Chelsea came back from a two-goal deficit and earned a draw against Liverpool in the English Premier League. All the goals were scored in the first half and both teams remain in the top three positions in the league table.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
Which Chelsea player made the highest number of recoveries inside the opposition half? How many shots were attempted by Liverpool in the first half?
To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.
At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Romelu Lukaku was dropped from the Chelsea squad following disciplinary issues. The Blues played in a 3-4-2-1 formation with Kai Havertz leading the line for the home team.
From the average position of the starting XI, we can observe that Chelsea played in a 3-4-3 formation. Havertz was supported by Mount and Pulisic in the attack.
Mo Salah was featured in his last game for Liverpool before leaving for the Africa Cup of Nations. The away team started in a 4-3-3 formation.
By looking at the average position of the starting XI, we can observe that Fabinho and Milner played as the holding midfielders. Henderson operated from the right and played a higher line than the other two midfielders.
Chelsea had more of the ball possession in the match. They created three more positional attacks than Liverpool but attempted the same number of counterattacks. The home team players made 36 recoveries inside the opposition’s half in comparison to 27 recoveries made by Liverpool.
Mateo Kovačić made nine recoveries inside the opposition’s half and attempted 15 passes into the final third. Mo Salah and Mason Mount attempted four shots towards the opposition’s goal. Chelsea players led the stats and showed dominance in the match.
Chelsea players attempted 14 shots and six of them were attempted from outside the opposition’s penalty box. Mateo Kovačić scored a goal from outside the opposition’s penalty box. The Blues managed to hit five shots on target.
Liverpool players attempted nine shots with a 55.56% shot accuracy rate. The goals were scored from inside the opposition’s penalty box and only two shots were attempted from outside the opposition’s penalty box.
The xG timeline shows that Liverpool attempted five shots in the first half and four in the second half. Chelsea players attempted ten shots in the second half but were unable to score a goal. Mo Salah attempted four shots with a 75% shot accuracy rate.
Cesar Azpilicueta attempted 89 passes, and his 19 passes were towards midfielder Kante. The Spaniard was also on the receiving end of most passes.
Trent Alexander-Arnold attempted 62 passes for the Reds, and his 13 passes were towards Mo Salah. He even provided an assist for the second goal.
Marcos Alonso, Mason Mount and Christian Pulisic attempted four crosses each in the match. Alonso and Mount landed their six passes each inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Kostas Tsimikas attempted six crosses for Liverpool, and his five passes landed inside the opposition’s penalty box. Diogo Jota attempted three smart passes for the away team.
Chelsea players created threats from the wider positions. N’Golo Kante attempted 69 passes, and his threat rate was on the higher side.
Christian Pulišić attempted nine dribbles and carried the highest threat rate from dribbles. N’Golo Kante was just behind him with six dribble attempts.
Liverpool was more creative from the left side of the field. Trent Alexander-Arnold created the highest threat rate from 47 passes attempted.
Mo Salah attempted five dribbles and created the highest threat rate from dribbles. Sadio Mane attempted eight dribbles but was unable to create a lot of threats.
Chelsea players won a lot of defensive duels towards the right side. Mateo Kovačić contested four defensive duels and had a 100% win rate.
The Blues won seven aerial duels in the final third. Antonio Rudiger contested six aerial duels and won four out of them.
Chelsea players contested 14 loose ball duels in the final third. Mason Mount contested eight duels in the match.
Liverpool players contested 16 defensive duels each in the defensive and the middle third. Fabinho contested 12 duels for his team.
Ibrahima Konaté contested five aerial duels and won 60% of his duels.
The Reds contested 15 loose ball duels in the defensive third. Virgil van Dijk contested seven duels for his side.
Chelsea created a lot of chances in the second half but was unable to score a winner. Liverpool was unable to create threats in the second half and held to a 2-2 draw.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Chelsea vs Liverpool