Liverpool saved alive hopes of an remarkable quadruple as Konstantinos Tsimikas struck a unexpected-dying penalty winner to earn victory over Chelsea inside the FA Cup final.
Liverpool dominated the first half of of the sport, with Luis Daz posing a selected menace on the left flank. After being placed unfastened by a awesome curling ball from Alexander-Arnold, the Colombian become denied inside the 8th minute as his attempt become expertly stopped by using Édouard Mendy, with Nathan Chalobah scrambling the rebound away off the line beneath strain from Mo Salah.
After Christian Pulisic became set up with the aid of Mount, Chelsea started to settle, and Alonso had the greatest chance of the first half of-hour after Pulisic slid a skip to him at the left within the twenty eighth minute, however Alisson saved his low near-publish try.
Salah went down with a groin injury 5 minutes later, and he was replaced by using Diogo Jota, who squandered Liverpool's finest hazard of the 1/2 whilst he glanced a near-range volley over from Andy Robertson's left-wing pass.
Chelsea had a flurry of chances in the 2nd half of, with Alonso hitting barely extensive from the left after Pulisic observed space on the proper. Alonso struck the crossbar with an inswinging free-kick on the right after Alisson became away a powerful power from the American.
After being played in by way of Naby Keta, Liverpool replied with Diaz shooting slightly wide from distance and Jota thumping a shot just beyond the put up.
After a tempting cross from alternative Milner, Jürgen Klopp's team had perhaps the finest threat of the second one half of when Robertson slammed the publish from near variety. Although Liverpool ended properly, as they did within the Carabao Cup very last in February, a goalless 90 minutes precipitated greater time.
