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Liverpool v Chelsea: Premier League – live reaction

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Liverpool 1-2 Chelsea (Palmer 49)2h agoHALF TIME: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea2h agoGOAL! That just about sums up Liverpool’s performance.90 min +5: On TNT Sports, Ally McCoist names Marc Cucurella as his player of the match.



Liverpool’s attack is so disjointed.90 min +2: Cucurella advances down the left and rolls across for Palmer. There will be seven additional minutes.89 min: Pedro dribbles into the Liverpool box down the left and goes over in a tangle with Frimpong.

They do get a corner soon after, though, thanks to Chiesa’s industry.83 min: Cucurella is booked for a cynical drag on Frimpong. Liverpool’s season in microcosm.80 min: … but neither referee nor VAR shows any interest in awarding one.79 min: … and Van Dijk crashes a header off the top of the crossbar and out!