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🎥 — Captain 💙🔥

📊 — The leaders in clear scoring chances created in the Premier League this season: ◎ 26 - Chelsea ◎ 25 - Arsenal ◎ 24 - Liverpool ◎ 23 - Aston Villa ◎ 21 - Fulham [Whoscored]

📅 — On this day — 2013: Fernando Torres' brace and Eden Hazard's goal give Chelsea victory over Schalke in the Champions League🔥

📊 — Chelsea U21 under Filipe Coelho in October: ✅ — Won 4-1 at Bournemouth U21 ✅ — Won 6-0 at Fulham U21 ✅ — Won 4-0 at Anderlecht U21 ⚽️ — 14 goals scored 🧤— 1 goal conceded

📸 — The ratio of shot quality and conversion rate in this season of the Premier League. The further to the right the team is, the more advantageous positions they take shots from. The higher the team is, the better they convert their chances.

🗣 — Asmir Begovic — on Robert Sanchez's actions during Liverpool's second goal: "Maybe the episode in the first half affected his mental state when he was close to causing a penalty. For that reason, maybe he started to act a little more cautiously. But it was a really difficult pass from Mohamed Salah. He put Sanchez in a very difficult position. As a goalkeeper, I always think that if you are not sure whether to come out of the goal, it is better to stay on the line and take up more space."

🎥 — Caicedo + Jackson 🎯⚽️

🗣 — Former Liverpool player Steve Nicol: “The fact that Chelsea had more passes, more possession, more shots on goal, it was a sign that Liverpool weren’t as impressive as I had hoped. I wasn’t impressed with Liverpool. I don’t like Liverpool playing at home at Anfield against anyone and sitting back and trying to counter-attack, because that’s what happened. To be honest, from a footballing point of view, the better team lost. If you’re a Chelsea player, you wonder how you didn’t get any points from that game. The Blues have made some big steps forward in terms of progress.”

🗣 — Emmanuel Petit: “Caicedo was the best player on the pitch against Liverpool and he was wearing the armband. He showed great character and mentality from the start of the game until the final whistle. He showed incredible calm on the ball with so many Liverpool players around him, I was delighted with him. In these top games you don’t have time to make decisions and if you look at the whole game, Caicedo made an assist, he kept winning the ball back and was so energetic. He put in a really good performance. I think Caicedo is the best midfielder in the Premier League this season. I don’t even like to call him a holding midfielder because he’s a much more complete player. I think he’s a modern midfielder and without a doubt he’s one of the best players of the season.”

🗣 — Emmanuel Petit: "Palmer is a very good player, but he is not yet a top international player, he needs to get there. He shows promising skills, maturity and personality, but at the moment he is far from world class."

🗣 — Neymar reacted to the achievement of Estevao Willian, who broke his record: "Estevao, congratulations on breaking the record! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Keep shining and making everyone happy with your game 🙏🏼"

​​🗣 — Reece James on his return to the pitch and the Liverpool game: “It’s really nice to be back with the team. I’ve missed the big games and playing against the top players, so for me it’s a big step up. I haven’t started for a long time and starting a game at a stadium like Anfield is never easy, but it feels good. It hasn’t been an easy road to get back from injury. I hope to stay strong, keep pushing forward and help the team achieve our goals. It’s always tough to play at Anfield, but I felt like we controlled most of the game. We had a few good chances to go ahead, but they have incredible players, so it’s always a tough team to play against. I think we put in a good performance and the scoreline doesn’t reflect how well we played at Anfield. But in football, goals are the most important thing. We didn't get any points, but we were very good in certain parts of the game. Now we need to reset and recharge. We have another game in midweek and then we play in the Premier League again at the weekend. If you look back and assess our performances over the course of the season, it will be clear what we are aiming for. However, it is too early to talk about results, we continue to improve."

​​🗣 — Romeo Lavia — on the match against Liverpool: “I think overall we played a very good game. It’s difficult to say whether we deserved more, but we created a lot of scoring chances and controlled the game for most periods. Did we deserve a better result? In my opinion, yes, but these are just initial impressions, in any case, we have to be happy with the quality of our performance. Coming to Anfield and playing against such a strong team, there is always a risk of losing the ball and getting a quick counter-attack, and I think we managed to cope with that well and took advantage of some moments. We knew we were playing against a very strong opponent and, unfortunately, they won, but I think our team can learn a lot of valuable lessons from this game and that will serve us well for the rest of the season. Of course, I was very happy to go out on the pitch and get some minutes. It’s nice to be back and help the team. I love to fight and wanted to win, but the result of the match is disappointing. The coach made the decision to limit my time on the pitch after the injury and to replace me before the 60th minute. Of course, I want to play the full 90 minutes, but this is the decision that he considered best for me and for the team at that moment, and I agree with that."

🎥 — Estevao Willian has 18 goals and assists in the current Brazilian championship season, breaking Neymar's 2009 record of 16 goals and assists, achieved before the age of 18 🔥

📊 — Chelsea had an 88.1% pass completion rate in today's game. That's the highest pass completion rate at Anfield for an away team in a Premier League game since Opta started keeping track (2003/04) [Opta]

📸 — Despite the defeat, these guys showed their class today 👏

📊 — Nicholas Jackson has equalled Kai Havertz's Premier League goals tally for Chelsea (19). He did it in 48 fewer games.

📊 — Liverpool had eight shots today, their fewest at Anfield since 2021. They had 28 shots on target against Chelsea last season, hitting the woodwork four times as they won 4-1.

​​💬 — Is it disappointing that you concede goals due to individual mistakes? 🗣 — Enzo Maresca: "We conceded 2 goals. The first was a penalty, which can happen. As for the second goal, the way we conceded it has already helped us avoid conceding 5-6 goals this season. Of course, sometimes you will concede, trying to keep the opponent offside. If someone thinks that by coming here you will not allow chances in front of your goal, then this is impossible because of the environment, the opponent and many reasons." "As I said, we controlled most of the game and we should be proud of that. At the same time, we are upset because we don't like to lose." 💬 — Do you need to work on your defense? The team has only kept 2 clean sheets this season... 🗣 — "Of course we need to work, but not only on clean sheets, we need to work on many things. It seems like we are in the top three in goals scored and 3-4 in goals conceded. Without a doubt, we can be better in many ways, but at the same time, we need to understand that with each match the defensive line will get better." 💬 — Were the substitutions of James and Lavie planned? 🗣 — "Yes, we planned to give them 45 minutes - 1 hour maximum. I was afraid to keep them on the field longer, so I made a substitution at the 55th minute." 💬 — What do you think about the judge’s decisions? 🗣 — "His decisions were pretty clear to you, to me and to everyone around him. The referee is on the field to make decisions, sometimes they are right, sometimes they are not. There is nothing more to say." ­

🗣 — Enzo Maresca after the match: "We don't like to lose or drop points, but if we lose, it's like today. It's a shame we didn't get anything, because we deserved a draw at the very least. I liked the performance, we controlled most of the game. We had moments, we had the ball, the team played bravely with and without the ball." "I don't think this match determines our position. We prepared in the best possible way and it worked quite well. We need to take advantage of our moments, but overall, I'm happy with the players." "The referee's decisions? I have nothing to say. The referee is on the pitch to make decisions, sometimes they are right, sometimes not. Sometimes the noise of the crowd in this stadium can influence these decisions, but overall, I think he refereed well."