Chelsea, with the presence of Enzo Fernández throughout the match, and Liverpool equalized 0-0 in one of the pending games of the 7th date of the Premier League. With this equality, Liverpool has 43 points and was one behind Aston Villa, which occupies the last qualifying place for the 2023/24 Europa League. Chelsea, on the other hand, reaches 39 points, It has been more than a month without being able to win and they will have to improve a lot to play a continental cup next season.
With the interim technical direction of the Spanish Bruno Saltor, Chelsea generated countless occasions on the scoreboard but could not convert them. Five minutes into the second half, the German Kai Havertz scored, but the goal was canceled because the VAR showed that he had touched the ball with his hand in the previous play.
World champion goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez and Argentine striker Emiliano Buendía were starters in the 2-1 away win for Aston Villa against Leicester and another of the champions, Alexis Mac Allister was injured in the game that his team, Brighton & Hove, also beat Bournemouth 2-0. In the remaining game of the day, Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest 2-1.