Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 563. (Read 802463 times)

Full Time: Liverpool 2 - 1 Chelsea

Liverpool secure their place at the top of the table with a win over Chelsea FC. It was a very entertaining game to watch. Chelsea played well in the game, they outplayed Liverpool at Anfield in the first half but they couldn’t get the better of the final score sheet. Chelsea have dropped down the pecking order in the league table but I am still positive that Enzo Maresca can take Chelsea far this season.

The second half was just as entertaining as the first and the match was truly thrilling. Liverpool only waited a few more minutes to seal their home win against Chelsea, maybe they needed to buy time instead of pressing Chelsea's defense so hard.

The current score is 2-1 in favor of Liverpool, but Chelsea is still trying to end this match with a draw. At least that's what they're trying to do in the closing minutes of the game, but I think it's going to end up being their defeat today. In the end, Liverpool returned to leading the standings after Manchester City had previously been there for a while, so only Arsenal lost points, especially to the top 3 teams.

Jackson has already scored 5 goals this season and is only one goal behind Palmer, so Jackson is doing his job well, but now you can see that Chelsea players are tired and to be honest I don't think Chelsea will be able to score even a goal, because now Liverpool are attacking most of the time and it's not very clear how Chesley is going to score, being most of the time in defense.
If the match ends with Liverpool's victory, then we can say that Chelsea lost after bad substitutions, which only weakened Chelsea's game, not strengthened it.

Although Chelsea leveled the game in the second half, Liverpool came back with a strong attack later on to take the lead. At the moment Liverpool are leading by one goal, I think it is more likely to win Liverpool in today's match. However, coming to the end of the game, the Chelsea team is attacking well, if they can attack Liverpool strongly, then it may be possible to tie the game. Although the Liverpool team is leading by 2-1 at the moment, if Chelsea's current strong attack is not able to prevent it, the match will likely be a draw, I believe this message to Liverpool will win.

Jackson scored again for Chelsea but it's not enough and with a temporary result as 2 - 1 for the host, Liverpool, Chelsea now only have about 20 more minutes to find one point from this Super Sunday.

Palmer played well but this match seems to be not his best one, and Chelsea need another from Jackson or by other players. Liverpool are tightening their midfield and defense areas to secure 3 points which will help them to take advantage of Arsenal bad result this weekend and continue a race with Manchester City with one point more than the competitor.

In the first half Palmer shot dangerously on goal and shot just over the bar, but the shot was dangerous and in general Chelsea played well, more attacking and pressing, but Liverpool were more successful in counterattacks and in the second half Liverpool also quickly scored a return goal and took the lead.
The match is very interesting, but after the substitutions at Chelsea seems that to play with the release of new players Chelsea became worse, although it should be the opposite.
Nevertheless, Chelsea have at least 20 minutes to get back on track.

It’s 2-1 already, Nicholas Jackson has leveled the score through an assist from Moises Caicedo before Curtis Jones give Liverpool the lead just three minutes after Jackson’s goal.

Chelsea seems to have taken control of the game, but they lack creativity that will lead them to goals for now even though they are pushing very hard to get leveled up before it will be too late for them.
We still have up 23 minutes to be played, and Enzo Maresca just did some great substitutions to see if they can level the score which I will be happy if they did so because as an Arsenal fan, a draw is what I will be for.

In the first half, Chelsea had three shots, but none was on target, even though they had slightly better ball possession. But the Blues have levelled up with a goal from Nicolas Jackson. This was Chelsea's first shot on target. I was still typing this post when Liverpool just took the lead again through Curtis Jones. If Liverpool wins this game, they will remain at the top of the league table above Manchester City with just one point, while Chelsea will drop to 6th position with 14th points.

But for now, we still have more than thirty minutes to play, so anything could happen within this time.

What an early goal from Chelsea by Jackson on the first 4 minutes of the second half to equalize the goal. Chelsea felt relieved that they have put themselves back into the match, but they were shocked that two minutes later, Jones scored the second goal for Liverpool to take back the lead. Oh..what a match and clap back from Liverpool, it is now 2-1. Jones have finally scored his own goal after winning a penalty which led to the first goal by Sallah. The goals have started pumping in.

It’s been a very entertaining first half. I’m looking forward to seeing how Chelsea will make a comeback in the second half. I have been talking about the weakness of Chelsea’s defense line this season, they were very clumsy for that penalty. Chelsea have got away with playing high pressing football and scoring more than they concede this season, I hope this strategy does not fail them today. I’m rooting for Enzo Maresca.

Although Manchester City performed very strongly in this match, because the opposite team was much weaker than them. In this match Wolverhampton team is in the bottom 20th place of the points table, so today the most bettors placed bets on Manchester City team. And created the most gap in the game, Manchester City made a total of 22 attacks on the goal post, and the opposite team made only 3 attacks. 
Then of course we see the biggest difference here, because if the Wolverhampton side were successful in the first attack they couldn't do it the hardest in any subsequent attack. But the Manchester City team has always been under pressure from the attacking side and the defenders of the Manchester City team have not allowed them to create any more opportunities to score.

