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Liverpool and Chelsea battled to a 1-1 draw at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The visitors carved out the first opportunity in the third minute after Marc Cucurella found Joao Pedro, but he dragged his effort wide.<\/p>\n
Three minutes later, Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring after he was found at the edge of the area by Rio Nguomha before finding the top corner in fine fashion.<\/p>\n
Moments later, Virgil van Dijk squandered a glorious opportunity to double the Reds\u2019 advantage after he met Dominik Szoboszlai\u2019s cross at the back post, but he sent his effort just over the bar.<\/p>\n
At the other end, Cole Palmer slipped Joao Pedro through on goal, but Giorgi Mamardashvili came off his line quickly to gather.<\/p>\n
Minutes later, Levi Colwill played Cucurella through on goal, but Mamardashvili got down well to keep out his low strike.<\/p>\n
In the 35th minute, Enzo Fernandez restored parity for Chelsea after his low free-kick crept all the way in.<\/p>\n
Moments later, the Argentine wasted a golden chance to put Chelsea ahead after racing onto Moises Caicedo\u2019s through ball, only to be denied by Mamardashvili.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the restart, Palmer thought he had put the visitors ahead with a close-range finish, only for VAR to rule the goal out for offside.<\/p>\n
At the other end, Liverpool thought they had a goal of their own after Curtis Jones headed home from close range, but he was denied by the offside flag.<\/p>\n
On the hour mark, Szoboszlai could\u2019ve fired the Reds ahead with a long-range effort, but his strike was palmed away by Filip Jorgensen.<\/p>\n
Minutes later, the Hungarian tried his luck from a distance, but his powerful strike struck the post.<\/p>\n
At the other end, Joao Pedro wriggled his way into the area before sending his curling effort well off target.<\/p>\n
In the 80th minute, Van Dijk almost gave the hosts the lead after he met Szoboszlai\u2019s corner, but his header came off the woodwork.<\/p>\n
On the stroke of full-time, Chelsea appealed for a penalty after Joao Pedro went down in the area under the challenge of Jeremie Frimpong, but after a VAR check, nothing was given.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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