Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea: Klopp’s 1,000th game ends level as struggling sides play draw
The clubs find themselves level on points in the mid-table and Saturday’s 0-0 result does no good for either team’s hopes of challenging the top four.
Kai Havertz thought he had given Chelsea the lead in three minutes, only for VAR to rule him out for a tight offside, while Benoit Badiashile squandered a good chance.
New signing Mykhailo Mudryk made his second-half debut and also went close for Chelsea, but there were to be no breakthroughs at either end.
Havertz turned the ball over from close range after Thiago Silva’s shot hit the post and headed towards him, but his left foot was ruled in an offside position.
Liverpool, who made his league debut in Stefan Bajcetic, survived another scare when Badiashile headed too close to Alisson from a few yards out.
The visitors turned to Mudryk before the hour mark after Cody Gakpo sent several off-target attempts for Liverpool, and the big-money signing made a quick impact.
Skillful footwork allowed him to fire wide, albeit into the side netting, and an even better chance presented itself when he failed to control a pass to the back post.
Shots on target proved difficult to come by, however, substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold also came on late as the teams could not be separated within 90 minutes for a fifth consecutive encounter.
