On the night of January 4 (Vietnam time), Chelsea hosted Liverpool in the first match The Kop became the 2024-2025 Premier League champions.
It was quite surprising that The Blues had an advantage early. In the 3rd minute, receiving a pass from Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez easily finished to open the scoring for Chelsea. Liverpool's defense lacked concentration in this phase.
This goal helped Chelsea play with a more relaxed spirit. On the contrary, Liverpool were quite deadlocked and almost did not create any chances in the first half.
At the beginning of the second half, under pressure from Cole Palmer, Jarell Quansah sloppyly kicked the ball into his own net, doubling the gap for the home team at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool raised their formation and put pressure on to find a goal to shorten the score. It was not until the 85th minute that Virgil Van Dijk's header passed goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, shaking Chelsea's net.
In extra time, Moises Caicedo was fouled by Quansah in the penalty area, the referee awarded The Blues a penalty. On the 11m mark, Cole Palmer coolly took a shot down goalkeeper Alisson.
With a 3-1 victory, Chelsea have risen to 5th place in the rankings, equal in points with the team above Newcastle. This was their first win against Liverpool in their last nine meetings.
