Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool[carling cup] Highlights Video
Having recorded a dramatic late win on this ground in the Barclays Premier League meeting just nine days earlier, Liverpool went into the game aiming to record a third successive win at Stamford Bridge and reach the last four of the competition for the 14th time.
Maxi Rodriguez and Martin Kelly were the one to score in a five-minute of second half spell. Liverpool extended their unbeaten run to 11 games.
Today's Match:Chelsea Vs Liverpool[carling cup] 29th Nov Live Streaming
29 November 2011
19:45 UK Time
at Stamford Bridge
- Villas-Boas to keep faith in youngsters
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has said that he will stick to his philosophy of playing the club's younger players in their Carling Cup quarter-final against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. This means that Romelu Lukaku, Josh McEachran and Ryan Bertrand are all likely to get a spot in the starting XI.
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Liverpool Vs Chelsea [Match Summary]
After the fantastic display at Standord Bridge, Dalglish said: "If you have a fantastic performance you've got a better chance of getting a result and I think that's what we did."
The 2-1 win over Chelsea was with far more ambitious performance than what they did at Stamford Bridge last season.Glen Johnson(know more about Glen Johnshon) sensational solo goal to seal a win extended Dalglish’s remarkable unbeaten record against Chelsea in his two spells as Reds manager.
Liverpool repeatedly attacked Chelsea with forward players such as Craig Bellamy, Luis Suárez, Dirk Kuyt and Maxi Rodríguez.Maxi Rodriguez scored his first league goal this season in his first appearance for this season.Charlie Adam pressed and dispossed John Obi Mikel which directly led to the Merseyside club’s opening goal by Maxi.
Charlie Adam performed well to prove his worth and find his role in Liverpool. He attempted 53 passes, two clearance, two interceptions and won five of his eight challeges.It was him who assisted for the final winning goal from Johnshon.
Chelsea has lost three of its last four league games.Goal keeper Peter Cech conceded two goal with only three shots on target.Center Back DavidLuiz continued to show his poor tackling, Drogba was not efficient is strike and on-form players like Mata and Sturridge could not play much centrally.In a nutshell, it was a poor defence that caused Chelsea's fall.
Liverpool’s players wore black armbands following the death of goalkeeper Brad Jones’ young son from leukaemia on Friday.
Dalglish said: “That’s when football becomes irrelevant, really, when a five-year-old kid dies.
“We all dread to think what the boy’s gone through. He knows everyone at the club is thinking of him and are sympathetic with him.”
For liverpool they must treat every game as is if they were facing their top four rivals.
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