Waiting for the second half how will Chelsea make a comeback? At least Liverpool is still difficult for Chelsea attackers to penetrate and there is still hope that they will not be far behind the goal while 1 goal is still not safe for Liverpool.

VAR checked that it was not a penalty because there was no tackle by Sanchez he just reflexes when dealing with Jones.
At least I myself expect Liverpool to win this time to stay with the temporary standings.

Manchester City won and now still have second spot in league table, but win was not convincing for them as they score goal in 96th minute of the game usually when we have big teams in trouble we have long injury times same happen in this game Wolves which is currently at the bottom and most chances as they are performing we will have them relegated, but they were competitive in today game and score early goal with 90 minutes draw was surely good improvement for them. Manchester City have 22 shots on goal with things were aggressive from them in second half but still they were not able to score goals as expected at the end we have won for them and 3 important points.

One of the most furious rivalry in English Premier League Liverpool vs Chelsea now after end of the first half we have lead for the league leaders Liverpool by 1–0 as Mohammad Salah score goal on penalty we have good control of the ball for the Chelsea but still they are not able to have any shot on goal which is due to good defense by the Liverpool we have another 45 exciting minutes remaining in this game while things will be amazing.

We have just one goal and 4 yellow cards in first half now second will have more action after just few minutes can Liverpool keep lead in this game and stay at the top of league table it's interesting fight for them and surprise package of the season Chelsea is also trying their best for having better result and consistency.

It was a predictable result. You can trust John Stones to come through with a late rescue for Manchester City. What Silva did in that corner was actually pure genius. He was interfering with the goalkeeper but he move just at the right time to avoid being caught offside. I’m certain Arsenal fans are busy digging through the archives to find a similar situation where the goal was disallowed.

Robert Sanchez went for the ball, and he touched the ball before clashing with Curtis Jones who won the first penalty. The penalty was canceled after a proper recheck by the referee after VAR called his attention. Liverpool is on the lead and it is possible for them to win this match, if Chelsea is unable to equalize the goal.

Liverpool needs this victory so that they don't dropto second on the table while City stays on top. It has been an interesting first half filled to emotion and thrill. The second half will decide who will win the match.

If the opponents faced are not so strong then the fast goal scored by the opponent does not become a conclusion because there is usually a return goal that will be created. Man City conceded quickly in this match and even Wolves players have one good opportunity to double the advantage, but it is not successful because it is able to be hosted by the goalkeeper. Man City plays more pressing in the match and they also continue to make efforts to attack so that they managed to equalize.

Stones extended Man City's lead towards the end of the match, so Man City managed to get full points in the match. Liverpool had already taken the lead in the first half after Salah scored a penalty, Chelsea must try to play more effectively if they want to equalize in the second half.

It felt bad when Manchester City got the second goal. Wolves have worked so hard to keep them behind bars, but I knew it would be very difficult to stop one of the most dangerous attacks in European club football. John Stones replicated his goal against Arsenal when he scored close to the end of the match. Wolves players also caused their downfall. They were playing defensively without any good plan for counterattacks. They kept losing balls that would have been used to mount some pressure on the midfield and defence of City. Those four straight corner kicks were the Wolves' undoing.

Liverpool will want to win this game at home to increase their lead against Manchester City. At the moment, it looks like Liverpool are going increase their lead with a second penalty. What is going on with Chelsea today? I’m glad we have not seen a red card in today’s games unlike what we saw yesterday but it seems penalties are going to be order of the day.
Edit: The penalty did not stand for Liverpool.

Once again, Stones scored a late goal in the 90+5 minute to give Manchester City a comeback win over Wolves, this is the second time he has been a hero in the final minutes this season. The impact of losing De Bruyne and Rodri was very noticeable because Manchester City relied more on attacks through both wings, but it was very easy for Wolves to read and they immediately anticipated it by implementing a total defensive strategy. Wolves were only targeting a draw, but Manchester City players continued to press them until the defensive wall that had been built so solidly finally collapsed. Guardiola has an important note after this match ends, he must focus more on the defense line because in the last two matches Manchester City always conceded first.

I think Manchester City was truly lucky today to have won a match everyone concluded it was a draw. That header at the last minute of the extra time is just luck with a little bit of determination because without determination, they would have given up seeing that the time was already past.

A second penalty might likely be awarded to Liverpool depending on what the VAR says. Oh VAR says no penalty, this would have probably seal the fate of Chelsea tonight. I expected Liverpool to win but I  was not expecting it to be easy. Now Chelsea have a chance at finding their opportunities to make the match even before the halt time whistle. Let us see what actions the second half will unveil.