’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 26’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 66’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 89’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 56’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 36’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 90’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 60’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 11’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF902 0.090.375
Joel Matip DEF902 0.180.000
Virgil van Dijk DEF903 0.050.000
Andrew Robertson DEF901 0.020.164
Fabinho MID902 0.030.000
Harvey Elliott MID902 0.090.051
Jordan Henderson MID802 0.310.000
Mohamed Salah FWD9013 0.920.113
Roberto Firmino FWD420 0.000.000
Sadio Mané FWD903 0.220.000
Diogo Jota Sub483 0.170.000
Thiago Alcántara Sub100 0.000.051
Konstantinos Tsimikas Sub10 0.000.101

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 40% Avg odds 2.43
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.32
Chelsea win 31% Avg odds 3.07

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

Form going into the game

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Chelsea LWLWW

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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.