Chelsea (H) 28.08.21

[labourRed]

Maybe I missed this but surely you don't get a red and a pen under the double jeopardy rule.

[Scratch]

Don't agree with the red card, they've been punished by the award of a penalty, they (or us, if it was the other way round) shouldn't be punished twice for one incident, unless it is foul play. A rule I've never liked really.

[Venton]

Well, I wasn't expecting that. Hopefully their heads have gone now.

[baitman]

Always liked this ref

[labourRed]

He definitely deliberately played the ball with his arm. Probably a reflex reaction, but he did it and stopped a goal. No real argument.

Yeah you could read it all over his face when he was waking away.

This is a good Chelsea team though, so work to do in the 2nd.

[Corndog]

Woah, what a half of football, had a bit of everything.

The team can still go up a gear or two, Chelsea played a decent enough half but so did Liverpool and that incident should hopefully swing the game.

[Corndog]

Elliot proving klopp right based on that 45, very involved in the build up play

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Don't agree with the red card, they've been punished by the award of a penalty, they (or us, if it was the other way round) shouldn't be punished twice for one incident, unless it is foul play. A rule I've never liked really.

For me he's cheating to deny a goal. A pen doesn't make up for the loss of a goal, a red for me is fair in these situations. But I get why people don't like it.

[Fredo]

We've played well I think, conceded a bit of a flukey goal, no way Havertz was aiming for that, he just tried to move the ball along. Deserved to be level, with Chelsea mainly playing on the counter. Lukaku does look a bit like a carthorse playing against Virgil, his touch letting him down a few times.

[McDermotX]

Can't believe Sky are wasting air discussing if its a pen

Even with such a student of the game in Redknapp

[danperkins]

I would have took the draw at the start but now we need to be winning this. We haven't been great, neither have they but I would say Elliot has been our best player. Bringing Thiago on imo is key.

[baitman]

Set up nice for a 11 vs 9 2nd half

They will fume and boil over, someone will defo put the boot in and get a red
This will end 3-1.

[BobTheCharmer]

I just wish we'd stop hitting long balls and crossing all the time. Hopefully Jota will run with it a bit more.

Plus Elliott has been very good.

[labourRed]

Every time I raise my knee my right arm follows. What the actual ****. No wonder the producer called for ads.

[Jas]

As Jimmy said, Havertz was just trying to flick it on.