Liverpool vs Chelsea: International Champions Cup
Follow all the action as Liverpool take on Chelsea in the International Champions Cup at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Los Angeles.
For details on how to watch it live in the UK and Ireland, click here. You can also listen to free live audio commentary by clicking here.
Key points...
- Cahill headed Chelsea into lead after 10 minutes.
- Fabregas was sent off on 70 for lunge on Klavan.
Here are the full-time stats from the Rose Bowl...
Full Time
It's all over at the Rose Bowl and Liverpool slip to a 1-0 defeat in their opening International Champions Cup clash against Chelsea.
The Reds dominated possession for long periods, but ultimately were undone by Gary Cahill's 10th minute header.
Chelsea were reduced to 10 men with a quarter of the game remaining when Cesc Fabregas was shown a straight red card for a lunge on Ragnar Klavan.
Matic clears under pressure from Klavan from Brannagan's dangerous free-kick into the six-yard box.
Substitution
Brannagan and Alexander-Arnold on for the Moreno and Stewart.
Milner and Lallana combine to fashion an opening, but Chelsea manage to clear at the last to prevent Ings from tapping in.
Yellow Card
Kevin Stewart goes into the book after a high challenge on Pedro.
Red Card
Chelsea are down to 10 men after Cesc Fabregas is shown a straight red card following a late, late challenge on Ragnar Klavan.
A raft of changes for Liverpool here...
On: Henderson, Markovic, Ings, Wisdom, Milner, Ojo.
Off: Coutinho, Firmino, Ejaria, Lovren, Randall, Mane.
Dejan Lovren is down recieving treatement after Loris Karius inadvertently collided with him attempting to clear a free-kick from Cesc Fabregas.
Willian steps up to take the resulting free-kick and sends it over the crossbar from 20 yards.
Yellow Card
Dejan Lovren collects a yellow card after pulling back Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Moreno's driven cross is just inches above the head of Lallana. Almost.
Half Time
Liverpool re-start the game against Chelsea at the Rose Bowl, where they find themselves a goal down.
Substitution
Adam Lallana is on for Liverpool at half-time. He replaces Marko Grujic.
Here are all the first-half stats from the Rose Bowl...
Half Time
Liverpool find themselves a goal behind at the break against Chelsea after Gary Cahill headed the Londoners into the lead after 10 minutes.
The Reds, however, have dominated the half and had an effort from Roberto Firmino chalked off for offisde.
Yellow Card
Ovie Ejaria is the latest player to go into the book after a challenge on Cesar Azpilicueta.
Well, that would have been some goal wouldn't it?
Mane backheels the ball to Ejaria on the edge of the box. He takes a touch and backheels it through to Firmino, who finishes low beyond Begovic's reach.
But he's flagged offside.
Moses smacks a volley inches over the Liverpool crossbar after the ball fell invitingly for him at a cleared Chelsea corner
Coutinho's brilliant pass opens up the Chelsea defence and sends Moreno scampering into the box. He attempts to pull the ball back for Firmino to strike, but it's just a touch behind the forward and he can't get it under control.
Yellow Card
Now Gary Cahill is shown a yellow card after a tackle on Connor Randall.
Coutinho curls a free-kick towards the top corner from the left, but Begovic claws it away to prevent Liverpool from equalising.
Alberto Moreno delivers a free-kick from the right corner of the box but Roberto Firmino can't reach it.
Yellow Card
A second booking for Liverpool in the early stages and once again for a foul on Willian - this time Marko Grujic sees yellow.
Goal
Liverpool fall behind as Gary Cahill heads home Cesc Fabregas' corner from close-range. It's the first goal the Reds have conceded in pre-season.
Yellow Card
Alberto Moreno is shown an early yellow card after a late challenge on Willian on the left.
Kick-Off
We're underway...
Chelsea get us underway at the Rose Bowl. Come on you Reds!
The teams are out here at the Rose Bowl... Kick-off is just moments away.
There's a very special guest in attendance tonight here at the Rose Bowl - none other than Steven Gerrard.
Speaking to LFCTV ahead of kick-off, he said: “It’s strange really. Being so far away and then your club rolls into town with so many familiar faces.
"It’s great to have the club over here in California – I’m sure everyone is enjoying the weather and the surroundings. Hopefully they can get a good positive win and some fitness under their belt against Chelsea.”
Just under 20 minutes to kick off here at the Rose Bowl. Remember, if you're in the UK and Ireland, you can watch the game live. Click here for details.
In his pre-match interview with LFCTV, Ragnar Klavan explained why this clash is an important one for the Reds.
The defender said: “I hope we can continue our form. Chelsea are a good opponent. They have a new manager and they are hungry. We’ll do our best.
“We have been training hard and will try to keep up the performance. It’s a good test game but we will try to take things from training with us and test them. It’s an important game for us.”
Having only joined up with his teammates for the first time this summer last night, it's no surprise Emre Can is not in the matchday squad for tonight's game.
However, he has been out on the pitch doing some running under the watchful eye of Andreas Kornmayer.
Pre-match duties
Jürgen Klopp and Ragnar Klavan face the LFCTV cameras after arriving at the Rose Bowl earlier this evening.
Tonight's Liverpool captain is Dejan Lovren.
Here’s that team in full: Karius, Randall, Lovren, Klavan, Moreno, Stewart, Ejaria, Grujic, Mane, Coutinho, Firmino.
Subs: Manninger, Milner, Henderson, Lallana, Brannagan, Ings, Wisdom, Markovic, Ojo, Alexander-Arnold.
Team news
Liverpool hand a debut to Ragnar Klavan in the centre of defence for this evening’s ICC clash with Chelsea in LA.
Elsewhere, Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino lead the while, while there are places on the bench for Alex Manninger, James Milner, Jordan Henderson and Adam Lallana.
The Liverpool players and staff are currently out on the pitch taking in the surroundings. With temperatures still around 30 degrees, many of them are in shorts.
So, welcome to our live match blog for Liverpool's International Champions Cup clash with Chelsea here at the iconic Rose Bowl in Los Angeles this evening, or morning if you're back on Merseyside.
We'll kick things off with team news shortly, but before then click here for the details on how you can watch the encounter on LFCTV and LFCTV GO.
Hello and welcome to Liverpoolfc.com's live matchday blog for the first fixture of the Reds' tour of the United States.
Jürgen Klopp's side will kick off their International Champions Cup commitments against Chelsea this evening (or this morning, if you're back in the UK) as they take the next step in their preparations for the new season.
As ever, we'll be bringing you team news and build-up, every bit of action from the game, and post-match reaction in our live blog - so don't go anywhere!