Liverpool and Chelsea lose again‘HURTS A LOT’: Liverpool coach Arne Slot said key injury absentees and a swift turnaround from Champions League commitments had a role in the defeatAFP, LONDONChelsea on Saturday failed to take advantage of another Liverpool stumble in the race to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League, hammered 3-0 by Everton to remain outside the top five. Champions Liverpool had slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion in the early kickoff — their 10th loss of a dismal English Premier League title defense. Brighton & Hove Albion’s Danny Welbeck scores their second goal during their English Premier League game against Liverpool in Brighton, England, on Saturday. Liverpool coach Arne Slot pointed to key injury absentees and a swift turnaround from Champions League commitments to explain the damaging defeat. Chelsea are still in the FA Cup, but are licking their wounds after a humiliating 8-2 aggregate defeat by PSG in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Source: Taipei Times March 22, 2026 16:38 UTC