Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 26 October 2008

Result

Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

Premier League · Sunday 26 October 2008, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool: match report

Chelsea were beaten by Liverpool 0-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 26 October 2008. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal was an own goal by José Bosingwa in the 10th minute, credited to Liverpool.

Discipline: Chelsea received 3 yellow cards; Liverpool received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Chelsea were 1st on 20 points from 8 and Liverpool 2nd on 20 points from 8. Chelsea went on to finish that season 3rd with 83 points, and Liverpool 2nd with 86.

Chelsea lined up in a 4-3-3 and Liverpool in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Chelsea wins, 2 draws and 2 for Liverpool.

Going into the match Chelsea's last five read W-W-W-D-W and Liverpool's W-W-W-D-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Own goal · José BosingwaLiverpool · 0-1
  • 21'Yellow card · Álvaro ArbeloaLiverpool
  • 39'Yellow card · Steven GerrardLiverpool
  • 53'Yellow card · Florent MaloudaChelsea
  • 56'Yellow card · Ashley ColeChelsea
  • 65'Yellow card · Javier MascheranoLiverpool
  • 79'Yellow card · DecoChelsea

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Chelsea 6, draws 2, Liverpool 2.

Team news

Chelsea expected line-up (4-3-3)

Petr Čech, Wayne Bridge, Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Ballack, Florent Malouda, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Nicolas Anelka, Juliano Haus Belletti, Claude Makélélé

Liverpool line-up (4-2-3-1)

Pepe Reina, Daniel Agger, Fábio Aurélio, Álvaro Arbeloa, Javier Mascherano, Jamie Carragher, Albert Riera, Dirk Kuyt, R. Keane, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso