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Asmir Begovic – 6/10
Asmir Begovic produced a fine display, making some excellent saves before producing a poor moment which gifted Liverpool the equalizer.
Abdul Baba Rahman – 7/10
Abdul Rahman seemed to be in complete control on the pitch as he dealt with Roberto Firmino with relative ease and gave Eden Hazard superb support going forward. His positioning and general link up play was solid.
Gary Cahill – 6/10
Gary Cahill offered sufficient protection within his backline and frustrated Liverpool’s forward line with his partner for the first half. In the second half, he did look a little off the pace as Sturridge did turn him a few times.
John Obi Mikel– 7/10
Mikel looked solid for most of the game but went completely awol for the goal. He also had a bit of trouble dealing with Sturridge in the second half as the game wore on. However, he kept his head for most of the game and nearly pulled off a great performance.
Cesar Azpilicueta – 7/10
Cesar Azpilicueta did well to contain Coutinho in wider positions and offered some support going forward but overall it was a lackluster display from the defender. Azpilicueta’s work rate and desire kept Liverpool’s attack at bay for majority of the match.
Nemanja Matic – 7/10
Nemanja Matic offered a willingness to close down spaces and was constantly at the Liverpool player’s heels. He kept closing down the Liverpool attackers and offered them little space through the middle forcing them to move into wider areas where they had little joy.
Cesc Fabregas – 6/10
Cesc Fabregas could’ve done a lot better on the night as he seemed to lose his bearings when asked to pass forward. Linked up well at times, but he had a largely frustrating game.
Willian– 6/10
Willian worked hard and seemed very disciplined going forward and defensively as well. He did not produce anything much of note but did reasonably well on the evening.
Bertrand Traore – 7/10
A very hard working performance from the youngster Bertrand Traore as he spent the night running at the Liverpool defenders with reasonable success. While he was feeding off scraps, he could’ve dealt with his few chances a little better. However, he did put in a great shift.
Pedro – 6/10
Pedro showed great appetite and effort for the game but fell short when it came to end product as he almost always found a Liverpool defender. He could’ve scored from a counter in the second half but Alberto Moreno came running back to force him to take a shot on his weaker foot which was eventually saved by Mignolet.
Eden Hazard– 9/10
Eden Hazard was head and shoulders above anyone on the pitch as he terrorized the Liverpool defense at will. He scored one of the contenders of the goal of the season as he dribbled past five players before slotting past Mignolet.
The hunger and desire which was missing for most of the season seemed to possess him as he had a great defensive work rate as well. He nearly set Chelsea on to score the second as he sliced the entire Liverpool defense with a sublime pass from the Liverpool half into the path of a running Pedro who nearly scored.
A genuine man of the match performance from the Belgian.
Substitutes
Kenedy – 6/10
Kenedy came on in the 57th minute for Willian in the second half and offered some extra guile and trickery on the pitch as he often roamed around to link up well with Eden Hazard. He did his defensive work well.
Tammy Abraham – 5/10
Tammy Abraham came on in the 75th minute and seemed to be a little isolated but held the ball well when it did come to him. He offered glimpses of his good link up play.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek – N/A
Ruben Loftus-Cheek came on in the 92nd minute to run down the clock more than affect the game on the pitch.
