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. Postpublished at 16 mins

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    Cesar Azpilicueta dummies a cross and slips in Mason Mount. James Milner has a burst of Ribena and slides in to make the block.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

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    Any Liverpool fans out there overly concerned that Caoimhin Kelleher is in for Alisson today? Thought not. A class act.

    Dave, Dunblane

    Caoimhin KelleherImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 14 mins

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    Thiago Silva dinks a lovely ball in for Marcos Alonso, who sneaks in behind of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate.

    He can't quite get his toe on it. That was close though...

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    Get Involvedpublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

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    Josh: I feel for Trevoh Chalobah there, football is very unforgiving at this level.

    Garret: Chalobah having an absolute shocker so far. Poor kid.

    Trevor ChalobahImage source, Getty Images
  5. Postpublished at 12 mins

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    Antonio Rudiger curls it in from deep and it's an easy catch for Caoimhin Kelleher.

  6. Safe standing returnspublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    .Image source, PA Media

    A great atmosphere inside Stamford Bridge for this one.

    Here's fans in the safe standing areas in a Premier League game for the first time since 1994.

    The sections are in place for home and away fans at the trial venues.

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  7. 'Never rule out Mane'published at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

    Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

    Karen Carney
    Former Arsenal midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    You never rule out Sadio Mane. He has a lot of work to do, he's got players coming towards him, it's a great touch to take it round the keeper.

    Devastating on the counter, Liverpool, and that mistake has cost Chelsea massively.

    Sadio ManeImage source, Getty Images
  8. goal

    GOAL - Chelsea 0-1 Liverpoolpublished at 8 mins

    Sadio Mane

    Diogo Jota is in space in the middle. He tries to slide it through to Sadio Mane and Liverpool get some luck.

    It's an awful touch from Trevoh Chalobah, falls for Mane, he coolly rounds the keeper then blasts it into the net and past the Chelsea players running back to the goalline.

    HUGE goal.

    Sadio ManeImage source, Getty Images
  9. GREAT SAVE!published at 8 mins

    Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool

    What a start!

    It's given away at the back by Trent Alexander-Arnold, under pressure from Kai Havertz.

    It falls for Christian Pulisic, he only has the keeper to beat but Caoimhin Kelleher makes an excellent save to stop him going around!

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    Get Involvedpublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

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    Paul: So is there any reason that isn't a red card? Absolutely shocking play from Mane and he should be walking for that.

    Oliver: Not to get right on the ref's back after 10 seconds, that really looked like an intentional elbow by Mane to me... Such an early red card would've been quite a start!

  11. CLOSE!published at 6 mins

    Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool

    Sadio Mane is through, he curls it in early for Mohamed Salah but the defender gets a crucial touch and Edouard Mendy pulls off the save.

    Chelsea go straight up the other end but Christian Pulisic is eventually stopped.

  12. Mane escapes with a yellowpublished at 16:36 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

    Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

    Remarkable first intervention by Sadio Mane. That was a very high elbow on Cesar Azpilicueta straight from the kick-off and he can count himself fortunate to only receive a yellow card from referee Anthony Taylor.

  13. Postpublished at 5 mins

    Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool

    Mohamed Salah wins it on the right and tries to backheel flick it through to Diogo Jota but doesn't catch it right.

    Here's Sadio Mane on the break...

  14. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool

    Nothing comes of the corner. Liverpool try and get it down with Fabinho in the middle but he gives it away. Sloppy!

  15. Postpublished at 3 mins

    Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool

    Marcos Alonso's cross is blocked by Trent Alexander-Arnold and Chelsea have a corner.

    Some early defending needed from the visitors.

  16. 'I have total belief in the players'published at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

    FT: Leeds 3-1 Burnley

    Burnley

    Burnley boss Sean Dyche speaking to MOTD: "We started really brightly, we started on the front foot, but the game started to turn as Leeds started getting after it and pressing better. We went a little bit on the back foot and they scored. We lost our way a little bit.

    "Credit to them, they kept pushing, trying, stretching the pitch. The biggest summary I can give you is that they played with an edge that we’re still trying to find. At the minute we’re still waiting for someone else to make the final pass, to push, when really we need to take responsibility a bit.

    "Generally, we’ve defended pretty well, we’ve kept clean sheets. In the attacking phase, we’re still waiting for them to start scoring, to start taking their chances.

    "I have total belief in the players. I have so much respect and admiration for them and what they bring to the club."

  17. Postpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

    Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool

    N'Golo Kante slips it through, looking for Marcos Alonso, but Trent Alexander-Arnold has it covered.

    Chelsea have started off the better side but still early days.

  18. 'It's a step forward'published at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2022

    FT: Leeds 3-1 Burnley

    Leeds United

    Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa speaking to MOTD: "It was a necessary victory in a game that’s very important at this stage of the season. It was very difficult to win but the victory was deserved.

    "With the dominance that we had and the chances we created, to play against Burnley is very difficult, they know very well how they want to play.

    "We need goals. The goals sometimes are offered by different players. I’m sure it’s going to help them find their confidence and to score once again.

    "It’s a step forward but it’s insufficient if we don’t give consistency to the performances."

  19. YELLOW CARDpublished at 1 min

    Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool

    Errr, less than 10 seconds. Cesar Azpilicueta is clattered in the face by Sadio Mane as they both go for a header.

    Yellow card. Start as you mean to go on, lads...

  20. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool

    Off we go!