Kicking this off with Sky, BBC's etc. ratings (yeah yeah some don't care but personally I like to see how others rated them) :
Stats
Possession 66% to 34%
Shots 23 (8) to 6 (3)
Corners 12-3
Fouls committed 13 - 4 (fuck this was poor - by the ref.)
Saves 2-6
We also dominated Tackles and Aerial Duels by a ratio of 2:1.
Voting on the BBC from viewers (starting 11) :
1. Elliott
2. VvD
3. Mo
10. Firmino (but only 45 mins) otherwise Hendo.
11. Robertson (bit harsh this, though far from his best he still had 4 Key passes)
SKY Player ratings
Liverpool: Alisson (6), Alexander-Arnold (7), Matip (7), Van Dijk (7), Robertson (6), Elliott (7), Henderson (6), Fabinho (6), Salah (7), Firmino (6), Mane (6),
Subs: Jota (6), Thiago (6), Tsimikas (N/A)
Chelsea: Mendy (7), Azpilicueta (8), Rudiger (8), Christensen (8), James (4), Jorginho (6), Kante (7), Alonso (6), Mount (7), Havertz (8), Lukaku (6)
Subs: Thiago Silva (7), Kovacic (6), Chalobah (N/A)
Man of the match: Andreas Christensen (Chelsea)
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TIA
Liverpool: Alisson (7), Alexander-Arnold (7), Matip (7), Van Dijk (8), Robertson (6), Elliott (8 MotM), Henderson (7), Fabinho (7), Salah (7), Firmino (7, Jota 5), Mane (7)
ECHO
Liverpool: Alisson (7), Alexander-Arnold (8), Matip (7), Van Dijk (7), Robertson (6), Elliott (7), Henderson (6), Fabinho (6), Salah (8), Firmino (6 .... Jota 6), Mane (7)
Rousing the Kop
Liverpool: Alisson (7), Alexander-Arnold (7), Matip (6), Van Dijk (7), Robertson (8 - WTF, seriously !?), Elliott (7), Henderson (6), Fabinho (7), Salah (7), Firmino (6 .... Jota 5), Mane (5)
Moi
Alisson (6 - little to do)
Alexander-Arnold (7 - 5 key passes),
Matip (5 - sublime to the ridiculous),
Van Dijk (8 - imperious, nullified Lukaku completely),
Robertson (6 - far from his best and ball-watched Havetz for the corner/goal, he deserved to be subbed off but note also 4 key passes),
Elliott (8 - superb debut from a future superstar),
Henderson (5 - not even an average game by his standards, poor crosses and should have scored),
Fabinho (6 - not at his best but even played as an AM at times),
Salah (7 tied Alonso up in knots and rarely gave the ball away, we should have made a lot more of TAA, Elliott and Mo on the right),
Firmino (6 - an excellent effort dropping deep to assist midfield, clearly affected our overall effectiveness when replaced by Jota)
Mane (4 - incredibly frustrating, capable of going from the sublime to the ridiculous in a blink of eye. Poor technical control and terrible passing - only 75% success from 40 passes meant 10 went astray)
Jota 6 - ineffective
Thiago (6 - should have been on earlier, there was literally no danger bar the odd break, which were well managed)
Tsimikas (6) his fine form over the past two games before this should have been rewarded (though I was still for Robbo starting I now think that was an error).
Klopp - 6 - subs made far too late, once our pace dipped 20 mins into the 2nd half, the subs should have been made. Probably chose the right team to start though, as the first half showed when we winkled out scoring chances we should have made more of.
Notable stats
Firmino 94.7% passing accuracy (17 passes)
Mane 40 passes with 75% accuracy. Gave away 3 fouls, gained 0.
Fabs - won 2 tackles, won 2 fouls conceded 3 fouls
Elliott - 107 touches (only TAA had more 112, next VvD with 97) 86 passes @ 87.2% accuracy
TAA - 112 touches, 84 passes @ 82.1% accuracy. 5 Key passes.
Just two comments
1) on that twat Azpilicueta, throwing himself to the floor holding his face when the replays showed nothing went near his face bar his own hands ... to cover it.
2) on Tuchel and Azpilicueta stating that the ref. only looked at a still image - even we could see the video playing as he walked up, before they froze it at the critical moment.
