Chelsea vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight

Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of a huge London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel’s side have already beaten Spurs three times so far this season, scoring seven goals and keeping three clean sheets in the process. But Chelsea have struggled of late as their title ambitions have slipped away. They now sit 13 points off Manchester City as securing a top four place becomes a more realistic target.

Meanwhile, Spurs are unbeaten in nine Premier League games under Antonio Conte and are now in a superb position to qualify for next season’s Champions League. A win this afternoon would take them into the top four - and victory at Stamford Bridge would also see Tottenham move just five points behind Chelsea with four games in hand.

But history sides with Chelsea. Spurs have only beaten their London rivals once at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League - a win which came in April 2018 as a Dele Alli brace saw them clinch a 3-1 victory. In all competitions, Tottenham have not scored against Chelsea in any of their last five meetings, ensuring they will be extremely motivated this afternoon as a win significantly closes the gap between the two sides. Follow all the team news and match action as Chelsea host Tottenham below, after the conclusion of Crystal Palace vs Liverpool:

Chelsea vs Tottenham

• Chelsea XI: Arriziabalaga, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Sarr, Jorginho, Kovacic, Ziyech, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Lukaku

• Tottenham XI: Lloris, Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Doherty, Hojbjerg, Winks, Sessegnon, Bergwijn, Kane

• 20’ VAR check for possible red card: Doherty lands on Sarr’s ankle with a late challenge but survives after the review

• 41’ Disallowed goal for Spurs as Kane nudges Thiago before spinning and driving home

• 47’ GOAL! Ziyech curls a stunning strike into the top left corner, 1-0!

• 55’ GOAL! Thiago heads home for the Blues, 2-0!

Chelsea FC 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

18:25 , Michael Jones

90+3 mins: Chelsea are in control of the game. They’re bossing the ball and keeping it away from Tottenham whilst slowly pushing up the pitch. Ben Davies tries to take it off Antonio Rudiger and is successful. The German is too forceful with his own tackle to win it back and Spurs win a free kick deep into their own half.

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

18:22 , Michael Jones

90 mins: Five minutes of added time to play at Stamford Bridge. Hakim Ziyech gets a warm round of applause as he’s taken off to give Saul Niguez a few minutes for Chelsea.

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

18:18 , Michael Jones

87 mins: Save! Antonio Rudiger sweeps the ball behind for a corner that gets whipped into the middle of the box. Harry Kane is the target and wins the header. He powers it at goal but Kepa Arrizabalaga flies across to his left and palms it wide of the right-hand post.

Marcos Alonso comes on for the final few minutes replacing Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

18:16 , Michael Jones

84 mins: Harry Kane brings the ball down the inside right channel and works it across to Steven Bergwijn on the front edge of the box. Bergwijn attempts to shoot on the turn but doesn’t catch the ball cleanly and scuffs his effort through to Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

18:14 , Michael Jones

81 mins: Romelu Lukaku is still searching for a goal. He performs a nice step-over before carrying the ball into the box. He shimmies to the left in an attempt to open up space to shoot but runs into traffic and loses the ball.

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

18:11 , Michael Jones

78 mins: Chelsea look to have a good grip on the game. Davinson Sanchez brings the ball forward but is put under pressure from Mason Mount. The defender shakes off the challenge and coolly passes the ball into midfield where Spurs lose possession.

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

18:08 , Michael Jones

75 mins: Great work from Lloris. N’Golo Kante is on in place of Jorginho and he works the ball over to Ziyech who slides the ball into the right side of the box for Chelsea. Mount gets to it first and attempts to pick out Lukaku but he’s closed down by the Tottenham goalkeeper who blocks the pass.

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

18:05 , Michael Jones

72 mins: Close! Ziyech fails to clear his lines gives the ball to Tottenham deep in his own half. It’s played inside to Steven Bergwijn who lays the ball off to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Matt Doherty sweeps in from the right as Hojbjerg threads the ball into the box. Doherty stretches to reach the pass but it just evades him! If he gets there in time, he’s in on goal with just Kepa Arrizabalaga to beat.

