Ten-man Chelsea held on for a 1-1 plan against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday after defender Reece James was despatched off gorgeous sooner than halftime.
Chelsea’s César Azpilicueta (fair appropriate) and Jorginho (left) argue with referee Anthony Taylor (Twitter/ChelseaFCBlogs_)
LIVERPOOL: Ten-man Chelsea held on for a 1-1 plan against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday after defender Reece James was despatched off gorgeous sooner than halftime.
Chelsea had taken the lead against the scuttle of play when Kai Havertz met a James corner at the shut to publish and his glancing header looped into the far corner past the helpless Alisson Becker. But on the stroke of halftime, Liverpool drew stage in controversial cases when, after a overview of the pitchside video display, referee Anthony Taylor ruled that James had handled on the road as he kept out a Sadio Mane effort and awarded a penalty and despatched off the Chelsea fullback.
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The photos showed the ball had struck James` thigh sooner than bouncing up against his arm and whereas Chelsea felt no longer easy finished by, Mohamed Salah kept serene amid the protests to power home the plot kick.
Alongside with his side down to 10 men, Thomas Tuchel made two changes at the ruin with Havertz and the injured N`Golo Kante making intention for defender Thiago Silva and midfielder Mateo Kovacic.
The restructure labored smartly with Chelsea holding firm against a wave of Liverpool assaults to precise some degree which maintained the unbeaten delivery to the season for both teams.
