Substitute Daniel Sturridge scored a stunning equaliser a minute from time as Liverpool snatched a dramatic draw at Chelsea in the Premier League.
The hosts were on course to move level on points with leaders Manchester City when Eden Hazard raced clear to score his second goal of the week against the Reds.
Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino had shots cleared off the line as Liverpool – who started the game second in the table – pressed for an equaliser, and Hazard was denied by Allison at the other end.
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But, as the clock ticked down, Sturridge had the final say – bending a beautiful strike into the top corner from 30 yards.
The draw ended Liverpool’s 100% start to the Premier League season – and they finished the day behind defending champions Manchester City, albeit only on goal difference. Chelsea are two points back in third.
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Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri and Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp smiled and embraced warmly at the final whistle of a high-class encounter that left them with mixed emotions.
Sarri will have been disappointed to see Chelsea concede so late but will have taken much pleasure from aspects of a performance that confirmed they have the qualities to remain in the race at the top of the Premier League this season.
With this result on the back of a 2-1 win at Anfield in the Carabao Cup in midweek, Sarri can look back on a highly satisfactory start to his Chelsea reign.
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Klopp will feel the negative of the end of Liverpool’s 100% start to the Premier League season – but he can reflect on a performance that resulted in so many chances created on opposing territory against a team they will rightly regard as close rivals in pursuit of the title.
He would have shaken his head in disbelief had Liverpool left Stamford Bridge empty-handed given the golden opportunities they let slip through their grasp. Liverpool, no matter how late they left it, deserved their point.
In the final reckoning, however, both Chelsea and Liverpool remain unbeaten with five and six league wins respectively – although the sight of Manchester City above them even after that superb opening is an ominous one.
Source: bbc