Chelsea took full advantage of Tottenham's shock defeat to West Brom by grinding out a hard-fought 1-0 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, closing to within two points of the Champions League places.
Antonio Conte's men had appeared almost out of the running for Champions League football until recently, but Olivier Giroud's first-half header secured them a fourth successive top-flight win and they go into the final two games of the season within striking distance of Spurs.
Liverpool actually looked the brighter of the two sides for most of the first half, with Sadio Mane producing three decent efforts before the half-hour mark passed.
Match Events
32' GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool (Giroud)
Chelsea move into a 1-0 lead through a Olivier Giroud header.
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: Thibaut Courtois, Rüdiger, M.Alonso, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Fàbregas, Kanté, E.Hazard, Bakayoko, Moses, Giroud
Subs: Willy Caballero, Zappacosta, Christensen, Emerson, Barkley, Willian, Pedro
Liverpool XI: Loris Karius, Clyne, Van Dijk, Lovren, Milner, A.Robertson, A.Arnold, Wijnaldum, Mané, Firmino, Salah
Subs: Simon Mignolet, Klavan, Moreno, J.Henderson, Woodburn, D. Ings, Solanke
Amlaniishaan4
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How things change ....
Loviaa
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Morata is teaching giroud how to head in training
GlennM
190
Salah dived. He is preparing for UCL final. He will try Real technique against Real.
becbcnuz
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Klopp is a "so near, yet so far" type of manager, it won't be surprising if Lfc ends th season at #5,and loose the CL final
pedro gkp
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searching sallah, error 404 not found finally found in Bakayoko pocket. Liverpool was thinking about the UCL final
PoulosePT
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Firmino,Salah,and Mane could not make any attractive passes. They should keep in mind that their UCL final match against RMD would be much difficult. They may study well the previous matches of their opponent. There shall not be any space nearby the area of Marce
Konfaako
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Liverpool had their minds in The UCL final. Bakayoko yoko did very well in stopping Saleh. Saleh dive was something else. Very pathetic. Come on blues we can make it..