18:01 , Jack Rathborn

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

18:00 , Michael Jones

69 mins: Save! Kovacic laces the ball up to Lukaku who rolls off Davinson Sanchez and turns into the left side of the box. He shoots but smokes a left footed effort straight at Hugo Lloris who keeps it out at the near post!

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

17:59 , Michael Jones

67 mins: Chelsea win a corner and could have a penalty. Cesar Azpilicueta certainly wants one. As the ball comes in Azpilicueta tries to get past Oliver Skipp. Skipp holds his ground but he’s grappling with the Chelsea captain, almost like a rugby tackle, and both men go to ground. Spurs head the ball away and the referee blows the whistle giving the visitors a free kick judging Azpilicueta to be at fault.

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

17:56 , Michael Jones

64 mins: Great work from Sanchez to deny Chelsea a third goal. The Blues sweep down the right and give the ball to Ziyech. He cuts inside and threads the ball into the box. Lukaku runs in behind and will have a chance on goal but Sanchez sticks out his right leg and intercepts the ball.

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

17:51 , Michael Jones

61 mins: Over an hour gone at Stamford Bridge with Tottenham chasing the game. Lucas Moura tries to pick out Kane in the box but Thiago Silva intercepts the ball and runs it away for the Blues.

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham

17:50 , Michael Jones

58 mins: Antonio Conte goes to the bench and replaces Ryan Sessegnon and Japhet Tanganga with Lucas Moura and Oliver Skipp. It’s going to be tough for Tottenham to fight back from here but they’ll remember their comeback at Leicester last time out and think they’ve got a chance.

Chelsea have been brilliant since the restart.

GOAL! Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham (Thiago Silva, 55’)⚽️

17:46 , Michael Jones

55 mins: It’s two! Eric Dier is punished for a push on Hudson-Odoi and Chelsea win a free kick over to the left of the penalty area. Mason Mount delivers a fine inswinging cross from the set piece. Thiago Silva wins the header and glances it into the far bottom corner to double Chelsea’s lead.

17:45 , Jack Rathborn

Chelsea 1 - 0 Tottenham

17:45 , Michael Jones

53 mins: What a goal that would have been! Chelsea send the ball up to Mount who swivels towards goal. He slots a great pass over to Hudson-Odoi on the left wing and he brings the ball into the box. Mount runs into space on the edge of the area and yells for it back and Hudson-Odoi obliges. Mount hits a first time shot with his left foot and whips it just over the crossbar!

Chelsea 1 - 0 Tottenham

17:42 , Michael Jones

50 mins: Chelsea have the lead at Stamford Bridge and now Tottenham have to respond. Ziyech has another good chance to double his tally but his fizzes his shot from the inside right this time and Hugo Lloris manages to grab hold of it.

Harry Kane attempts to drive Tottenham forward with a run down the left wing. Jorginho nips in front of him and Kane fouls the midfielder ending the attack.

GOAL! Chelsea 1 - 0 Tottenham (Ziyech, 47’)⚽️

17:38 , Michael Jones

47 mins: Chelsea break the deadlock! Callum Hudson-Odoi brings the ball down the left wing and then cuts inside before slotting the ball over to Hakim Ziyech. Cesar Azpilicueta draws away Ryan Sessegnon with a run off the ball and Ziyech uses the space to roll it onto his left foot and curl a shot into the far top corner! Fantastic finish.

Second half: Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

17:37 , Michael Jones

Kick off: There’s a delay in restarting the game as on of the nets has a hole in it. After its repair, Romelu Lukaku gets the game back underway. One goal may be enough to win this one but who will break the deadlock?

Chelsea work the ball across to the right side of the pitch where it comes to Mason Mount. He’s pressed by Davinson Sanchez who times his tackle well and puts the ball out for a throw in.

17:35 , Jack Rathborn

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Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

17:28 , Michael Jones

Tottenham have won just one of their last 31 away league games against Chelsea (D10 L20), winning 3-1 in April 2018 with current boss Antonio Conte in charge of the Blues that day.

