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Chelsea and Liverpool held each other with a 2-2 draw, helping Man City to be the biggest beneficiary. After round 21, Man City maintained the top spot with 53 points, 10 points ahead of Chelsea and 11 points ahead of Liverpool in the race to win the Premier League this season. In which, all 4 goals were scored in the first half, Liverpool leading 2-0 by Mane and Salah in the 9th and 26th minutes, but at the end of the first half Chelsea equalized 2-2 thanks to 2 goals from Kovacic scored in the 42nd minute and Pulisic scored. minutes 45+1. In the second half, both teams tried to score to win, but neither side could make a breakthrough, causing them to leave the field with a draw.

90+2′: The match was tense, but both teams played closely, because making a mistake now means losing the match, so the chances are still not there to have a breakthrough to get more goals.

90′: The match is overtime 4 minutes.

89′: Liverpool replaced Mane to rest, replaced by Curtis Jones to strengthen the defense.

88′: Liverpool’s defense is still standing, when actively stepping back to protect the score.

81′: Chelsea are awarded a free kick in front of the penalty area after Kovacic is fouled on the ball. Mount took a free kick to bounce off the fence, then shot back, but goalkeeper Kelleher managed to close the corner to catch it.

79′: Coach Tuchel then replaced Havertz to rest, replaced by striker Hudson-Odoi.

77′: The match is paused because Keita is injured after a collision with Havertz in the head.

75′: The speed of the game is somewhat reduced after the substitution between the two teams because the tactical adjustment has not yet met the requirements. Liverpool held more of the ball, but Chelsea still kept the tight play.

72′: Pulisic almost makes a breakthrough for Chelsea, but his shot goes over the bar.

70′: The substitutions of both teams aim to strengthen the midfield. Chelsea, after the presence of Jorginho playing next to Kovacic, then Kante will be pushed to play more attacking.

69′: Liverpool made two consecutive substitutions, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita replaced Diogo Jota and James Milner. While Chelsea brought in Jorginho to replace Trevoh Chalobah.

65′: The game continued to fall into a tug-of-war, and tit-for-tat between the two teams. There is still no chance to make a breakthrough for Chelsea or Liverpool to take the lead.

58′: Salah and Mane combined, giving the Senegalese a second chance to score in the match, but goalkeeper Mendy continued to save for Chelsea.

55′: The pace of the game is being pushed up very high, Chelsea and Liverpool both continuously create scoring opportunities.

52′: Liverpool immediately responded when Jota had the opportunity to force goalkeeper Mendy to clear the ball, but the referee then ruled for offside.

50′: The game is struggling between the two teams, with close movements from players on both sides to gain control.

45+3: Chelsea almost made it 3-2 when two consecutive shots from Havertz and Mount sent the ball wide of the goal.

From a quick ball, Kante created an assist for Pulisic to penetrate the penalty area to score a spectacular equalizer for Chelsea.

45′: After the goal to shorten the score, at the end of the first half, the Chelsea players are increasing the pressure and speeding up the game to hope for an equalizer.

35′: Salah nearly raised the score for Liverpool after a quick counter-attack, but the Egyptian striker handled it a bit cumbersomely before shooting the ball over the bar.

27′: Starting from Alexander-Arnold’s pass, striker Salah showed his class when he easily passed the Chelsea defense with a narrow shot to knock down goalkeeper Mendy to make it 2-0. This goal difference shows that although Liverpool have little control of the ball, by playing more effectively they are leading Chelsea with a safe distance.

25′: Liverpool are playing firmly close to the Chelsea players, creating an attractive double attack despite having less time to control the ball (only 32%).

17′: The match became hotter with disputes on the pitch, Chelsea’s Pulisic received a yellow card for a foul on Liverpool’s Jota.

15′: Chelsea are holding 67% of the ball, but the opportunities created have not been used to score against Liverpool’s dense defence.

9′: Mane opened the scoring for Liverpool when the Chelsea defense made a mistake.

3′: Chelsea soon put pressure on and organized many attacks on the Liverpool field, they also soon enjoyed the first corner.

Chelsea and Liverpool are currently ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively in the English Premier League, losing 11 and 12 points respectively to the top team Man City.

Coach Tuchel said of the decision to remove Romelu Lukaku: “Things have become too noisy, things have gone too far to affect the club, and above all very close to the game (against Liverpool). So I had to decide to protect the preparation for the match. Of course, I spoke with him twice after the interview was broadcast, and with the key players in the team. But then we realized the problem was too big, so I needed to make a decision to keep the team stable.”

During the trip to Stamford Bridge, Liverpool also lacked coach Jurgen Klopp due to Covid-19 infection 1 day before the match, replacing the director will be assistant Pepijn Lijnders.

Both teams are missing many stars in the match of round 21 of the English Premier League. Chelsea striker Lukaku was disciplined internally, while Liverpool’s trio including goalkeeper Alisson Becker, midfielder Roberto Firmino and defender Joel Matip did not play because of Covid-19 infection.

Line-ups for 2 teams:

Chelsea: Mendy; Chalobah, Silva, Rudiger; Azpilicueta, Kovacic, Kante, Alonso; Pulisic, Mount, Havertz.

Liverpool: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Fabinho, Milner, Henderson; Salah, Jota, Mane.