Unlike Barcelona players, who were also informed that their coach Xavi will leave at the end of the season but still played weak afterwards, Liverpool footballers are full of hype and want to win something for Jurgen Klopp in May. First they crushed Norwich 5-2 in the FA Cup, and while the opponent wasn‘t maybe so strong, Chelsea is still a big club and the Reds didn‘t care about that and crushed them tonight 4-1 in the Premier League. Those who look at the tradition pointed out that the last seven games between these clubs have all ended in a draw, with four of those seven have ended 0-0, but tonight Liverpool broke that tradition easily. Two goals, numerous chances and 27 shots during 90 minutes left no chance for Chelsea. The Reds couldn‘t count on their best player Mohamed Salah, but after the first 15 minutes nobody thought about him, since Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez were all over Chelsea players, creating havoc in the penalty area.2.0 – At 20 years and 206 days, Conor Bradley is the youngest Liverpool player to assist two goals in a Premier League game since Trent Alexander-Arnold against Watford in February 2019 (20y 143d). Clone. #LIVCHE— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 31, 2024 Mauricio Pochettino was satisficed with the performance from his team in a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa in the FA Cup so he only added Chilwell to the team. He also said before the game that in teams of performance, his team was ‘near the top‘ and that only things which he misses is a 20+ goals striker. And yet, that team managed only one shot in whole 45 minutes, conceded two goals, one penalty and allowed 15 shots from Liverpool. So, the Argentinian made no less than three changes in halftime, introducing Nkunku, Gusto and Mudryk but that didn‘t help either.For those who follow tradition, Liverpool haven’t lost at Anfield when scoring first in 86 matches – a run dating back nearly seven years and after 40 minutes it was already 2-0. Darwin Nunez had two chances before the opening goal, but when he missed them all, out of nowhere came Diogo Jota, who took Salah‘s right side and after a great pass from Conor Bradley came to the penalty area between two defenders and smashed the ball into the net. 25 minutes later, young Liverpool defender who started the game ahead of Alexander-Arnold scored for 2-0 and with another assist in the second half deserved the Man of the match reward. If he continues to play like this, a bright future is ahead of him.Right behind him in terms of match performance was Diogo Jota, who scored a goal and provoked a penalty right at the end of the first half, but Darwin Nunez hit the bar. The second half was again all Liverpool and the hosts got the third goal in the 65th minute via Dominik Szoboszlai. Only then, when the game was over did Chelsea players started to show something but the best they can do was Nkunku consolation goal. Still, Liverpool pushed the pedal once again and Luis Diaz scored the fourth goal in the 78th minute for the final score.4 – Darwin Núñez has now become the first player on record (since 2003-04) to hit the woodwork four times in a single Premier League match. Carpenter. #LIVCHE https://t.co/PGOjrQOUXh— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 31, 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 22TuesdayNott. Forest – Arsenal 1-2 (0-0)/Awoniyi 89 – Jesus , Saka /Fulham – Everton 0-0Luton – Brighton 4-0 (3-0)/Adebayo 1, 42, 56, Ogbene 3/Crystal Palace – Sheffield Utd 3-2 (2-2)/Eze 17, 27, Olise 67 – Diaz 1, McAtee 20/Aston Villa – Newcastle 1-3 (0-2)/Watkins 71 – Schar 32, 36, Moreno 52 og/WednesdayTottenham – Brentford 3-2 (0-1)/Udogie 48, Johnson 49, Richarlison 56 – Maupay 15, Toney 67/Manchester City – Burnley 3-1 (2-0)/Alvarez 16,22, Rodri 46 – Al-Dakhil 90+3/Liverpool – Chelsea 4-1 (2-0)/Jota 23, Bradley 39, Szoboszlai 65, Diaz 79 – Nkunku 71/Thursday22:30 (2.50) West Ham (3.50) Bournemouth (2.95)23:15 (2.85) Wolverhampton (3.50) Manchester United (2.55)***odds are subject to change