They’re 0-0 at half-time. Can they go on to in for a second time today?

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

17:24 , Michael Jones

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

17:22 , Michael Jones

Goal or no goal?

Half-time: Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

17:19 , Michael Jones

45+3 mins: Nothing to separate the teams as the whistle goes for half-time. Harry Kane stolls over to the referee to discuss his disallowed goal. That’s been the main talking point of the first half.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

17:17 , Michael Jones

45 mins: There’s going to be three minutes of added time to play at the end of the first half. It’s been a fairly even contest. Both teams have had one shot on target but Harry Kane’s goal should have counted.

Chelsea swing a free kick into the box from the right but it’s claimed in the air by Hugo Lloris.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

17:15 , Michael Jones

43 mins: Chance! Tottenham are opened up after Chelsea regain the ball in their own half and knock it up to Kovacic. He sends it up to Lukaku who drives into the box and fires a left-footed shot at goal only for Eric Dier to block it.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

17:12 , Michael Jones

41 mins: Disallowed goal! Tottenham come flying down the left side with Sessegnon in possession. He slots it into the box where Harry Kane and Thiago Silva are shoulder-to-shoulder. Kane has a hand on Thiago’s back and pushes off the centre-back to bring the ball under control. Thiago goes down and Kane slots the ball home!

The referee decides straight away to disallow the goal and there’s not enough evidence for VAR to overturn it. Chelsea have a reprieve!

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

17:08 , Michael Jones

38 mins: Hudson-Odoi receives the ball out on the left wing and is closed down by Tanganga. Hudson-Odoi flicks the ball around the defender who then shoves the Chelsea man to ground and picks up a yellow card.

Tottenham win the ball back in the middle of the pitch and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg threads the ball up to Ryan Sessegnon. He sweeps into the box from the left and has a shy at goal. His shot is played across the box towards the back post but goes wide.

17:07 , Jack Rathborn

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

17:06 , Michael Jones

35 mins: Chelsea haven’t had much success from any of their corners yet which is to Tottenham’s credit. They’ve dealt with crosses into the box really well so far meaning Chelsea have to find a way to play through them if they want to get in on goal.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

17:04 , Michael Jones

32 mins: Chance! Lukaku has to do better here. Hakim Ziyech brings the ball down the right side of the box and slot it up to Mason Mount. He pulls it back into the box and perfectly picks out Lukaku. The striker tries to smash it into the back of the net but misses the ball completely!

It bounces through to Hudson-Odoi who takes too long to decide whether to shoot and his route to goal is blocked but the covering Tottenham defenders.

17:02 , Jack Rathborn

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

16:59 , Michael Jones

29 mins: Harry Kane drops deep to receive the ball and then turns in the Chelsea half. He threads it through the middle of the centre-backs but Steven Bergwijn can’t get on the end of the pass and it rolls safely to Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Antonio Rudiger tries to pick out Romeluk Lukaku with a long ball but the Chelsea striker is beaten in the air by Davinson Sanchez who knocs the ball across to Eric Dier.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

16:56 , Michael Jones

26 mins: Steven Bergwijn sets off on another potentially enterprising run but Thiago Silva stops him. He makes no attempt to play the ball and cuts in front of the forward to bring him down. It’s a cynical tackle and Thiago is shown a yellow card.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

16:53 , Michael Jones

23 mins: Ziyech sends an outswinging corner into the box for Chelsea and Rudiger wins the header. He knocks it back into the middle of the area but Spurs get it clear.

Mount and Tanganga chase the ball towards the touchline and Mount leans into the Spurs defender. He goes flying down the slope and heavily clatters into the advertising boards. That one’s going to hurt.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

16:50 , Michael Jones

20 mins: There’s a VAR check for a possible red card. Malang Sarr carries the ball into the Tottenham half and is closed down by Matt Doherty. He leans across the defender then lands on his ankle.

It looks worse in slow motion but it’s a mistimed tackle from Doherty. VAR agrees and decides there isn’t enough in it to send off the Tottenham man.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

16:48 , Michael Jones

18 mins: Mason Mount wins a corner for Chelsea. There’s a little tussle between Rudiger and Dier in the box as the ball comes in but Tottenham deal with the set piece.

