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Liverpool Take Fifth Straight Home Defeat As Chelsea Visit
By Ekene Dike
Mason Mount’s goal in the first half guided Chelsea to victory over Liverpool in the Premier League at Anfield on Thursday night as the Blues moved back into the top four in the standings. For Liverpool, it was a fifth straight home defeat in a row.
The Blues, who came into the match unbeaten in nine games since Thomas Tuchel took over. Liverpool also came into the game with four straight home defeats.
Chelsea looked to have taken the lead when Timo Werner latched onto a ball over the top of the Liverpool defence and beat an onrushing Alisson. However, the goal was ruled out for a very narrow offside call after video review.
Mount fired the visitors into the lead on the cusp of half-time with a magnificent strike from the top of the penalty area after N’Golo Kante picked him out with a long ball on a counter-attack.
Apparently, in a furtive move to avoid a fifth straight home defeat, Liverpool substituted a frustrated Mohamed Salah in the second half. Indeed, he had struggled to carve out clear chances as they slipped to a club-record fifth successive home league defeat, having gone unbeaten in their previous 68 games at Anfield.
Alisson made a brilliant, close-range save to keep Werner from doubling Chelsea’s lead in the 76th minute as Liverpool looked to find a way back into the game.
Chelsea dug in and saw out the result despite the ramped-up pressure from the hosts to move back into the top four on 47 points, while Liverpool remain stuck in seventh place with 43 points from 27 matches.
Outgoing champions Liverpool, have now lost five consecutive home games for the first time in their history. Albeit, the disgruntled Reds are the first reigning English top-flight champions to lose five home games in a row.
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