EPL News: Liverpool versus Chelsea match Statistics Analysis – Part 2
Liverpool had 12 attempts to score a goal from which 6 were on target while Chelsea had 13 and 5 of them were on target. The fouls committed by Reds were 16 while the Blues committed to 18 fouls.
All corner kicks that Liverpool got were near to end of the game therefore Liverpool acquired 2 while Chelsea had 5. Also both teams committed to 3 off-sides.
The majority possession of the ball was with Chelsea. They recorded 65% and on the other hand Liverpool had just 35%. No Liverpool player was booked for yellow cards but in contrast to that 2 Chelsea players got booked, Yuri Zhirkov in the 20th
minute and Alex in the 90th.
In the end it was the Liverpool glove-man who made the most saves at 5 while Chelsea shot-stopper managed 4. With this Liverpool have regained their mojo and proved that they are still that old team and know how to handle the big boys’ group pressure.
Roy Hodgson and his men will certainly have gained tons of confidence winning in front of their owners New England Sports Ventures and John W Henry. The Red Sox owner has gained control of the club from American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett amidst
much controversy.
Now Liverpool has faced nearly all of the big boys in the first leg of English Premier League, hence their following campaign is expected to be a notch easier. Though their manager earlier stated that the club was in for a relegation battle they are now
out of trouble but they will certainly have continue their present good form if they want to finish at a respectable position; leave alone the title race.
Liverpool has participated in 11 matches and scored 15 points. They are at the 9th position and still have to work hard to reach back up to the upper echelons of the League.
Liverpool is planning to make a couple of signings in the winter transfer window and the former Fulham manager Hodgson has already planned who he is going to bid for. It is expected that though NESV in the beginning told them they could not lend a lot of
money for transfers it is assumable that will gift it in the end.
Chelsea on the other hand has though had some encounters with League’s good teams but nonetheless they will have to go back to the drawing board with a new plan and cover up their mistakes. They are no longer invincible in the season like their pursuers
who are breathing down their necks being just two points apart, Manchester United, but still if they continue their form from early season they can sure win the title second season in a row.
Now Chelsea has participated in 11 matches and produced 25 points and they still have the first position. Chelsea is currently not in position to buy new players as the club’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich has used to much money on the club, money that
specifically belong to him.
The Football Association has stated on the issue that Chelsea will have to be careful of their expenditure otherwise constraints can be put on them.
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