It’s headed out to Steven Bergwijn who flies up the pitch with the ball. As he enters Chelsea’s half Mateo Kovacic comes across andwins the ball with a well-timed sliding tackle.

16:47 , Jack Rathborn

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

16:44 , Michael Jones

15 mins: Chance! Harry Kane runs into trouble on the right wing but manages to squeeze the ball out to Harry Winks. Winks drives inside and the Chelsea defenders drop off him. He rolls the ball onto his left foot and shoots from around 20-yards out. It’s a decent connection but Kepa Arrizabalaga dives low and smothers the effort.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

16:42 , Michael Jones

12 mins: Harry Winks wins the ball in the middle of the pitch and gives the ball to Eric Dier. He drives forward and goes on a run that brings him to the edge of the Chelsea box. He tries to weave around Thiago Silva but shows too much of the ball to the centre-back who nicks it off him.

Chelsea then work the ball up to Ziyech who cuts inside from the right and curls a left-footed shot at goal that Hugo Lloris punches away.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

16:39 , Michael Jones

9 mins: Japhet Tanganga closes down Malang Sarr too forcefully and gives Chelsea a free kick on the halfway line. Jorginho plays the ball up to Lukaku who flicks it off to Ziyech. Mount attempts a run into the box from the right but Ziyech’s through ball is intercepted and sent out for another Chelsea corner.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

16:37 , Michael Jones

6 mins: Chelsea have settled quickly here. The ball comes out to Hudson-Odoi who brings it into the final third and passes it across to Jorginho. He lays it off to Ziyech who sets himself and then shoots from outside the box. He strikes it well enough but his effort gets deflected behind for a corner that Tottenham then deal with.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

16:35 , Michael Jones

3 mins: Chance! Chelsea get up the pitch with a long ball to Romelu Lukaku. The striker brings it under control and holds of Eric Dier before giving it to Mount. Mount slides the ball inside to Hakim Ziyech who curls a cross to the back post. Callum Hudson-Odoi arrives in the box, wins the ball in the air and heads it just wide of goal!

Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham

16:32 , Michael Jones

Kick off: Tottenham get the ball rolling and boot it over to the left wing where it goes out of play to give Chelsea throw in. The Blues work the ball down the right wing where Mason Mount gets in behind Ryan Sessegnon. He sends the ball into the box where Romelu Lukaku shoots on the turn and belts the ball over the crossbar!

Chelsea vs Tottenham

16:28 , Michael Jones

Here come the teams. Chelsea can get their gap on Manchester City to 10 points if they win today and at the same time open a nine point gap on fourth placed Manchester United. The last thing Thomas Tuchel wants is to be drawn into a battle for a top four place.

Tottenham on the other hand will finish the day in fourth place if they manage to defeat the Blues on their home turf. Spurs will alos want revenge for the Carabao Cup semi-final where Chelsea beat them over two legs.

Chelsea vs Tottenham

16:24 , Michael Jones

Chelsea could become the first Premier League team to win four games against an opponent in a season since Manchester City against West Ham in 2013-14, while the last side to win three games in the same month against an opponent were Aston Villa against Blackburn in January 2010.

Chelsea vs Tottenham

16:22 , Michael Jones

Harry Kane has scored just once in his last seven London Premier League derbies. However, his 39 derby goals is second only to Thierry Henry’s 43.

Kane has also gone seven appearances without a goal against Chelsea in all competitions.

Chelsea vs Tottenham

16:20 , Michael Jones

Thomas Tuchel has failed to win in four successive league matches for the first time since October 2016 during his time in charge of Borussia Dortmund.

Chelsea have dropped 13 points from a winning position this season, the most by a team in the top half of the table prior to the weekend.

They have kept only two clean sheets in 13 league matches, compared to seven clean sheets in their opening 10.

