46-year-old Netherlands coach Slote's pre-match second-placed Liverpool team ushered in the eighth round of the Premier League, and Liverpool sat on their home turf against 44-year-old Maresca's sixth-ranked Chelsea.
Liverpool had won six in a row in all competitions before the game, while Chelsea were slightly inferior to Liverpool with five wins and one draw in their previous six games in all competitions. In the last two meetings between the two sides, Liverpool have the upper hand on the grounds that Liverpool have beaten Chelsea in both meetings. So before the game, more fans were confident that Liverpool would beat Chelsea at home.
In the 6th minute of the first half, there was a controversial penalty on the field, Liverpool counterattacked, Adarabioyu hugged Jota and stopped Liverpool's counterattack, and Adarabioyo only received a yellow card.
After 19 minutes, Salah was brought down by a Chelsea player in the box with the ball, but the referee did not say anything.
Four minutes later, Colwill brought down Jones in the box and Salah slotted home to give Liverpool the lead. During Salah's penalty, Jacquesson was booked for an interference.
One minute later, Jota was replaced by Nunez due to injury.
Three minutes later, Jacquesson's shot from the right side of the box bounced off the right post and Liverpool escaped.
In the third minute of the first half, Caicedo sent a deftly through ball and Jacquesson slotted into the right side of the box and calmly slotted home to help Chelsea equalise.
Three minutes later, Mohamed Salah on the right side of the pitch sent a clever pass over the top to goal, and Jones followed up with a tackle in front of goal to give Liverpool the lead again.
In the end, Liverpool defeated Chelsea to usher in four consecutive wins, while Chelsea did not win in two consecutive rounds. In the first time after the game, Liverpool accumulated 21 points and once again overtook Manchester City to rise to the first place in the standings. Slote, a 46-year-old Netherlands, is really a god, so good!