Highlights, man of the match, stats as Curtis Jones fires Reds to victory

Curtis Jones scored his first goal of the season to lead Liverpool to a narrow 2-1 Premier League victory over Chelsea at Anfield.

The big news before the contest was the inclusion of Reece James, who was thrown straight into the starting lineup for his first competitive appearance of the season.

James made a promising start to proceedings, but his fellow defender Levi Colwill gifted Liverpool the chance to take the lead in the 26th minute, with his clumsy foul giving Mohamed Salah the chance to blast home a 29th-minute penalty.

The Reds briefly thought they had doubled their advantage through Cody Gakpo, only to see the close-range effort ruled out for an offside in the build-up.

From nearly doubling their advantage, Arne Slot’s side found themselves on level terms when Nicolas Jackson’s 48th-minute effort was awarded after it had initially been ruled out for offside.

However, Liverpool produced an impressive response to Chelsea’s equaliser, with Jones latching onto Salah’s inch-perfect cross to restore the home side’s lead with immediate effect.

The Reds ultimately saw out the remainder of the contest to clinch all three points, moving them back to the top of the table after they had dropped down to second following Manchester City’s win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

While the Reds celebrated a seventh consecutive victory in all competitions, Chelsea are left to reflect upon their first Premier League defeat since losing to Man City on the opening day of the season.