Chelsea vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Stamford Bridge
Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Liverpool today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
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Salah has scored 28 Premier League goals and has a further 18 assists this season and needs one goal or assist to equal the record for goal involvements in one season, held by Andrew Cole in 1993-94 and Alan Shearer in 1994-95 (34 goals, 13 assists in both instances).
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OFF THE INSIDE OF THE POST! Palmer wriggles free of Bradley and makes his move down the byline on the left side before slipping his shot between the post and the oncoming Alisson. The ball evades the goalkeeper but can’t find it’s way over the line, with the effort striking the base of the woodwork on the far side!
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GOOD SAVE! Madueke latches onto Palmer’s switch of play out to the right and cuts inside along the edge of the 18-yard box before unleashing a powerful left-footed strike that’s blocked by Quansah. Fernandez gets to the rebound and spreads it out to the left for Sancho, whose first-time effort from a tight angle is smothered by Alisson!
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SALAH NODS IT WIDE! Tsimikas interchanges with Nunez on the left flank before teasing a cross to the far post, where a number of Liverpool players are queuing up in anticipation. Salah is best placed to put his head to it, leaping to make great contact, before sending his chance across the face of goal and behind!
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Tsimikas plays the ensuing corner into the penalty area but Chalobah attacks the delivery with the most intent, sticking his neck out to repel the service.
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Salah cuts inside before playing a disguised pass out to the byline for Bradley, whose attempted first-time cross is blocked behind for a corner by a sliding Fernandez.
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Tsimikas’ latest inswinging corner is missed at the near post by Gakpo, who lets the ball fall to Caicedo. Reacting quickly in front of Quansah, the Ecuador international swings his boot at it, which takes it fortunately towards Fernandez, who dribbles clear of danger.
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