Defeating Chelsea, Liverpool returns to the top

Liverpool are rated higher than Chelsea in the highlight match of round 8 of the 2024-25 Premier League. In addition to the home field advantage, The Kop is still unbeaten in all 10 recent matches against Chelsea, in which they won 5 matches and drew 5 matches.

Liverpool mainly attacked on the right flank, where Mohamed Salah was. In the 25th minute, Colwill collided with the "Egyptian King" in the penalty area, but referee John Brooks did not award a penalty.

After the "close call", the Chelsea defender did not learn from his experience and continued to tackle Curtis Jones inaccurately just 3 minutes later. This time, the referee pointed straight to the penalty spot. Mohamed Salah successfully took the penalty kick, opening the score for Liverpool.

Salah successfully kicked the penalty, opening the score for Liverpool.

Liverpool played better in the first half. They had more shots and threatened Robert Sanchez's goal many times. Chelsea only had 3 shots in the first half and all were off target. But early in the second half, The Blues surprisingly scored an equalizer thanks to Nicolas Jackson.

He moved skillfully into the space between centre-back Van Dijk and Konate, putting himself in a comfortable finishing position. From close range, Jackson beat goalkeeper Kelleher to level the score at 1-1. This was only Liverpool's third goal conceded since the start of the tournament.

Three minutes later, Liverpool responded with a combination play by Salah and Curtis Jones, who had contributed to the previous goal. Salah sent a skillful pass to Curtis Jones who was waiting in the penalty area. The English midfielder finished close to the goal, making it 2-1.

Curtie Jones was the best player on Super Sunday.

In the remaining time, Chelsea were the team that wanted to score more. They put a lot of troops on Liverpool's field to find an equalizer but failed. They almost equalized 2-2 in the last minutes, but Renato Veiga missed the header.

Christopher Nkunku also broke through the middle to find a chance, but goalkeeper Kelleher came out decisively, denying the French striker the chance.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield. This victory helped Arne Slot's team regain the top spot from Man City. Liverpool currently has 21 points, 1 point more than Man City and 4 points more than Arsenal. Despite their best efforts, Chelsea had to return to London empty-handed, currently standing in 6th place with 14 points.

Thanh Loc

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