For a long time, Chelsea weren’t really any of Liverpool’s business. The Merseyside club were arguably the best side on the planet for long periods of time during the 1970s and 1980s, whilst the Londoners struggled for any real sort of consistency. The Reds all but owned the League Cup in the ’80s, for example, but the teams that they were beating to lift the trophy were the likes of West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Everton. Although they would defeat Chelsea for their record-extending ninth and tenth League Cups, that didn’t happen until 2022 and 2024 respectively, with Chelsea’s win over Liverpool being in 2005.
Then, in the wake of Roman Abramovich’s purchase of the Blues, Chelsea became the successful team at a time when Liverpool’s very existence was under threat thanks to dreadful ownership. For Liverpool supporters, Chelsea became a representation of everything that was wrong with the game, inflating the cost of players by paying billions in order to build a team capable of winning every trophy going rather than earning their success. The dislike was mutual, with Chelsea fans seeing Liverpool as the old-guard, desperate to cling on to its power in the game at a time when the new boys were now leading the way.
Playing in Big Games
Chelsea and Liverpool have rarely been successful at the same time as one another. When the Reds won the First Division for the first time, for example, Chelsea didn’t even exist. As the Merseyside club raced ahead of the rest of the English game, winning 18 top-flight titles, Chelsea weren’t their challengers for any of them. Even so, the two teams have been involved in some big games over the years. In spite of Liverpool’s success, winning their second title the year after the Blues were formed, the first game between the two sides was actually a win for Chelsea at Anfield, demolishing them 4-1 on Christmas Day 1907.
It took until 1932 for them to meet in the FA Cup for the first time, with Chelsea winning 2-0. The next FA Cup matchup was in 1962, this time seeing Liverpool gain some revenge with a 4-3 win. Yet it was in the age of Abramovich that the big games seemed to come thick and fast. José Mourinho was the manager when the Londoners defeated Liverpool in the League Cup final, only for the Reds to win over two legs in the Champions League in the year that they won it for the fifth time. That kick-started a period of ten Champions League ties between the sides across five years, with Liverpool winning just two of them and drawing five.
Liverpool’s Full Match History Against Chelsea
Date | Home | Score | Away | Result | Competition |
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20 Oct 2024 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
25 Feb 2024 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | League Cup |
31 Jan 2024 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
13 Aug 2023 | Chelsea | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
04 Apr 2023 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
21 Jan 2023 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Chelsea | D | Premier League |
14 May 2022 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | W | FA Cup |
27 Feb 2022 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | W | League Cup |
02 Jan 2022 | Chelsea | 2-2 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
28 Aug 2021 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | Premier League |
04 Mar 2021 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Chelsea | L | Premier League |
20 Sep 2020 | Chelsea | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
22 Jul 2020 | Liverpool | 5-3 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
03 Mar 2020 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
22 Sep 2019 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
14 Aug 2019 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Chelsea | W | UEFA Super Cup |
14 Apr 2019 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
29 Sep 2018 | Chelsea | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
26 Sep 2018 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Chelsea | L | League Cup |
06 May 2018 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
25 Nov 2017 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | Premier League |
31 Jan 2017 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | Premier League |
16 Sep 2016 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
11 May 2016 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | Premier League |
31 Oct 2015 | Chelsea | 1-3 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
10 May 2015 | Chelsea | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
27 Jan 2015 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | League Cup |
20 Jan 2015 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | League Cup |
08 Nov 2014 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Chelsea | L | Premier League |
27 Apr 2014 | Liverpool | 0-2 | Chelsea | L | Premier League |
29 Dec 2013 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
21 Apr 2013 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Chelsea | D | Premier League |
11 Nov 2012 | Chelsea | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
08 May 2012 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
05 May 2012 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
29 Nov 2011 | Chelsea | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | League Cup |
20 Nov 2011 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
06 Feb 2011 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
07 Nov 2010 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
02 May 2010 | Liverpool | 0-2 | Chelsea | L | Premier League |
04 Oct 2009 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
14 Apr 2009 | Chelsea | 4-4 | Liverpool | D | UEFA Champions League |
08 Apr 2009 | Liverpool | 1-3 | Chelsea | L | UEFA Champions League |
01 Feb 2009 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
26 Oct 2008 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
30 Apr 2008 | Chelsea | 3-2 | Liverpool | L | UEFA Champions League |
22 Apr 2008 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | UEFA Champions League |
10 Feb 2008 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
19 Dec 2007 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | League Cup |
19 Aug 2007 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | Premier League |
01 May 2007 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Chelsea | W | UEFA Champions League |
25 Apr 2007 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | UEFA Champions League |
20 Jan 2007 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
17 Sep 2006 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
13 Aug 2006 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | FA Community Shield |
22 Apr 2006 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | FA Cup |
05 Feb 2006 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
06 Dec 2005 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | UEFA Champions League |
02 Oct 2005 | Liverpool | 1-4 | Chelsea | L | Premier League |
28 Sep 2005 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Chelsea | D | UEFA Champions League |
03 May 2005 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Chelsea | W | UEFA Champions League |
27 Apr 2005 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | UEFA Champions League |
27 Feb 2005 | Chelsea | 3-2 | Liverpool | L | League Cup |
01 Jan 2005 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Chelsea | L | Premier League |
03 Oct 2004 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
07 Jan 2004 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
17 Aug 2003 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Chelsea | L | Premier League |
11 May 2003 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
06 Oct 2002 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
24 Mar 2002 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
16 Dec 2001 | Chelsea | 4-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
08 May 2001 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Chelsea | D | Premier League |
01 Nov 2000 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | League Cup |
01 Oct 2000 | Chelsea | 3-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
29 Apr 2000 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
16 Oct 1999 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
27 Feb 1999 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
04 Oct 1998 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | Premier League |
25 Apr 1998 | Chelsea | 4-1 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
