WATCH: All square for Blues and Reds
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ENTERTAINING: Chelsea v Liverpool.
Chelsea and Liverpool played to an entertaining 1-1 draw in their first game of the new Premier League season at Stamford Bridge on Sunday night.
In what was a thrilling encounter between two teams who both had a point to prove after disappointing campaigns last season, it was coach Mauricio Pochettino’s hosts who enjoyed the bulk of the possession in a seesaw first half.
But it was Jurgen Klopp’s Reds who drew first blood when Luis Diaz slid in an inch-perfect pass from Mo Salah who cut in from the right in the 18th minute.
The spoils are shared this afternoon. 🔵#CheLiv pic.twitter.com/sRZHD24WL0
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 13, 2023
Salah then thought he’d made it 2-0 a few minutes later when he got on the end of a superb pass from Trent Alexander-Arnold, but VAR ruled the former was offside.
Instead, it was the Blues who scored next when debutant Axel Disasi steered home a Ben Chilwell header in the 37th minute.
Chilwell thought he had made it 2-1 straight after the restart, but VAR denied him too as the two teams entered the break at 1-1.
Mauricio Pochettino on #CheLiv. 👊 pic.twitter.com/46JaApsNVj
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 13, 2023
The second half was rustiger as neither team could find a winner.