Stats
Possession 66% to 34%
Shots 23 (8) to 6 (3)
Corners 12-3
Fouls committed 13 - 4 (fuck this was poor - by the ref.)
Saves 2-6
We also dominated Tackles and Aerial Duels by a ratio of 2:1.
Voting on the BBC from viewers (starting 11) :
1. Elliott
2. VvD
3. Mo
10. Firmino (but only 45 mins) otherwise Hendo.
11. Robertson (bit harsh this, though far from his best he still had 4 Key passes)
SKY Player ratings
Liverpool: Alisson (6), Alexander-Arnold (7), Matip (7), Van Dijk (7), Robertson (6), Elliott (7), Henderson (6), Fabinho (6), Salah (7), Firmino (6), Mane (6),
Subs: Jota (6), Thiago (6), Tsimikas (N/A)
Chelsea: Mendy (7), Azpilicueta (8), Rudiger (8), Christensen (8), James (4), Jorginho (6), Kante (7), Alonso (6), Mount (7), Havertz (8), Lukaku (6)
Subs: Thiago Silva (7), Kovacic (6), Chalobah (N/A)
Man of the match: Andreas Christensen (Chelsea)
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TIA
Liverpool: Alisson (7), Alexander-Arnold (7), Matip (7), Van Dijk (8), Robertson (6), Elliott (8 MotM), Henderson (7), Fabinho (7), Salah (7), Firmino (7, Jota 5), Mane (7)
ECHO
Liverpool: Alisson (7), Alexander-Arnold (8), Matip (7), Van Dijk (7), Robertson (6), Elliott (7), Henderson (6), Fabinho (6), Salah (8), Firmino (6 .... Jota 6), Mane (7)
Rousing the Kop
Liverpool: Alisson (7), Alexander-Arnold (7), Matip (6), Van Dijk (7), Robertson (8 - WTF, seriously !?), Elliott (7), Henderson (6), Fabinho (7), Salah (7), Firmino (6 .... Jota 5), Mane (5)
Moi
Alisson (6 - little to do)
Alexander-Arnold (7 - 5 key passes),
Matip (5 - sublime to the ridiculous),
Van Dijk (8 - imperious, nullified Lukaku completely),
Robertson (6 - far from his best and ball-watched Havetz for the corner/goal, he deserved to be subbed off but note also 4 key passes),
Elliott (8 - superb debut from a future superstar),
Henderson (5 - not even an average game by his standards, poor crosses and should have scored),
Fabinho (6 - not at his best but even played as an AM at times),
Salah (7 tied Alonso up in knots and rarely gave the ball away, we should have made a lot more of TAA, Elliott and Mo on the right),
Firmino (6 - an excellent effort dropping deep to assist midfield, clearly affected our overall effectiveness when replaced by Jota)
Mane (4 - incredibly frustrating, capable of going from the sublime to the ridiculous in a blink of eye. Poor technical control and terrible passing - only 75% success from 40 passes meant 10 went astray)
Jota 6 - ineffective
Thiago (6 - should have been on earlier, there was literally no danger bar the odd break, which were well managed)
Tsimikas (6) his fine form over the past two games before this should have been rewarded (though I was still for Robbo starting I now think that was an error).
Klopp - 6 - subs made far too late, once our pace dipped 20 mins into the 2nd half, the subs should have been made. Probably chose the right team to start though, as the first half showed when we winkled out scoring chances we should have made more of.
Notable stats
Firmino 94.7% passing accuracy (17 passes)
Mane 40 passes with 75% accuracy. Gave away 3 fouls, gained 0.
Fabs - won 2 tackles, won 2 fouls conceded 3 fouls
Elliott - 107 touches (only TAA had more 112, next VvD with 97) 86 passes @ 87.2% accuracy
TAA - 112 touches, 84 passes @ 82.1% accuracy. 5 Key passes.
Just two comments
1) on that twat Azpilicueta, throwing himself to the floor holding his face when the replays showed nothing went near his face bar his own hands ... to cover it.
2) on Tuchel and Azpilicueta stating that the ref. only looked at a still image - even we could see the video playing as he walked up, before they froze it at the critical moment.