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Chelsea FC drew 1-1 with Liverpool

28 Oct 2026 · Round of 16

League Cup · Round of 16 Match result
Liverpool
1 - 1
Chelsea
28 Oct 2026 · Anfield
Chelsea FC: result card

League position

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4Chelsea951316
6Liverpool943215

Full table

Form (last 5 matches)

Chelsea FCLWWLW

Lineups

Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Xabi Alonso
  • 39M. Penders
  • 34Joshua Kofi Acheampong
  • 5M. Lacroix
  • 3W. Fofana
  • 27M. Gusto
  • 25M. Caicedo
  • 45R. Lavia
  • 7Pedro Neto
  • 14J. Henderson
  • 17M. Rogers
  • 18D. Welbeck
Bench

E. Emegha, Estêvão, M. Nicoll-Jazuli, M. Palestra, Geovany Tcherno Quenda, T. Sharman-Lowe, O. Subuloye, V. Barco, L. Colwill

Liverpool
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Andoni Iraola
  • 25G. Mamardashvili
  • 2J. Gomez
  • 33R. Araújo
  • 4V. van Dijk
  • 21K. Tsimikas
  • 38R. Gravenberch
  • 42T. Nyoni
  • 67L. Koumas
  • 53J. McConnell
  • 73R. Ngumoha
  • 18C. Gakpo
Bench

A. Isak, J. Jacquet, A. Mac Allister, Alisson Becker, B. Barcola, L. Chambers, F. Chiesa, W. Endo, F. Wirtz

Substitutions

Chelsea
  • 45+1'▲ Levi Colwill ▼ Maxence Lacroix
  • 68'▲ Emanuel Emegha ▼ Danny Welbeck
  • 68'▲ Marco Palestra ▼ Malo Gusto
  • 68'▲ Valentin Barco ▼ Moises Caicedo
Liverpool
  • 59'▲ Bradley Barcola ▼ Lewis Koumas
  • 59'▲ Florian Wirtz ▼ James McConnell
  • 72'▲ Jérémy Jacquet ▼ Virgil van Dijk
  • 81'▲ Alexis Mac Allister ▼ Treymaurice Nyoni
  • 82'▲ Alexander Isak ▼ Rio Ngumoha

Cards

Chelsea
  • 50' Josh Acheampong
  • 73' Romeo Lavia
Liverpool
  • 11' Lewis Koumas
  • 21' James McConnell

Match statistics

ChelseaLiverpool
Possession48%52%
Shots1110
Shots on goal44
Corners57
Fouls912
Offsides31
Yellow cards22
Red cards00
Saves33
Expected goals (xG)1.882.19

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