Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea
- Season
- EFL Cup
- 2026 · Round of 16
- Venue
- AnfieldLiverpool
Referee
Darren England
EFL Cup: Liverpool and Chelsea drew 1–1. Goals: Morgan Rogers 40' (pen.), Cody Gakpo 43' (pen.), Alexis Mac Allister 91' (pen.), Pedro Neto 92' (pen.), Alexander Isak 93' (pen.), Morgan Rogers 94' (pen.), Cody Gakpo 94' (pen.), Romeo Lavia 95' (pen.), Florian Wirtz 96' (pen.), Jordan Henderson 99' (pen.), Bradley Barcola 100' (pen.), Levi Colwill 101' (pen.), Joe Gomez 103' (pen.).
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
C. Gakpo7.2
V. van Dijk6.8
T. Nyoni6.6
M. Rogers7.6
W. Fofana6.8
M. Lacroix6.7
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Liverpool
- Chelsea
LiverpoolGoals1xG2.19
- xG per shot
- 0.22
- Goals minus xG
- -1.19
ChelseaGoals1xG1.88
- xG per shot
- 0.17
- Goals minus xG
- -0.88
How the chances split
Liverpool win 46%Draw 20%Chelsea win 34%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| Liverpool | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.19 | 1.88 |
| xG per shot | 0.219 | 0.171 |
| Goals minus xG | -1.19 | -0.88 |
| Liverpool win | 46% | |
| Draw | 20% | |
| Chelsea win | 34% |
Goals & cards
- Lewis KoumasFoul11′
- James McConnellHandball21′
- 40′Morgan Rogers(Penalty)
- Cody Gakpo(Penalty)43′
- 50′Josh AcheampongFoul
- 73′Romeo LaviaFoul
- Alexis Mac Allister(Penalty)91′
- 92′Pedro Neto(Penalty)
- Alexander Isak(Penalty)93′
- 94′Morgan Rogers(Penalty)
- Cody Gakpo(Penalty)94′
- 95′Romeo Lavia(Penalty)
- Florian Wirtz(Penalty)96′
- 99′Jordan Henderson(Penalty)
- Bradley Barcola(Penalty)100′
- 101′Levi Colwill(Penalty)
- Joe Gomez(Penalty)103′
Key stats
- 52%Ball Possession48%
- 2.19Expected goals1.88
- 10Total Shots11
- 4Shots on goal4
- 7Corner Kicks5
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- Liverpool: 4 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Liverpool have won their last 4 matches.
- Liverpool have scored in each of their last 4 matches.
- Liverpool scored 14 and conceded 10 in their last 5 matches.
- Chelsea: 2 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Chelsea scored 9 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches.
Recent form
Timeline
- Lewis KoumasFoul11′
- James McConnellHandball21′
- 40′Morgan Rogers(Penalty)
- Cody Gakpo(Penalty)43′
- 45+1′Off: Maxence LacroixOn: Levi Colwill
- 50′Josh AcheampongFoul
- Off: Lewis KoumasOn: Bradley Barcola59′
- Off: James McConnellOn: Florian Wirtz59′
- 68′Off: Danny WelbeckOn: Emanuel Emegha
- 68′Off: Malo GustoOn: Marco Palestra
- 68′Off: Moises CaicedoOn: Valentin Barco
- Off: Virgil van DijkOn: Jérémy Jacquet72′
- 73′Romeo LaviaFoul
- Off: Treymaurice NyoniOn: Alexis Mac Allister81′
- Off: Rio NgumohaOn: Alexander Isak82′
- Alexis Mac Allister(Penalty)91′
- 92′Pedro Neto(Penalty)
- Alexander Isak(Penalty)93′
- 94′Morgan Rogers(Penalty)
- Cody Gakpo(Penalty)94′
- 95′Romeo Lavia(Penalty)
- Florian Wirtz(Penalty)96′
- 97′Valentin Barco(Missed penalty)Penalty Shootout
- Konstantinos Tsimikas(Missed penalty)Penalty Shootout98′
- 99′Jordan Henderson(Penalty)
- Bradley Barcola(Penalty)100′
- 101′Levi Colwill(Penalty)
- Ryan Gravenberch(Missed penalty)Penalty Shootout101′
- 102′Emanuel Emegha(Missed penalty)Penalty Shootout
- Joe Gomez(Penalty)103′
- 104′Wesley Fofana(Missed penalty)Penalty Shootout
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Liverpool
- Chelsea
LiverpoolGoals1xG2.19
- xG per shot
- 0.22
- Goals minus xG
- -1.19
ChelseaGoals1xG1.88
- xG per shot
- 0.17
- Goals minus xG
- -0.88
How the chances split
Liverpool win 46%Draw 20%Chelsea win 34%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| Liverpool | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.19 | 1.88 |
| xG per shot | 0.219 | 0.171 |
| Goals minus xG | -1.19 | -0.88 |
| Liverpool win | 46% | |
| Draw | 20% | |
| Chelsea win | 34% |
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
Liverpool10 shots1315
Chelsea11 shots1343
- 88Inside the box
- 23Outside the box
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| Liverpool | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 |
| Saved | 3 | 3 |
| Off target | 1 | 4 |
| Blocked | 5 | 3 |
| Inside the box | 8 | 8 |
