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Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

43. Ease up ahead of half-time with a two-goal lead? No chance if you’re part of this Liverpool team.

The Reds are running riot.

Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea – Disasi yellow card

41. A fourth Chelsea yellow card in this first half, and the visitors are in danger of losing their heads.

It’s not clear what the offence is in this case, but Mauricio Pochettino isn’t happy about it.

The Blues coach has an extensive chat with referee Paul Tierney on the touchline.

Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

39. A first Liverpool goal for Conor Bradley!

On the break, the young defender finishes like a seasoned striker, arrowing a shot on the run across Djordje Petrovic and into the bottom corner.

Raheem Sterling – of all people – failed to keep pace with the 20-year-old as Bradley took Luis Diaz’s lay off in his stride before accelerating goalwards.

There was another VAR check for a potential foul in the build-up, but Bradley’s joy is only temporarily postponed as confirmation of his strike quickly comes through.

Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea

37. Liverpool have registered 16 attempts at goal so far.

Chelsea? Zero.

Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea – Chilwell yellow card

35. Ben Chilwell is the third Chelsea player to go into the book, and this time it is for diving.

The Blues captain flops to the floor unconvincingly after nipping past Ibrahima Konate inside the box,

He’s fooling no-one, and has no complaints as the card is flourished.

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