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Liverpool vs Chelsea is a major English matchup shaped by a slight Liverpool edge, frequent draws and contests that often stay within a narrow margin. Liverpool won 4–1 at Anfield on 31 January 2024, Chelsea answered 3–1 at Stamford Bridge on 4 May 2025, and the teams drew 1–1 at Anfield on 9 May 2026. A future meeting will ask which side can turn control into separation.
Past matches, Liverpool vs Chelsea
Match center
Starting eleven
Starting XI Liverpool
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25G
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17D
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5D
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4D
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6D
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38M
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10M
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30M
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8M
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73M
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18F
Chelsea Starting XI
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G
12
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D
27
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D
29
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D
6
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D
21
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M
17
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M
25
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M
10
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M
8
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M
3
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F
20
Substitutes Liverpool
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9F
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2D
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14F
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28G
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26D
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75D
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42M
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68M
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79F
Chelsea Substitutes
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D
24
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G
44
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D
34
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D
4
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D
23
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M
45
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M
72
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F
9
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F
76
Match events
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6'⚽Ryan Gravenberch Normal Goal (Asst: Rio Ngumoha)
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35'⚽Enzo Fernández Normal Goal
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49'C. Palmer Goal Disallowed - offside
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50'Cole Palmer Goal cancelled
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63'Reece James Andrey Santos
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66'A. Isak R. Ngumoha
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67'Alexander Isak Rio Ngumoha
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67'Jorrel Hato Yellow Card
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71'C. McFarlane Yellow Card
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73'Enzo Fernández Yellow Card
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77'J. Gomez I. Konate
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77'F. Chiesa C. Gakpo
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77'Federico Chiesa Cody Gakpo
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77'Joe Gomez Ibrahima Konaté
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83'Marc Cucurella Yellow Card
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88'Joe Gomez Yellow Card
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89'Moisés Caicedo Yellow Card
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90' +4Alexis Mac Allister Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Liverpool VS Chelsea
Quality often produces a tight contest
Liverpool and Chelsea have enough technical quality to make this fixture a test of execution rather than a simple hierarchy. Liverpool’s 4–1 home win on 31 January 2024 showed the hosts at their most decisive, while Chelsea’s 3–1 victory at Stamford Bridge on 4 May 2025 demonstrated an equally clear response. The 2–1 Liverpool result at Anfield on 20 October 2024 and Chelsea’s 2–1 home win on 4 October 2025 add further swings between the venues.
Draws keep the question open
The 1–1 draw at Stamford Bridge on 13 August 2023 and the same score at Anfield on 9 May 2026 underline how often the matchup resists a clean conclusion. Liverpool hold a modest overall advantage, yet Chelsea can disrupt the hosts’ rhythm by managing pressure and attacking the spaces left behind. Liverpool’s challenge is to convert territorial control into a margin. A future meeting will again ask whether one side can seize the decisive phase or whether the contest will settle into another close exchange.