Liverpool maintained their 100 percent record in the Premier League this season with a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening.
English Premier League
Result: Chelsea v Liverpool
Date: 22 September 2019
Venue: Stamford Bridge
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The Reds got off to the perfect start as Trent Alexander-Arnold opened the scoring with a superb strike from the edge of the box on 14 minutes. Chelsea should have been level 10 minutes when the in-form Tammy Abraham was slipped through on goal, but the striker was unable to beat Adrian in a one-on-one situation. The Blues had the ball in the back of the net three minutes later through Cesar Azpilicueta's finish, but the strike was ruled out by the Video Assistant Referee for an offside in the build-up. While Chelsea had a goal ruled out at one end, Liverpool doubled their lead moments later as an un-marked Roberto Firmino nodded home from close range. Frank Lampard also had injuries to deal with as both Emerson and Andreas Christensen were taken off in the first half, with Marcos Alonso and Kurt Zouma brought on as replacements. Post Selfie's On Soccer Laduma's Social Media App Earn Airtime and more! Download Now The Blues were livelier as the second half resumed and they went close to pulling one back when N'Golo Kante sent one wide of the upright just moments before Abraham saw his flick deflected out. Kante did reduce the deficit with 20 minutes remaining as the Frenchman embarked on a fine solo run before placing the ball into the top corner from the edge of the box. Michy Batshuayi made his way on to the pitch for the final 10 minutes in place of Abraham, and the Belgium had a chance to equaliser on 87 minutes with a glancing header that sailed just wide of the upright, while Mason Mount blazed over the crossbar two minutes later. In the end, Klopp's men were able to see out the latter stages to claim their sixth straight win of the season to move five points clear of Manchester City.