Chelsea vs Tottenham

16:17 , Michael Jones

Tottenham are unbeaten in all nine of their Premier League fixtures under Antonio Conte but Spurs have failed to win any of their last 13 away league matches against sides starting the day in the top four.

They are looking to avoid equalling their club top-flight record of five successive away defeats in London derbies, having done it twice before in 1982 to 1984 and 1996 to 1997.

Liverpool indebted to Alisson as win over Crystal Palace keeps pressure on Man City

16:15 , Michael Jones

Liverpool remain in the Premier League title race after a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace, but this victory - a 10th in a row over this particular opponent - owed far more to some world-class goalkeeping and a very questionable penalty call than to their own fine start to the match.

The Reds were excellent for the first half an hour, then almost fashioned their own demise for the next 30 minutes. Only Alisson Becker proved an immovable barrier, and allowed the league’s second-placed team to move to within nine points of Manchester City, still with a game in hand.

Liverpool indebted to Alisson as win over Crystal Palace keeps pressure on Man City

Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool: Five things we learned as Jurgen Klopp’s side win to close gap on Man City

16:12 , Michael Jones

Liverpool moved to within nine points of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table with an entertaining 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Virgil van Dijk gave the visitors the lead in the eighth minute, thumping a bullet header beyond Vicente Guaita from an Andy Robertson corner. And Liverpool’s dominance was rewarded with a second shortly after the half hour mark when Robertson crossed for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to bring down and fire home at the back post.

Palace finally got a foothold in the game towards the end of the first half and continued that urgency after the break. They eventually found the breakthrough 10 minutes into the second period when Jeffrey Schlupp’s pass found Jean-Philippe Mateta in behind and he rolled the ball across for Odsonne Edouard to slot into an empty net.

Five things we learned as Klopp’s side win to close gap on Man City

Chelsea vs Tottenham

16:10 , Michael Jones

Chelsea have dropped points in nine of their last 13 league games, turning a five-point lead over Manchester City into a 12-point deficit, and they have also played a game more.

They have won just one of their last seven Premier League matches. However, they have lost just two of their last 26 fixtures in all competitions.

The Blues could go five league games without a win for the first time since a run of seven from October to December 2012 under Roberto di Matteo.

16:10 , Jack Rathborn

Chelsea vs Tottenham: Tottenham must seize the momentum as Antonio Conte fills club with hope before Chelsea test

16:08 , Michael Jones

The Tottenham Hotspur dressing room has been just like fans’ groups in the last two days. The players have been giddily sharing videos of the last few minutes at Leicester City.

Of particular joy has been Antonio Conte going to hug a steward, which has naturally been pointed out to the manager.

A glee has totally replaced a developing sense of gloom. The fretful questions people around the club had been asking have been totally washed away. They’re no longer wondering whether Conte could really walk, or if this is the most difficult situation he’s walked into.

Tottenham must seize the momentum as Antonio Conte breeds hope before Chelsea test

Chelsea vs Tottenham: Head-to-head

16:05 , Michael Jones

Tottenham have won only seven of their 59 Premier League matches against Chelsea. The Blues are unbeaten in their last six league games against Spurs - with five wins and one draw - keeping five clean sheets.

Chelsea are yet to concede in four games against Tottenham under Thomas Tuchel, with the aggregate score 7-0.

Spurs have won just one of their last 36 away games in all competitions against Chelsea, a 3-1 league victory in April 2018 when Antonio Conte was in charge of the Blues.

Chelsea vs Tottenham

16:01 , Michael Jones

Reaction from Liverpool’s victory over Crystal Palace is still to come but the focus moves to Stamford Bridge where Chelsea are preparing to face Tottenham.

Here’s a reminder of the two teams:

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Sarr, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Mount, Lukaku

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Doherty, Hojbjerg, Winks, Sessegnon, Bergwijn, Kane

Elsewhere in the Premier League

15:56 , Michael Jones

At the Emirates Stadium Arsenal failed to break down Burnley and that game finished goalless wile the points were also shared between Leicester and Brighton. Patson Daka put the home side in front before the Seagulls levelled things up through Danny Welbeck.

