Chelsea outplay Liverpool, but fail to finish chances in frustrating draw

Chelsea and Liverpool matched one another step for step, frustration for frustration, as each club’s disappointing season droned on in a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

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The result does little for either side, with Liverpool (43 points) reclaiming 8th place from Brentford. Chelsea (39 points), meanwhile, remain 11th, level on points with newly promoted Fulham in 10th as the post-Graham Potter era began in earnest.

Chelsea threatened early and often, out-xG-ing Liverpool to the tune of 2.12-0.35 on the night, only for Kai Havertz and Joao Felix combined to miss eight chances between them. Alisson made three saves, including a pair of crucial, close-range denials of Havertz, to secure a point for the floundering Reds.

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For a brief moment, Chelsea thought they had gone 1-0 ahead after Reece James smashed a low volley through a sea of bodies, but Enzo Fernandez was flagged as offside when he touched the ball earlier in the sequence inside Liverpool’s penalty area.

Chelsea thought they took the lead, but the goal is disallowed because of a offside call.