Chelsea wasted a bunch of probabilities to beat Liverpool because the troubled Blues have been held to a 0-0 draw on Tuesday of their first Premier League match since Graham Potter’s sacking.
Potter was axed on Sunday after the previous Brighton supervisor’s disastrous reign climaxed with a wretched dwelling defeat in opposition to Aston Villa.
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Chelsea are looking for their third everlasting supervisor of the marketing campaign, with Potter employed in September following Thomas Tuchel’s shock dismissal.
In the meantime, Bruno Saltor, a member of Potter’s backroom workers, made his managerial debut as Chelsea interim boss.
Bruno managed to coax a vigorous efficiency from Chelsea, however — as was so typically the case underneath Potter — they paid the value for a scarcity of leading edge.
Chelsea stay eleventh, leaving them with an unsure future regardless of the huge funding in new signings made by Chelsea proprietor Todd Boehly since he took over final 12 months.
Liverpool hardly seemed significantly better as a 3rd successive league recreation with out a win broken their faint hopes of ending within the prime 4.
Eighth-placed Liverpool are seven factors behind fourth-placed Tottenham within the race to qualify for the Champions League.
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Chelsea and Liverpool completed within the prime 4 and met within the FA Cup and League Cup finals final season, but lower than a 12 months later they’re languishing in mid-table amid turbulent campaigns.
In response to Liverpool’s dismal 4-1 defeat at Manchester City on Saturday, Klopp dropped Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold because the Reds boss made six adjustments.
It was Chelsea who made the stronger begin of the 2 troubled groups and Mateo Kovacic’s shot was blocked on the road by Ibrahima Konate.
Reece James noticed his fierce end disallowed for offside in opposition to Enzo Fernandez, whereas Wesley Fofana was narrowly off track with a headed probability.
As within the different Premier League video games on Tuesday, there was a first-half pause on the Bridge for Muslim gamers to interrupt their Ramadan quick.
Chelsea’s Kai Havertz dragged a very good probability extensive from N’Golo Kante’s move instantly after the restart.
Darwin Nunez and Joe Gomez compelled good saves from Kepa Arrizabalaga as Liverpool lastly threatened simply earlier than half-time.
Kovacic blazed a wonderful probability over quickly after the interval, whereas Havertz’s effort was disallowed for handball when the German’s shot hit Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker and rebounded into the online off his arm.
Chelsea have been held to a scoreless draw by Liverpool within the Blues’ first recreation after Graham Potter’s sacking. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)Source: AFP
ELSEWHERE AROUND THE GROUNDS …
Leicester’s first recreation since Brendan Rodgers’ departure on Sunday resulted in a 2-1 defeat in opposition to Aston Villa on the King Power Stadium.
The Foxes, led by caretaker bosses Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler after Rodgers’ exit by “mutual settlement”, have now gone seven league video games with out a win and sit second backside of the desk.
Ollie Watkins put Villa forward within the twenty fourth minute and though Harvey Barnes equalised after 35 minutes, Leicester’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was despatched off within the seventieth minute for a second reserving.
Bertrand Traore’s 87th-minute roller, his first purpose for Villa since 2021, piled on the distress for Leicester.
Leeds climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win in opposition to fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest at Elland Road.
Orel Mangala bagged his first purpose in English soccer to fireplace Forest forward. But Jack Harrison equalised eight minutes later with a close-range end after Keylor Navas spilled Marc Roca’s shot.
Luis Sinisterra put Leeds in entrance in first-half stoppage time, chopping inside and curling his shot into the far nook.
Leeds are two factors away from the relegation zone, whereas Forest are exterior the underside three on purpose distinction.
Third-bottom Bournemouth stay in serious trouble after a 2-0 dwelling defeat in opposition to Brighton.
Albion took the lead within the twenty eighth minute by teenage ahead Evan Ferguson’s audacious backheel, with Julio Enciso’s first purpose for the membership wrapping up the factors in harm time.
FULL RESULTS
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
Leeds United 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth 0-2 Brighton
Leicester City 1-2 Aston Villa