Coming up, Chelsea host Tottenham in a clash with ramifications for the top four. Kick off for that game is at 4.30pm.

Full-time: Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Liverpool

15:54 , Michael Jones

90+6 mins: There’s the final whistle! Liverpool were fortunate to win a penalty that tled to the third goal and killed the chance of an exciting finish. Crystal Palace where all at sea in the opening 30 minutes but after that were fantastic. Alisson made a bunch of great saves for Liverpool who looked uncharacteristically poor defensively.

The bottom line is that Liverpool pick up all three points at cut the gap of Manchester City to nine.

Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Liverpool

15:51 , Michael Jones

90+3 mins: Joel Ward picks up a yellow card as Liverpool do their best to take time out of the game. They give away a free kick that Michael Olise swings into the box but the Reds defend it well.

Three minutes to go here and the game finally seems out of reach for Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Liverpool

15:50 , Michael Jones

90 mins: There’s going to be six minutes of added time to play yet. If Palace can score quickly they may still be in the game. James Milner and Joe Gomez are brought of for Liverpool with Roberto Firmino and Trent Alexander-Arnold taken off.

GOAL! Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Liverpool (Fabinho, 89’)⚽️

15:48 , Michael Jones

89 mins: Fabinho takes the penalty for Liverpool. Guaita dives to the right and Fabinho slots it to the goalkeeper’s left. Liverpool restore their two goal lead.

Penalty to Liverpool!

15:47 , Michael Jones

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

88 mins: Back at Selhurst Park referee Kevin Friend takes a look at the replays of the penalty incident, sees the collision between the goalkeeper and Jota and points to the spot!

GOAL! Leicester 1 - 1 Brighton⚽️

15:46 , Michael Jones

While we wait for the decision at Selhurst Park, Danny Welbeck has equalised for Brighton at the King Power Stadium. He meets a free kick in the box and heads it into the back of the net.

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

15:44 , Michael Jones

87 mins: Diogo Jota is played into the box and gets past Joel Ward. He loses control of the ball as Vicente Guaita closes him down. The goalkeeper collides with Jota and both players go down.

There’s a VAR check for a potential penalty. It shouldn’t be given but the referee is being called over to the monitor...

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

15:42 , Michael Jones

84 mins: Close! Joachim Andersen flicks the ball over Liverpool’s high line and plays Michael Olise in behind. He spots that Alisson is off his line and tries to chip the goalkeeper. Alisson backpeddles towards his own goal and at the last minute gets a hand to the ball and nudges it wide of the post!

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

15:40 , Michael Jones

82 mins: Roberto Firmino is shown a yellow card for a poor tackle in the middle of the pitch. Palace burst down the right side through Olise but he pass into the box is intercepted but Jones.

Liverpool threaten to counterattack but Schlupp drags Jota back and picks up a yellow card of his own.

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

15:38 , Michael Jones

79 mins: A diagonal ball from Palace comes across to Olise but Robertson beats him to the dropping ball. He heads it back to Alisson who finds himself out of position and has to leap across to his right to keep the ball out.

Marc Guehi sends a pass over the top for Benteke but the striker is offside. Alisson takes his time with the free kick and the referee comes over to tell him to quicken it up.

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

15:35 , Michael Jones

76 mins: Patrick Vieira is going for it. Will Hughes and Jean-Philippe Mateta are taking off with Jordan Ayew and Christian Benteke brought on. Crystal Palace have just under 15 minutes to find an equaliser, can they do it?

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

15:32 , Michael Jones

73 mins: Fabinho has a shot from range saved by Vicente Guaita before Crystal Palace break down the right side. The cross comes into the box but Conor Gallagher handles the ball as he tries to bring it under control. Free kick to Liverpool.

Chelsea vs Tottenham: Line-ups

15:30 , Michael Jones

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Sarr, Jorginho, Kovacic, Ziyech, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Lukaku

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Doherty, Hojbjerg, Winks, Sessegnon, Bergwijn, Kane

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

15:28 , Michael Jones

70 mins: Schlupp and Eze combine on the left side. Eze is played down the side of the box and feeds a pass into the penalty area. Schlupp gets on the end of it and smokes his shot into the near side-netting. Crystal Palace are coming closer to that equaliser.

