Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea Player Ratings as Rogers 8.2/10 as Reds Edge Blues in Anfield Shootout Drama

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Eighteen penalties, two in normal time and 16 in the shootout, were needed before Liverpool beat Chelsea 6-5 at Anfield, with Wesley Fofana blasting the deciding kick into the Kop after Joe Gomez put the hosts ahead. The Reds avoid a second straight exit before the quarter-finals, which last happened in 2017-18 and 2018-19, and the last eight play in the week of 14 December. Anyone searching for the Liverpool vs Chelsea man of the match will find Morgan Rogers on 8.2/10, who scored twice from the spot in defeat.

The Liverpool vs Chelsea match ratings are hardest on Ryan Gravenberch, whose 5.5/10 makes him the worst player in Liverpool vs Chelsea after he conceded the first-half penalty, then saw his own shootout kick saved to give Chelsea match point. Giorgi Mamardashvili denied Emanuel Emegha, and Gomez put the hosts 6-5 up. Cody Gakpo’s equaliser, three minutes after Rogers’ penalty, was his seventh League Cup goal in seven games, in a half where Liverpool’s first shot came only in the 41st minute. Check out the Liverpool vs Chelsea player ratings.

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Liverpool vs Chelsea Man of the Match: Morgan Rogers (8.2/10)

Morgan Rogers earned Man of the Match with an 8.2 rating. He converted the 40th-minute penalty to give Chelsea the lead, forced a Mamardashvili parry on 48 minutes, set up Palestra’s chance on 78 and scored again from the spot in the shootout, though Chelsea still lost 6-5.

Worst Player in Liverpool vs Chelsea: Ryan Gravenberch (5.5/10)

Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was the lowest-rated player on the pitch at 5.5/10. His wrong-sided challenge on Caicedo gave away the 38th-minute penalty, and his shootout kick was saved by Penders, which gave Chelsea match point before Mamardashvili saved Emegha’s penalty.