Liverpool vs Chelsea

Liverpool

1 - 1

Chelsea

🕒 Sat, 09 May 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Pawson 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

Liverpool 5 · Chelsea 10

Referee Stats

Craig Pawson

21 matches · 2.57 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.57
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (8-6).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

34 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

32 / 27

Avg: 1.68 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.89

PPG

1.37

1.79

1.68

1.05

1.42

47%

O2.5

74%

68%

BTTS

68%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Liverpool rank5th

Chelsea rank10th

Liverpool points60

Chelsea points52

Liverpool: #5 · 60 pts · GD +10

18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea: #10 · 52 pts · GD +6

26 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals8-4

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Chelsea last 5 away

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals6-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home89%

Liverpool clean sheet at home26%

Chelsea score away84%

Chelsea clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first68%

Liverpool win after scoring first69%

Chelsea score first26%

Chelsea win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 33% · Chelsea 58%

Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 36.3' · Chelsea 33.4'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home1.79 vs 1.53

Liverpool concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Chelsea score away1.68 vs 1.22

Chelsea concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Liverpool score 17% above league average, while Chelsea score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Liverpool are 14% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 6

46-60 5

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 12

31-45 9

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

462

501

Passes Accurate

388

432

Passes %

84%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Gravenberch

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Ngumoha

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

E. Fernández

Normal Goal

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ VAR

C. Palmer

Goal cancelled

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Andrey Santos

1st substitution · For: R. James

67'

67' J. Hato

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ R. Ngumoha

1st substitution · For: A. Isak

73'

73' E. Fernández

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. Gakpo

2nd substitution · For: F. Chiesa

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ I. Konaté

3rd substitution · For: J. Gomez

83'

83' Marc Cucurella

88'

88' J. Gomez

89'

89' M. Caicedo

90+4'

90+4' A. Mac Allister

Liverpool vs Chelsea 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool drew 1-1 with Chelsea on Saturday, 09 May 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Liverpool took an early lead at 6' when R. Gravenberch scored, with the assist credited to R. Ngumoha, making the score 1-0. Chelsea leveled the score at 35' when E. Fernández scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: VAR intervened at 50' for Chelsea (Goal cancelled). Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 63', with Andrey Santos replacing R. James. J. Hato received a yellow card for Chelsea at 67'. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 67', with R. Ngumoha replacing A. Isak. E. Fernández received a yellow card for Chelsea at 73'. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 77', with C. Gakpo replacing F. Chiesa. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 77', with I. Konaté replacing J. Gomez. Marc Cucurella received a yellow card for Chelsea at 83'. J. Gomez received a yellow card for Liverpool at 88'. M. Caicedo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 89'. A. Mac Allister received a yellow card for Liverpool at 90+4'.

Liverpool used 3 substitutions while Chelsea used 1 substitution. Liverpool got 2 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 4 yellow cards.