Fulham vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
Follow live coverage as Jurgen Klopp’s Reds get their 2022/23 campaign underway against the newly-promoted Cottagers in west London
Follow live coverage as Liverpool travel to Fulham on the opening weekend of the 2022/23 Premier League season.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds came just one point and one place short of Manchester City in the title race last season and begin their battle to go one better this time around against the newly-promoted Cottagers on Saturday lunchtime.
Centre-back Ibrahima Konate has joined an injury list which already includes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring), Diogo Jota (thigh), Curtis Jones (calf), second-choice goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher (groin) and Kostas Tsimikas (knock), with Naby Keita also missing. For the hosts, Marco Silva includes headline summer arrival Joao Palhinha for his Premier League debut while last year’s Championship top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic will hope to pick up where he left off as they bid to avoid the drop.
Follow all the latest updates from Craven Cottage:
Everton 0-0 Chelsea
23 mins: Raheem Sterling dribbles into the box from the right and runs into James Tarkowski who holds his ground. The Everton defence swarm Sterling who drops on top of the ball and is punished by the referee for shielding the ball with his body.
Everton sweep down the pitch and win themselves a corner which excites the crowd.
Everton 0-0 Chelsea
20 mins: Save! James sends a couple of crosses into the box from the corner but neither troubles the Everton defence. The third Chelsea corner is knocked short and Mason Mount is set up with a shot from the front edge of the box.
He strikes it well and forces Pickford into a low save to his right which he turns around the corner of the near post.
Everton 0-0 Chelsea
17 mins: Ben Godfrey is taken off the pitch on a stretcher and has gone straight into the ambulance on the side of the pitch. It was an eight minute pause in the game while Godfrey was being treated.
Holgate comes on to replace the defender and immediately deals with a Reece James corner.
Everton 0-0 Chelsea
14 mins: Ben Godfrey is still down on the floor being treated by the Everton medical team. It seems as though he’s gone over on his ankle and is in a bit of discomfort to say the least.
Everton 0-0 Chelsea
12 mins: Pickford and Havertz both seem fine but Godfrey has stayed on down. It doesn’t look as though the right-back will continue and Mason Holgate is hurridly being prepped on the sidelines.
Everton 0-0 Chelsea
9 mins: The question mark over this Everton team is where are the goals coming from? Dwight McNeil was a decent wide player for Burnley but he’s on debut.
Demarai Gray and Anthony Gordon are good players but not the most clinical in front of goal. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a big miss.
Kai Havertz looks to drive into the box from the left-side byline but he’s tackled by Ben Godfrey as Jordan Pickford comes to close him down as well. All three players collide with each other and Godfrey comes off worse for wear.
Everton 0-0 Chelsea
6 mins: Sterling shifts the ball inside of James Tarkowski and draws Everton’s new centre-back into a foul on the right wing.
Reece James swings the set piece into the middle of the box and targets Kai Havertz. Abdoulaye Doucoure gets up above the striker and heads the ball down safely before Jordan Pickford grabs hold of it to end the attack.
Everton 0-0 Chelsea
3 mins: Raheem Sterling moves over to the right side to link up with Reece James who plays the ball inside to N’Golo Kante. Kante attempts a first time pass back to Sterling but sends it wide of the forward and out of play.
Sterling gives him a clap for the idea though with Chelsea hoping to move the ball quickly through midfield and work around the Everton players.
Kick off: Everton 0-0 Chelsea
Chelsea get the ball rolling at Goodison Park. It’s a Blues debut fr Raheem Sterling and Kalidu Koulibaly. They’ve got some big shoes to fill, especially the centre-back, but can they help Thomas Tuchel’s men challenge for the title this year?
Everton vs Chelsea
Here come the teams.
On paper this should be an easy win for Chelsea but they were undone here last season when Everton were in the midst of a relegation battle.
Can the Toffees get past them once again?
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