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

15:26 , Michael Jones

67 mins: Patrick Vieira makes his first Crystal Palace change. Eberechi Eze comes on to replace the goalscorer Odsonne Edouard. Liverpool are trying to take the sting out of the game but Crystal Palace are playing well. They’re aggressive and winning the battles in midfield.

Tottenham arrive at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea clash

15:24 , Jack Rathborn

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

15:23 , Michael Jones

64 mins: Mitchell floats a free kick into the Liverpool box and Mateta chests it down to Schlupp. He’s forced out wide by Matip where Liverpool recover the ball.

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

15:20 , Michael Jones

61 mins: Conor Gallagher and Will Hughes have both picked up yellow cards for Crystal Palace. Andy Robertson sends a Liverpool throw in into the box but Hughes beats Jota in the air and heads it clear.

Alexander-Arnold recovers the ball from Palace’s clearance and attempts to pick out Firmino in the box. The Brazilian flicks the ball on but knocks it straight to Guaita in goal.

15:18 , Jack Rathborn

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

15:18 , Michael Jones

58 mins: Crystal Palace have deserved that goal. They ended the first half as the better team and have picked up where they left off. Jurgen Klopp goes to the bench and replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with Takumi Minamino. The Reds need to half Palace’s momentum. There’s a great atmossphere around the ground now, the home fans believe that Palace can get something out of this game.

GOAL! Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool (Edouard, 55’)⚽️

15:12 , Michael Jones

55 mins: Hope for Crystal Palace! This is a brilliant goal from the home team. Liverpool play with a high line as Jeffrey Schlupp brings the ball into their half. He threads the ball through the defence and picks out the run of Jean-Philippe Mateta who gets in behind Virgil van Dijk. He brings the ball into the box, draws in Alisson and then squares it to Odsonne Edouard for the simplest of tap ins.

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

15:11 , Michael Jones

54 mins: Diogo Jota brings the ball into the box from the right and slots it back to Jordan Henderson. The Liverpool captain shoots from just outside the box but sees his effort blocked.

GOAL! Leicester 1-0 Brighton⚽️

15:10 , Michael Jones

The deadlock has been broken at the King Power stadium as Leicester City take the lead immediately after the restart. Patson Daka turning rebounded shots from James Maddison and Harvey Barnes into the open goal at the back post.

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

15:09 , Michael Jones

51 mins: Palace have another chance to score as a cross comes into the Liverpool box. There’s a scramble and Jeffrey Schlupp backheels the ball towards goal but Alisson drops low to keep it out.

Alexander-Arnold then swings a free kick into the Eagles’ area but can’t pick out a teammate and the home side head the ball away.

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

15:05 , Michael Jones

48 mins: Chance! Massive chance for Palace right at the start of the second half. They beat the Liverpool press to work the ball up to Odsonne Edouard in the middle of the pitch. He’s got options to the left and right and elects to pass the ball into Michael Olise. He passes the ball into the six-yard box where Conor Gallagher makes a run from deep and heads the ball wide of the far post!

Second half: Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

15:03 , Michael Jones

Kick off: Crystal Palace restart the match and try to find a way down the right side of the pitch. Joel Ward runs into trouble but manages to get the ball back to Marc Guehi and Palace look to build from the back again.

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Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

14:57 , Michael Jones

Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Andy Robertson’s 43 assists have only been bettered by one player, Kevin De Bruyne (52).

Also on 43, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Robertson have now made the joint-most assists by defenders in the Premier League in the same time frame.

Elsewhere in the Premier League

14:54 , Michael Jones

Arsenal are dominating against Burnley with 75% possession and 12 shots in the first half but the Clarets are defending well and the game remains 0-0.

It’s also goalless between Leicester and Brighton. This game is a more even affair but Leicester will be disappointed that they are not in front.

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

14:51 , Michael Jones

Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain both found the back of the net for Liverpool who take a two goal lead into half-time against Crystal Palace. Can the Reds hold onto the lead and close the gap on Manchester City?

