Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea: result and report
Premier League · Tuesday 8 May 2012
Result
Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea
Premier League · Tuesday 8 May 2012, 19:00 UTC · half-time 3-0
Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea: match report
Liverpool defeated Chelsea 4-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday 8 May 2012. It was 3-0 at half-time.
Liverpool's goals came from an own goal by Michael Essien (19'), Jordan Henderson (25'), D. Agger (29') and J. Shelvey (61'). Chelsea scored through Ramires (50').
Discipline: Liverpool received 2 yellow cards; Chelsea received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Liverpool were 9th on 49 points from 36 and Chelsea 6th on 61 points from 36. Liverpool went on to finish that season 8th with 52 points, and Chelsea 6th with 64.
Liverpool lined up in a 4-4-2 and Chelsea in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Liverpool wins, 2 draws and 3 for Chelsea.
Going into the match Liverpool's last five read L-W-L-W-D and Chelsea's L-W-D-D-W.
Key events
- 15'Yellow card · Paulo Ferreira
- 19'Own goal · Michael Essien
- 22'Yellow card · John Terry
- 25'Goal · Jordan Henderson
- 29'Goal · D. Agger
- 44'Yellow card · Michael Essien
- 45+2'Yellow card · Branislav Ivanović
- 45+3'Missed penalty · Stewart Downing
- 50'Goal · Ramires
- 61'Goal · J. Shelvey
- 65'Yellow card · Jordan Henderson
- 71'Yellow card · D. Agger
Head-to-head
Team news
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Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)
Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Jordan Henderson, Stewart Downing, Jonjo Shelvey, Luis Suárez, Andy Carroll, Maxi Rodríguez, Martin Škrtel
Chelsea line-up (4-3-3)
Ross Turnbull, Branislav Ivanović, Paulo Ferreira, John Terry, Ryan Bertrand, Michael Essien, Oriol Romeu, Ramires, Florent Malouda, Fernando Torres, Daniel Sturridge