Summary

  • FT: Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool - Mane with opener, superb Salah goal for second

  • Remarkable Kovacic volley gets Chelsea back in contention, Pulisic levels before half-time

  • Chelsea stay second, 10 points behind Man City, Liverpool a point further back

  • Stamford Bridge becomes first Premier League ground to operate safe standing

  • FT: Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa - Ings with opener, Wissa & Mads Roerslev for turnaround

  • FT: Everton 2-3 Brighton - Mac Allister strokes in for lead, Burn adds header; Gordon goals either side of another Mac Allister strike

  • FT: Leeds 2-1 Burnley - Harrison before half-time, sub Cornet levels with free-kick, Dallas restores lead & James adds third

  • Clarets' Lowton struck by bottle from home end

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

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    Ashwin: Salah should take away the undeserved Ballon d’Or from Messi

    Ilyas: A timely reminder from Mo Salah to remind everyone he is the best footballer in the world.

  2. Postpublished at 33 mins

    Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool

    Diogo Jota drills a dangerous ball in from the left but it goes past everything in the six-yard area.

    Chelsea try to break through Marcos Alonso and Christian Pulisic but Virgil van Dijk sprints across to cover.

  3. VAR check overpublished at 32 mins

    Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool

    Nothing given. Mount was convinced it was nothing so shrugs his shoulders.

  4. Postpublished at 32 mins

    Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool

    Mason Mount is blocked off by Kostas Tsimikas and there's a tangle. Mount isn't happy and has a little reaction afterwards. It's being checked by VAR.

  5. Liverpool in commandpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

    Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

    All very quiet at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea need a reaction and fast but Liverpool are not giving them the chance.

    Mo Salah's finish was a classic case of making something incredibly difficult look relatively easy. The mark of world class.

  6. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool

    Mohamed Salah didn't celebrate in front of the Chelsea fans by the way. He was very respectful towards his old club.

  7. 'Absolutely ridiculous'published at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

    Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool

    Karen Carney
    Former Arsenal midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That is absolutely ridiculous from Mohamed Salah. It is unbelievable, you just have to see it.

    It comes to one v one with Marcos Alonso, Alonso's thinking he's going to cut in on his left foot, but he just drops his left shoulder, which really twists Alonso and dinks it over the keeper. That is just ruthless.

    The only other player I've seen do that drop of the shoulder as good as that it Lionel Messi.

    Mo SalahImage source, Getty Images
  8. Postpublished at 28 mins

    Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool

    Liverpool are full of fire now. They are pressing relentlessly. Chelsea are being hurried with every pass.

  9. goal

    GOAL - Chelsea 0-2 Liverpoolpublished at 26 mins

    Mohamed Salah

    What a goal this is!

    Trent Alexander-Arnold plays a sublime ball through to Mohamed Salah. His touch is even better and he coolly places it over Edouard Mendy from close range.

    Liverpool are two up! Chelsea have work to do.

    Mo SalahImage source, Getty Images
  10. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    It comes out to Trent Alexander-Arnold on the edge of the box. He slices the half-volley and Virgil van Dijk goes for the header. It's a decent punch away from Edouard Mendy under pressure.

  11. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    Curled in... Cesar Azpilicueta nods it behind. Another corner.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

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    Tim: Great to see safe standing in the EPL! My local team in Norway has a standing section, usually filled up with the most diehard fans who sing for the entire game. Really adds to the atmosphere.

  13. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    A cross from the left comes through to Trent Alexander-Arnold. He smacks it on the half-volley straight into the back of Marcos Alonso. Corner to Liverpool.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

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    Saidmadrid: It's a two-way traffic game...no one has control of game, good game for the neutrals.

    Camatriix: Liverpool look so open it's wild.

    Mason MountImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    Mohamed Salah is offside but the flag doesn't go up yet.

    Jordan Henderson feeds him in, he is one-on-one, Edouard Mendy makes the save, then the whistle goes.

    We'll credit the keeper there but Salah was miles off and I think everyone knew it.

  16. Plenty of action in the techical areapublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

    Liverpool coach Pep Ljinders is not exactly a shrinking violet even when he's standing behind Jurgen Klopp so you can imagine how animated he is now he is in charge today.

    No quieter in the opposite dug-out where Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is very frantic. He has just performed a quite remarkable hop, skip and jump after Marcos Alonso volleyed wide.

  17. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    This is a cracker so far. End-to-end.

  18. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    Virgil van Dijk calls for Caoimhin Kelleher to come and shepherd the ball across the line under pressure from Kai Havertz. The keeper goes down softly and Chelsea want a corner but don't get one.

    Mason Mount then picks out Marcos Alonso, who volleys it way over the bar. Thomas Tuchel was, er, fuming.

  19. 'I'd be surprised if this ends 11 v 11'published at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    Karen Carney
    Former Arsenal midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Christian Pulisic has won the ball but he's just caught Diogo Jota on the follow-through.

    I know it's very early, but I would be very surprised if this ends 11 v 11. I'm calling it early.

  20. YELLOW CARDpublished at 17 mins

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    Diogo Jota is caught late by Christian Pulisic on the follow through and he's in the book too.

    Christian PulisicImage source, Getty Images