{"id":6781,"date":"2026-05-10T13:13:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6781"},"modified":"2026-05-10T13:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:13:27","slug":"chelsea-end-losing-run-with-draw-at-anfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6781","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea end losing run with draw at Anfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t<!-- shortcode box --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode clearfix box   \">\n<div class=\"shortcode col2-1 first\"> <span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westlondonsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Liverpool70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"75\" class=\"size-full wp-image-220720 alignright\"\/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Liverpool 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Gravenberch (6\u2032)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode col2-1\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westlondonsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Chelsea_FC.svg-2.png\" alt=\"Chelsea FC news\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" class=\"size-full wp-image-220824 alignright\"\/>Chelsea 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Fernandez (35\u2032)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- \/shortcode box --><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Enzo Fernandez\u2019s first-half equaliser ended Chelsea\u2019s losing run.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blues, beaten in their previous six Premier League matches, went behind when Ryan Gravenberch fired a fantastic strike into the far corner in the sixth minute.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea, with Levi Colwill back in the starting line-up following his recovery from a long-term knee injury, levelled when no one got a touch to Fernandez\u2019s free-kick from the right-hand side and the ball drifted into the net.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, both teams had a goal disallowed and Liverpool hit the woodwork twice.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Palmer netted after being set up by Marc Cucurella, but VAR established that the Spaniard, who played in a more advanced role on the left for Chelsea, had strayed marginally offside.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Jones then headed in from close range but Cody Gakpo was offside in the build-up.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea were much improved but did ride their luck when Dominik Szoboszlai\u2019s shot hit the post and when Virgil Van Dijk headed against the bar.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><b>  Chelsea: <\/b> Jorgensen, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella, Hato, Caicedo, Andrey Santos (James 63), Fernandez, Palmer, Joao Pedro<br \/>Subs not used: Slonina, James, Acheampong, Tosin, Chalobah, Lavia, Eboue, Kavuma-McQueen, Delap.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #1b4f9c; 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