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10-man Chelsea hold out to draw against Liverpool

London team get one point at Anfield with 1-1

Selcuk Bugra Gokalp  | 28.08.2021 - Update : 28.08.2021
10-man Chelsea hold out to draw against Liverpool

ANKARA 

Playing with 10 men, Chelsea on Saturday held out to a 1-1 draw against Liverpool in the English Premier League.

Kai Havertz brought the lead to Chelsea with his looping header in the 22nd minute at Anfield.

The London team seemed to have the upper hand until Reece James handled Sadio Mane’s shot and got shown the red card in the 48th minute.

Scoring the resulting penalty, Mohamed Salah's 99th goal in the Premier League equalized the score just before halftime, and the match ended 1-1.

West Ham United now has the top spot in the Premier League with 7 points, while Chelsea and Liverpool are in the 2nd and 3rd spots with 7 points apiece.


- Premier League results:

Man City 5-0 Arsenal

Aston Villa 1-1 Brentford

Brighton 0-2 Everton

Newcastle 2-2 Southampton

Norwich 1-2 Leicester

West Ham 2-2 Crystal Palace

Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

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