05 Oct 1997 | Liverpool | 4-2 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
26 Jan 1997 | Chelsea | 4-2 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
01 Jan 1997 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
21 Sep 1996 | Liverpool | 5-1 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
16 Mar 1996 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
30 Dec 1995 | Chelsea | 2-2 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
18 Dec 1994 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
09 Nov 1994 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
19 Mar 1994 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
25 Sep 1993 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
10 Feb 1993 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
05 Sep 1992 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | Premier League |
01 Feb 1992 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Chelsea | L | First Division |
19 Oct 1991 | Chelsea | 2-2 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
04 May 1991 | Chelsea | 4-2 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
27 Oct 1990 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
21 Apr 1990 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
16 Dec 1989 | Chelsea | 2-5 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
30 Apr 1988 | Chelsea | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
06 Dec 1987 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
09 May 1987 | Chelsea | 3-3 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
14 Dec 1986 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
03 May 1986 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
26 Jan 1986 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | FA Cup |
30 Nov 1985 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | First Division |
04 May 1985 | Liverpool | 4-3 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
01 Dec 1984 | Chelsea | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
13 Feb 1982 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
03 Mar 1979 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
21 Oct 1978 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
04 Mar 1978 | Chelsea | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
07 Jan 1978 | Chelsea | 4-2 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
08 Oct 1977 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
30 Aug 1977 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea | W | League Cup |
01 Mar 1975 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Chelsea | D | First Division |
31 Aug 1974 | Chelsea | 0-3 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
29 Dec 1973 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
08 Sep 1973 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
04 Nov 1972 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
23 Aug 1972 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
11 Mar 1972 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
09 Oct 1971 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Chelsea | D | First Division |
12 Apr 1971 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
03 Oct 1970 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
18 Apr 1970 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
09 Aug 1969 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
18 Jan 1969 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
09 Nov 1968 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
12 Feb 1968 | Chelsea | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
09 Sep 1967 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
26 Dec 1966 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
24 Dec 1966 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
30 Apr 1966 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
22 Jan 1966 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Chelsea | L | FA Cup |
04 Dec 1965 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
19 Apr 1965 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
16 Apr 1965 | Chelsea | 4-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
27 Mar 1965 | Chelsea | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | FA Cup |
11 Jan 1964 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
07 Sep 1963 | Chelsea | 1-3 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
06 Jan 1962 | Liverpool | 4-3 | Chelsea | W | FA Cup |
20 Mar 1954 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | First Division |
31 Oct 1953 | Chelsea | 5-2 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
25 Apr 1953 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
23 Mar 1953 | Chelsea | 3-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
22 Dec 1951 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | First Division |
25 Aug 1951 | Chelsea | 1-3 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
21 Apr 1951 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
02 Dec 1950 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
27 Dec 1949 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Chelsea | D | First Division |
26 Dec 1949 | Chelsea | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
05 Mar 1949 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
09 Oct 1948 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | First Division |
28 Feb 1948 | Chelsea | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
11 Oct 1947 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
04 Jan 1947 | Chelsea | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
07 Sep 1946 | Liverpool | 7-4 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
02 Sep 1939 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
24 Dec 1938 | Chelsea | 4-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
27 Aug 1938 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
01 Jan 1938 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Chelsea | D | First Division |
28 Aug 1937 | Chelsea | 6-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
01 May 1937 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | First Division |
16 Sep 1936 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
28 Dec 1935 | Liverpool | 2-3 | Chelsea | L | First Division |
31 Aug 1935 | Chelsea | 2-2 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
20 Apr 1935 | Liverpool | 6-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
08 Dec 1934 | Chelsea | 4-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
21 Feb 1934 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
07 Oct 1933 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
27 Dec 1932 | Chelsea | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
26 Dec 1932 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
06 Apr 1932 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
27 Feb 1932 | Liverpool | 0-2 | Chelsea | L | FA Cup |
03 Oct 1931 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
31 Jan 1931 | Chelsea | 2-2 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
27 Sep 1930 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
18 Apr 1924 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
01 Jan 1924 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
06 Jan 1923 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
30 Dec 1922 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
01 Oct 1921 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Chelsea | D | First Division |
24 Sep 1921 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
27 Dec 1920 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
25 Dec 1920 | Chelsea | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
18 Oct 1919 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Chelsea | L | First Division |
11 Oct 1919 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
13 Feb 1915 | Liverpool | 3-3 | Chelsea | D | First Division |
10 Oct 1914 | Chelsea | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
18 Mar 1914 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
18 Oct 1913 | Chelsea | 3-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
24 Mar 1913 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Chelsea | L | First Division |
09 Sep 1912 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
08 Jan 1910 | Liverpool | 5-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
04 Sep 1909 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
02 Jan 1909 | Chelsea | 3-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
05 Sep 1908 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Chelsea | W | First Division |
20 Apr 1908 | Chelsea | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
25 Dec 1907 | Liverpool | 1-4 | Chelsea | L | First Division |