Half-time: Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

14:48 , Michael Jones

45+1 mins: Liverpool with a strong advantage then as the teams go into half-time at Selhurst Park. The visitors made a few mistakes though and Crystal Palace weren’t clinical enough to capitalise on them.

Will the Reds extend their lead in the second half or can Crystal Palace find a way back into the game?

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

14:45 , Michael Jones

43 mins: Liverpool will be lucky to go into the break with their two goal lead in tact. They’ve been very sloppy over the last few minutes which has set up Crystal Palace’s best two chances of the game. This match should really be 2-2.

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

14:43 , Michael Jones

41 mins: Crystal Palace have had two big chances in the last five minutes or so. Even though Liverpool are leading the Eagles have shwon that they can cause problems for the visitors. Alisson has been two big saves.

Chance! How’s he missed? Firmino gives the ball away this time and Olise drives down the inside right channel. He slots it in behind and Mateta collects the ball before bringing it into the box. Alisson charges him down but Mateta shifts to his right and sends his shot back across goal. He’s got an open goal but sends his effort wide of the far post!

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

14:40 , Michael Jones

38 mins: Alexander-Arnold whips a cross into the box from the right wing this time and just puts it over the head of Firmino. It bounces up to Ward who’s under pressure from Jota but he calmly heads it back to his goalkeeper.

Save! At the other end of the pitch Joel Matip makes a mistake and passes the ball straight to Michael Olise. He brings it into the box and shoots but Alisson makes a solid left-handed save to deny Palace a goal!

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

14:38 , Michael Jones

35 mins: Chance! This was a good chance for Crystal Palace to claw one back. Conor Gallagher presses Curtis Jones and wins the ball. He gives it to Jean-Philippe Mateta who drags it into the right side of the box. He squares the ball back to Gallagher whose first touch is too heavy and the ball rolls away and Alisson tidies up.

14:38 , Jack Rathborn

GOAL! Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool (Oxlade-Chamberlain, 32’)⚽️

14:33 , Michael Jones

32 mins: There’s the second! Liverpool draw the Crystal Palace midfield over to the right side of the pitch before quickly switching the play to the opposite wing. Robertson takes over the ball and taps it towards the box. He waits for runners before swinging a cross into the penalty area and picking out Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. He chests the ball down and smokes it past Vicente Guaita to double Liverpool’s lead. Another fine goal from Liverpool.

Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Liverpool

14:32 , Michael Jones

30 mins: Palace attempt to play out from the back but can’t find a way through the Liverpool press and Gallagher is forced to boot it down the right wing where Van Dijk collects the ball for Liverpool who work the ball over to the right side of the pitch.

Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Liverpool

14:30 , Michael Jones

27 mins: Alexander-Arnold swings another corner into the box from Liverpool but Mateta is there to head it clear. The ball drops to Will Hughes and he drives into midfield before losing the ball to Robertson.

Liverpool’s intense pressure from the opening 15 minutes has dropped just a touch and Crystal Palace are seeing more of the ball now.

Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Liverpool

14:26 , Michael Jones

24 mins: Chance! Andy Robertson brings the ball down the left side and slides a short pass to the byline for Firmino. He recovers the ball and pulls it inside to Jota. Jota has his back to goal and can’t manoeuvre into space to shoot. Instead he lays it off to Fabinho who drills one from the front of the box and boots his effort well over the crossbar.

Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Liverpool

14:24 , Michael Jones

21 mins: Alexander-Arnold makes a run down the right side and is picked out with a diagonal ball from Henderson. The Liverpool right-back meets the dropping ball on the volley and crosses it towards Firmino but it gets intercepted by Andersen.

Save! Palace work the ball over to the right wing where Olise threads a pass behind the Liverpool line for Joel Ward. He drives down the wing as Jean-Philippe Mateta makes a run into the box. The ball comes across and Mateta guides it at goal only for Alisson to stop the shot from close-range!

The ball loops over the goal and then the offside flag goes up against Ward.

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