Chelsea stunned the Anfield as the Blues ended the Reds’ 11-game winning streak with a 2-0 away win. Steven Gerrard’s slip proved to be a fatal one, when Demba Ba scored an opener. The Reds who were committed to attack got punched with Jose Mourinho’s defending tactic and a pre-game announce that the Blues will start a game with a second team. A very late goal of Willian on assist of the ex-Reds player, Fernando Torres sealed a 2-0 win which breathed a life into Chelsea hopes of winning the Premier league, but also helped Man City to win the league title.
Watch Liverpool 0-2 Chelsea Full Match Replay
Error that could mark the career of Steven Gerrard
The key moment of the match occurred at the end of the first half when the Reds captain and icon , Steven Gerrard, slipped and lost the ball at the midfield, and his “gift” took the quick Demba Ba, who sent the ball past Liverpool’s goalkeeper, Mignolet. A big error of Gerrard which proved to be a key one, and if at the end Man City takes the titles, certainly it wont be easy to Gerrard.
The hot race
With a loss to Chelsea, Liverpool still remained the first, with two rounds remaining, the Reds sit on the top with 80 points, two more than Chelsea FC. Man City with a win over Crystal Palace moves to 77 points, but the Citizens still have a one game less to play. If Liverpool and Manuel Pellegrini’s side manage to win the remaining 2 games, 3 for City, Man City would become a new champion because of the better goal-difference. City currently have +58 while Livepool +50.
Will Everton save Liverpool?
Liverpool in the next round plays a match with Crystal Palace (away) while in the last round the Reds are playing against Newcastle at the Anfield. Manchester City, however, have a heavier schedule. After today’s match against Crystal Palace, City play away in Livepool, against Everton, and then in the last two rounds they play at home against Aston Villa and West Ham.
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Full Match Highlights
Liverpool: Mignolet – Flanagan, Sakho, Skrtel, Johnson – Allen, Gerrard, Leiva – Coutinho – Suarez, Sterling
Chelsea: Schwarzer – Cole, Kalas, Ivanović, Azpilicueta – Matić, Mikel – Lampard, Salah, Schürrle – Ba
League table
1. Liverpool 36 25 5 6 96 46 80
2. Chelsea 36 24 6 6 69 26 78
3. Manchester City 34 23 5 6 91 35 74
4. Arsenal 35 21 7 7 62 41 70
5. Everton 36 20 9 7 57 36 69
6. Tottenham Hotspur 36 20 6 10 52 49 66
7. Manchester United 35 18 6 11 60 40 60
8. Southampton 36 14 10 12 52 45 52
9. Newcastle United 35 14 4 17 39 54 46
10. Stoke City 36 11 11 14 39 50 44
11. Crystal Palace 35 13 4 18 28 41 43
12. Swansea City 36 10 9 17 51 52 39
13. Hull City 35 10 7 18 36 45 37
14. West Ham United 36 10 7 19 38 49 37
15. WBA 35 7 15 13 42 54 36
16. Aston Villa 35 9 8 18 36 53 35
17. Sunderland 35 8 8 19 37 57 32
18. Norwich City 36 8 8 20 28 60 32
19. Fulham 36 9 4 23 37 79 31
20. Cardiff City 36 7 9 20 31 69 30