Former player scores a super goal, Chelsea loses victory to Liverpool

Goals: Hazard 25' - Sturridge 89'

Manager Jurgen Klopp found himself facing his second consecutive defeat against Chelsea in four days. With the score still 1-0 in the 86th minute, Klopp decided to bring on the remaining striker, Daniel Sturridge.

What Klopp got next was a superstar moment. Sturridge received the ball for the first time from nearly 30 yards out, the striker decided to shoot without any run-up and put the ball into the top corner to the amazement of the entire Stamford Bridge stadium. Sturridge's superb strike earned Liverpool a valuable point and prevented Chelsea from overtaking after round seven.

This was Sturridge's second consecutive goal against the team he played for between 2009 and 2013. In the midweek match, the English striker scored a beautiful goal with a volley but Liverpool ended the match in defeat.

Hazard, who scored Chelsea’s winner in midweek, was on target again. The Belgian striker showed his form at the start of the season by running into Kovacic’s through ball before beating Alisson from a tight angle. However, Hazard also missed the chance to seal the game when he failed to beat Alisson in a much more favourable one-on-one situation in the second half.

A draw is not a bad result for either team. Liverpool lost the top spot to Man City but are still on 19 points and only have a better goal difference. Meanwhile, Chelsea continue to follow the pair on 17 points in third place.

One point is not a bad result but Chelsea have the right to regret not being able to secure the victory. The home team had reasonable tactics, limiting the destructive power of Liverpool's strikers and launching sharp counter-attacks.

In terms of chances, Chelsea had clear situations and if not for the brilliance of Alisson, Liverpool would have conceded a few goals after facing Hazard and Willian.

After the defeat in the League Cup in the middle of the week, coach Klopp launched the strongest possible lineup with the trio of Mane, Firmino and Salah in the starting lineup. Liverpool's goal is to maintain the perfect record in the Premier League right at Stamford Bridge. However, despite the different players, Liverpool still cannot solve the home team's defense problem.

Chelsea defended solidly in the area in front of the 16m50 box, pushing Liverpool's strikers back to the middle of the field. In addition, the ability to hold the ball and pass continuously from the midfielders helped Chelsea slow down the pace of the match, not being caught up in the fast-paced play of the away team.

This is a rare match where coach Sarri used Kante alongside two new players Jorginho and Kovacic, but initially this trio made a good impression thanks to their ability to control the rhythm and quickly switch to counter-attacks.

The opening goal was a testament to the fluidity of Chelsea’s midfielders in applying the style of play that coach Sarri built. After a series of seemingly meaningless passing situations, Kovacic immediately launched a through ball when he saw Hazard in a position ready to accelerate. The Belgian midfielder’s escape surprised the Liverpool defense and could not prevent Hazard from scoring his sixth goal in the Premier League this season.

Liverpool were forced to push up after conceding the goal. Their best chance in the first half was Salah getting past goalkeeper Kepa but his shot was blocked by Rudiger on the line. In the second half, Mane and Shaqiri had chances to shoot inside the box but both missed the goal.

It wasn't until Sturridge came on that the striker made a difference with an unstoppable long-range shot. Since his Premier League debut in 2007 with Man City, Sturridge has scored 17 goals from the bench, a record only behind Chelsea striker Giroud's 19.