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KEPA had another afternoon to forget as Liverpool defeated Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

The much-maligned Blues No 1 gifted Sadio Mane his second goal of the game. Chelsea had been reduced to 10-men after Andreas Christensen was given a straight red for pulling down Mane right on half-time, his yellow card upgraded to a red following a VAR check.

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  • THIAGO'S TOUCH

    Liverpool new boy Thiago had an impressive debut, he was all over the pitch!

  • DOMINANT DISPLAY

    A very dominant second half display from the league champions, Chelsea rarely had the ball inside Liverpool's final third.

  • TARGET

    Timo Werner the first player to win a Premier League penalty in each of his first two appearances since Eden Hazard in August 2012.

  • PLAYMAKER

    Half-time substitute Thiago completed more passes (75) than any Chelsea player managed in the entire match.

    Since full passing data is available for the Premier League (2003-04), his 75 successful passes are the most by a player who played a maximum of 45 minutes.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    Liverpool proved too strong in the second half, and it's all down to the Christensen send off.

    It completely took the wind out of Chelsea's sails, who were looking good up until that point.

    Kepa would eventually gift Liverpool their second after his clearance landed straight at the feet of Mane who tapped home his second of the evening.

    The only positive for Chelsea has to be Timo Werner, the striker was their best player, he was always looking for the ball and always trying to make things happen.

    In the end, the champions came out on top as the quest to defend the title continues.

  • PEEEEEP!

    THAT’S FULL-TIME!

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    CHANCE!

    90. Salah turns inside the penalty area, he has a shot saved and Wijnaldum cannot get the final touch to poke home the third!

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    CHANCE!

    90. Mane goes for the hat-trick! His effort deflects towards the near post, Kepa got down quickly to push it behind for a corner.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    90. Three additional minutes to be played.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    90. It hasn't been Chelsea's afternoon, Kante miscontrols the ball and Liverpool regain possession inside the opposition half.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    88. Werner is trying! He breaks towards the Liverpool back line once again from the left hand side, he then tries to lift it wide to Mount, but his pass was unsuccessful.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    86. Van Dijk finds himself inside the Chelsea penalty area, he chests the ball down, but loses control of it just before he could stab it past Kepa.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    85. Minamino is coming on for Firmino for the final few moments of this game.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    83. Abraham has done well since coming on, he works the ball well down the left hand side before forcing Alisson into a smart save down to his left.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    81. Liverpool are looking for a third, Thiago has a go from 30 yards out, but his shot drags wide of Kepa's right post.

  • MISHIT

    Jorginho has missed his first penalty for Chelsea in all competitions, having scored each of his previous eight for the club since missing his final penalty for Napoli in November 2017.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    78. Alexander-Arnold has the ball laid off to him, he tries to curl it into the far corner, but he is unsuccessful.

    Werner and Kovacic are off for Abraham and Barkley.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    77. Tomori is not happy with the decision that has gone against him, the referee thinks the defender was pulling down Firmino when in fact the forward was backing into the defender.

    Free-kick is in dangerous territory.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    75. Werner has been excellent tonight, he hasn't scored, but he has been Chelsea's best player by far.

    Maybe stick him on penalties after that miss from Jorginho!

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    PENALTY SAVED!

    74. Hop. Skip. MISS!

    Allison saves Jorginho's penalty.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    PENALTY!

    72. Werner ran his absolute socks off! He manages to run across the face of the box and the Liverpool new boy Thiago cuts across the back of him.

    Jorginho to take once the VAR check is over.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    70. Good spell of possession from the visitors, they're continuing to control the game as expected.

    The red card really took the wind out of Chelsea's sails.

  • KEPA KEPA KEPA

    Another shocking mistake from the keeper, gifted Mane his second.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    CHANCE!

    66. Chelsea have their first decent chance of the half through Mount, the English midfielder cuts onto his favoured right foot before sending a shot just over the bar.

    Much better from Chelsea.

  • CHELSEA 0-2 LIVERPOOL

    CHANCE!

    64. Wijnaldum finds himself in space on the right hand side, he opts to have a shot rather than squaring the ball to Salah and he sends his shot straight at Kepa.

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