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 0-1 Chelsea
87 mins: The medical situation in the stands is resolved and after a three minute stop the game resumes. It’s been a sedate second half to say the least with not much action in the final thirds.
Cucurella drives Chelsea up the pitch and wins a corner after drawing Mason Holgate into a sliding tackle.
Everton 0-1 Chelsea
84 mins: There is a medical emergency in one of the stands and a policeman runs onto the pitch to alert the referee. There is a new procedure from the Premier League to have designated medical staff in the ground to deal with this type of emergency.
It means another stoppage in the game though.
Everton 0-1 Chelsea
81 mins: Chelsea win a free kick on the edge of the box that is within shooting distance. Cucurella and James are standing over the dead ball and it’s James who drills his effort at goal over the crossbar!
Everton 0-1 Chelsea
78 mins: There were debates about where Thomas Tuchel was going to play his new £62m signing in Marc Cucurella and whether he would play the left side of a back three or as the left wingback.
He’s been positioned in the wingback role today with Reece James taking the right side of the back three role and Cesar Azpilicueta moving to the left.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is playing on the right side of the midfield.
Everton 0-1 Chelsea
75 mins: Armando Broja had a decent season on loan at Southampton last year but will have some work to do to force himself into Chelsea’s starting line-up. There is an opportunity up top with Romelu Lukaku back at Inter Milan but he’ll need to make use of these appearances off the bench.
Everton 0-1 Chelsea
72 mins: More swaps. Kai Havertz and Kalidu Koulibaly are taken off with Armando Brojam making just his second appearance for the Blues and Marc Cucurella, who is on debut, replacing them.
Everton 0-1 Chelsea
69 mins: Ruben Vinagre is brought on the replace Yerry Mina for Everton. Mina hobbles off the pitch. Everton have used their three substitution windows and won’t be able to call on any more replacements.
The match has slowed right down as Reece James swings another Chelsea free kick into the box. Vinagre is there to head clear.
Everton 0-1 Chelsea
66 mins: Yerry Mina looks as though he’s twisted his ankle as he knocks the ball out of play when getting closed down by Raheem Sterling.
This could be another injury that Frank Lampard needs to deal with.
Everton 0-1 Chelsea
63 mins: Thomas Tuchel responds to the change from Everton with a couple of substitutions of his own. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic come on with Ben Chilwell and Mason Mount the men replaced.
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