Chelsea vs Liverpool - as it happened: Daniel Sturridge scores late to cancel out Eden Hazard's strike
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After over an hour of trying, Liverpool finally hit back against Chelsea to maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League. Eden Hazard struck in the first half to ensure Maurizio Sarri's side came out on top after an intense opening period, but Daniel Strurridge's wonderful late goal means the points are shared.
The home side had defended well and David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger were on hand to clear off the line to prevent Liverpool scoring an earlier equaliser. Xheradan Shaqiri also went close with an effort going wide from close range and Alisson was called on several times to keep Chelsea's early lead to just one goal.
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Preview
What time does it start?
Chelsea vs Liverpool kicks off at 5:30pm (BST) on Saturday 29 September.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 1 from 5:00pm (BST).
BT Sport subscribers can also watch online via the BT Sport app.
Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
Liverpool vs Chelsea player ratings
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Mohamed Salah. The Liverpool winger has not quite found the miraculous form of last season as of yet, and will go to Stamford Bridge with a chip on his shoulder against his former club. Salah, who was unable to make an impact in the midweek defeat as a late substitute, was barely given a chance during his time at Chelsea from 2014 to 2016, and will want to silence the home fans with an eye-catching performance.
Best stat…
Three: Chelsea have only won three of their last 11 home games against Liverpool in the Premier League. Liverpool have won five.
Player to watch…
Eden Hazard: The Belgium captain is thriving under Sarri at the moment, and is the joint top scorer in the Premier League currently with five goals from six matches. The 27-year-old will be itching to attack Liverpool’s defence, after his wonderful solo goal in the last few minutes won the Carabao Cup tie on Wednesday. He’ll need to beat a different goalkeeper this time though, with Allison likely to come back into the starting XI after Simon Mignolet started in midweek.
Past three meetings…
Liverpool 1 (Sturridge) Chelsea 2 (Emerson, Hazard), Carabao Cup, September 2018
Chelsea 1 (Giroud) Liverpool 0, Premier League, May 2018
Liverpool 1 (Salah) Chelsea 1 (Willian), Premier League, November 2017
Form guide…
Chelsea: WWWWDW
Liverpool: WWWWWL
Odds…
Chelsea to win: 9/5
Liverpool to win: 6/4
Draw: 5/2
Welcome!
Good morning sports fans and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of West Ham vs Manchester United - a classic fixture, if you will.
Stay tuned for breaking team news from around 11:30 and all the build up from the London Stadium.
Brute force
Take a look at that Manchester United midfield trio: Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matic and Marouane Fellaini. With a combined height of a skyscraper and the weight of a tank, you imagine that Mourinho has pulled together this combination to stop West Ham's already limited creative midfield from getting anything in the middle of the park.
West Ham welcome back Marko Arnautovic from injury, and he will have it all to do against what appears to be a stubborn opposition.
No Sanchez?
He's been missing since he joined Manchester United in January, but this afternoon he is a notable absence from the side to play West Ham. The Chilean winger traveled with the squad but doesn't even make the bench!
You can see him here arriving at the London Stadium with his teammates, but Jose Mourinho has gone with Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial to start, with Marcus Rashford and Juan Mata the reinforcements from the bench.
Pogba starts, but not as captain
Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes have their say on that training ground incidenet
'Mourinho can justifiably feel aggrieved that the truce was broken'
The Independent's northern football correspondent Mark Critchley says that Jose Moruinho has made errors at Manchester United, just like any other, but his handling of Paul Pogba's situation at the club is not one of them.
'Maybe we will see what will happen in the future'
One player that Jose Mourinho is a fan of is West Ham's talisman Marko Arnautovic. The Austrian forward has shown he is determined to make the most of his career, but Hammers manager Manuel Pellegrini has told his to improve his consistency before he can think about a move to Old Trafford.
'No player is bigger than the club'
Pretty straightforward stuff this from Jose Mourinho. Paul Pogba, consider yourself told.
“If Valencia is not playing I will try to go in another direction.”
In Antonio Valencia's absence Ashley Young, not Paul Pogba, is wearing the captain's armband, but Jose Mourinho said he intends to share it around when their usual skipper isn't playing.
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