Liverpool regain top spot with thrilling 2-1 win over Chelsea in Premier League
Liverpool achieved a difficult victory over Chelsea with a score of 2-1 in the eighth round of the English Premier League, in the match that was held at Anfield Stadium. With this victory, Liverpool raised its score to 21 points to regain the lead in the league, one point ahead of Manchester City, while Chelsea’s score stopped at 14 points to occupy sixth place.
Liverpool opened the scoring in the 29th minute through Mohamed Salah from a penalty kick, which Curtis Jones obtained after being obstructed inside the penalty area. Jones had obtained another penalty kick in the first half, but after reviewing the video technology, it was canceled.
At the beginning of the second half, Chelsea managed to equalize the score in the 48th minute, when Nicolas Jackson took advantage of a wonderful through pass to score the equalizer. The referee resorted to video technology again, but this time confirmed the validity of the goal in favor of the Blues.
The tie did not last long, as Curtis Jones restored the lead for the Reds in the 51st minute after a perfect cross pass from Mohamed Salah, which Jones succeeded in converting into the net to achieve Liverpool’s difficult victory and maintain its lead.
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