{"id":102759,"date":"2025-10-04T13:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T13:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/102759\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T13:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T13:28:12","slug":"why-liverpool-can-rely-on-arne-slot-record-to-avoid-unwanted-first-vs-chelsea-liverpool-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/102759\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Liverpool can rely on Arne Slot record to avoid unwanted first vs. Chelsea &#8211; Liverpool FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Liverpool have a strong record of bouncing back from defeat under <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/arne-slot\/\" title=\"Arne Slot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arne Slot<\/a> and their ability to find the scoresheet puts them in a strong position to avoid an unwanted first at <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chelsea<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool have not lost back-to-back league games under Slot, and the last time the club experienced two games without points was in April 2023 after defeats to <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/bournemouth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bournemouth<\/a> and <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/man-city\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Man City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And not since April 2023 have Liverpool lost a third successive match in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>It is a record to avoid and the Reds have the ability to hit the scoreboard to make sure it doesn\u2019t, having scored in each of their last 40 <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/premier-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Premier League<\/a> fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Liverpool have never failed to score in successive games under Slot.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Milestones to look out for<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P2025-09-20-Liverpool_Everton-16-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, September 20, 2025: Liverpool's goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili before the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Everton FC at Anfield. The 247th Merseyside Derby. (Photo by David Rawcliffe\/Propaganda)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-medium wp-image-327720\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Liverpool need two goals to record 100 in the <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/premier-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Premier League<\/a> under Slot and one to reach 50 away from Anfield<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The next point will be Liverpool\u2019s 100th in the league under Slot. This will be match No. 45, he will achieve the milestone in fewer games than any other previous manager in club history (Kenny Dalglish 48 games)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/mohamed-salah\/\" title=\"Mo Salah\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mo Salah<\/a> needs two goals to bring up 250 for Liverpool in all games and one to move into outright second place on the all-time list of Liverpool scorers away from Anfield<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 No player has ever scored a hat-trick for Liverpool at Stamford Bridge<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/giorgi-mamardashvili\/\" title=\"Giorgi Mamardashvili\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Giorgi Mamardashvili<\/a> will become the 265th player to appear for Liverpool in the <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/premier-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Premier League<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bad omens\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P2025-09-20-Liverpool_Everton-32-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, September 20, 2025: Liverpool's captain Virgil van Dijk during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Everton FC at Anfield. The 247th Merseyside Derby. (Photo by David Rawcliffe\/Propaganda)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-medium wp-image-327685\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool have conceded three of their seven league goals this season from the 76th minute onwards.<\/p>\n<p>They have also lost each of their last three league visits to the capital, at <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/crystal-palace\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Crystal Palace<\/a> last week and at <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/fulham\/\" title=\"Fulham\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fulham<\/a> and <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> last season. <\/p>\n<p>Liverpool and <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> have met twice on this day previously. In 1998, the teams drew 1-1 at Anfield, with <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> winning at home 2-0 in 2009. <\/p>\n<p>Time to turn these bad omens around!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea leave door ajar<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2024-10-20-011-Liverpool_Chelsea-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, October 19, 2024: Liverpool's head coach Arne Slot (L) and Chelsea's head coach Enzo Maresca before the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC at Anfield. Liverpool won 2-1. (Photo by David Rawcliffe\/Propaganda)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-medium wp-image-310758\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> suffered their first home league defeat of the calendar year last Saturday after a run of 12 undefeated \u2013 nine wins, three draws.<\/p>\n<p>They have now not won in their last three league games since a 2-0 home win over <a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/fulham\/\" title=\"Fulham\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fulham<\/a>. And their clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Benfica on Tuesday was their first in six matches.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have conceded at last twice in each of the last three league games, as many as they had done in the 15 matches prior to that.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This season\u2019s scorers<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P2025-09-20-Liverpool_Everton-18-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, September 20, 2025: Liverpool's Ryan Gravenberch celebrates after scoring the first goal with teammate Mohamed Salah during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Everton FC at Anfield. The 247th Merseyside Derby. (Photo by David Rawcliffe\/Propaganda)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-medium wp-image-327679\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a data-ail=\"328421\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chelsea<\/a>:<\/strong> Fernandez 3, Caicedo 2, Joao Pedro 2, Chalobah 2, Palmer 2, Buonanotte 1, George 1, Neto 1, own goals 1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool:<\/strong> Ekitike 5, Salah 3, Chiesa 2, Gravenberch 2, Frimpong 1, Gakpo 1, Isak 1, Ngumoha 1, Robertson 1, Szoboszlai 1, Van Dijk 1<\/p>\n<p>* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ged0407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ged0407<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool have a strong record of bouncing back from defeat under Arne Slot and their ability to find&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102760,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9,10,64756,18,13,14,6,19,17,11,12,15,16,5,7,8],"class_list":{"0":"post-102759","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-chelsea-vs-liverpool","11":"tag-eire","12":"tag-featured-news","13":"tag-featurednews","14":"tag-headlines","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland","17":"tag-latest-news","18":"tag-latestnews","19":"tag-main-news","20":"tag-mainnews","21":"tag-news","22":"tag-top-stories","23":"tag-topstories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}