Curtis Jones struck Liverpool‘s winner in a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Anfield to maintain Arne Slot’s aspect prime of the Premier League desk on Sunday.
The 23-year-old’s first objective since January proved the distinction in a decent battle as Liverpool received for the tenth time in 11 matches in all competitions underneath new boss Slot.
Mohamed Salah‘s Twenty ninth-minute penalty put the hosts in entrance towards the run of play however Chelsea levelled after the break as Nicolas Jackson was performed via to attain.
Chelsea weren’t degree for lengthy although as Jones obtained on the top of Salah’s low cross to beat visiting keeper Robert Sánchez from shut vary.
It was by no means comfy for Liverpool towards a Chelsea aspect who got here near an equaliser a number of occasions in a powerful end and ended up with extra makes an attempt at objective.
However Slot’s aspect dug deep to cross their largest take a look at within the Premier League to this point this season.
They’ve 21 factors from eight video games, yet one more than second-placed Manchester Metropolis who beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 earlier. Chelsea stayed in sixth place with 14 factors.
Liverpool’s transition to a brand new period underneath Juergen Klopp’s successor Slot has apparently been seamless however a go to from Enzo Maresca’s buoyant Chelsea aspect was the primary in a devilish run of fixtures that continues at Arsenal subsequent weekend.
They had been underneath the cosh for lengthy intervals and Chelsea will really feel aggrieved to not have taken some extent again to London.
Maresca’s aspect confirmed their intent from the beginning with some bold soccer and Jones did fantastically to cost down Cole Palmer‘s shot when he regarded favorite to attain.
However Liverpool took the lead when Jones was tripped within the space by Levi Colwill and Salah smashed away the penalty.
Liverpool had been then awarded one other penalty on the stroke of halftime after Sanchez clumsily took down Jones though a VAR verify confirmed the keeper had made contact with the ball first.
Palmer shot over for Chelsea in first-half stoppage time however the guests had been rewarded three minutes after the break when Moisés Caicedo‘s cross despatched Jackson away and he slotted the ball previous Caoimhín Kelleher solely to be flagged offside earlier than a VAR verify confirmed Ibrahima Konaté‘s outstretched leg had performed him on.
Chelsea had been responsible of switching off although as three minutes later the excellent Jones restored Liverpool’s lead.