| Outside the box | 2 | 3 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- Liverpool
- Chelsea
52%Possession48%
79%347 of 441 passes79%334 of 422 passes
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| Liverpool | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 52% | 48% |
| Passes | 441 | 422 |
| Completed | 347 | 334 |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 79% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 129Fouls
- 22Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 13Offsides
Show as a table
| Liverpool | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 12 | 9 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 3 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- Liverpool
- Chelsea
Show as a table
| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rogers | Chelsea | 7.6 | 90 |
| C. Gakpo | Liverpool | 7.2 | 90 |
| V. van Dijk | Liverpool | 6.8 | 72 |
| W. Fofana | Chelsea | 6.8 | 90 |
| M. Lacroix | Chelsea | 6.7 | 44 |
| T. Nyoni | Liverpool | 6.6 | 81 |
| M. Caicedo | Chelsea | 6.6 | 68 |
| R. Araújo | Liverpool | 6.5 | 90 |
| B. Barcola | Liverpool | 6.5 | 31 |
| Pedro Neto | Chelsea | 6.5 | 90 |
| R. Lavia | Chelsea | 6.5 | 90 |
| G. Mamardashvili | Liverpool | 6.4 | 90 |
| L. Colwill | Chelsea | 6.4 | 46 |
| A. Isak | Liverpool | 6.4 | 8 |
| E. Emegha | Chelsea | 6.4 | 22 |
| A. Mac Allister | Liverpool | 6.3 | 9 |
| V. Barco | Chelsea | 6.3 | 22 |
| J. Henderson | Chelsea | 6.3 | 90 |
| J. Jacquet | Liverpool | 6.3 | 18 |
| K. Tsimikas | Liverpool | 6.2 | 90 |
| D. Welbeck | Chelsea | 6.2 | 68 |
| M. Gusto | Chelsea | 6.2 | 68 |
| R. Gravenberch | Liverpool | 6.2 | 90 |
| M. Palestra | Chelsea | 6.1 | 22 |
| L. Koumas | Liverpool | 6.1 | 59 |
| R. Ngumoha | Liverpool | 6.1 | 82 |
| J. McConnell | Liverpool | 6.0 | 59 |
| M. Penders | Chelsea | 6.0 | 90 |
| F. Wirtz | Liverpool | 5.9 | 31 |
| Joshua Kofi Acheampong | Chelsea | 5.8 | 90 |
| J. Gomez | Liverpool | 5.7 | 90 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
75%
G. Mamardashvili
G. Mamardashvili- Saves
- 3
- Conceded
- 1
- Rating
- 6.4
75%
M. Penders
M. Penders- Saves
- 3
- Conceded
- 1
- Rating
- 6.0
- Liverpool
- Chelsea
Top stats
- 52%Ball Possession48%
- 2.19Expected goals1.88
- 10Total Shots11
- 4Shots on goal4
- 7Corner Kicks5
Shots
- 1Shots off Goal4
- 5Blocked shots3
- 8Shots insidebox8
- 2Shots outsidebox3
Passing
- 441Total passes422
- 347Passes accurate334
- 79%Pass accuracy79%
Defence & set pieces
- 3Goalkeeper Saves3
- 8Free Kicks10
- 1Offsides3
Discipline
- 12Fouls9
- 2Yellow Cards2
- 0Red Cards0
256.4G. Mamardashvili
426.6T. Nyoni
386.2R. Gravenberch
187.2⚽C. Gakpo
186.2D. Welbeck
456.5R. Lavia
256.6M. Caicedo
396.0M. PendersLiverpool4-2-3-1Chelsea4-2-3-1Liverpool4-2-3-1Coach: Andoni Iraola
Bench
Chelsea4-2-3-1Coach: Xabi Alonso
Bench
| 33R. AraújoD | 90 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25G. MamardashviliG | 90 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7F. WirtzM | 31 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10A. Mac AllisterM | 9 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5J. JacquetD | 18 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9A. IsakF | 8 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3W. EndoM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14F. ChiesaF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44L. ChambersD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29B. BarcolaF | 31 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1Alisson BeckerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21K. TsimikasD | 90 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42T. NyoniM | 81 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73R. NgumohaM | 82 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53J. McConnellM | 59 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 67L. KoumasM | 59 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38R. GravenberchM | 90 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2J. GomezD | 90 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18C. GakpoF | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4V. van DijkD | 72 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |