Chelsea ended up drawing at Anfield on Saturday, an excellent result considering that they played the 2nd half with just 10 men.
Anthony Taylor was controversial once more, sending Reece James off at half-time after what looked like a snap decision while looking at a freeze frame.
Fans were understandably up in arms about it, with many pointing out that Chelsea have often unjustly suffered at the hands of Taylor.
So we took a look at the Manchester-born ref's records when it comes to taking charge of games for the top 6 clubs and here are the important statistics.
Wins
No club has won more when refereed by Taylor than rivals Manchester United, who have won 25 out of 25 clashes. Liverpool aren't far behind with 26 wins of their own, albeit out of 45.
Unsurprisingly, Chelsea have the lowest win rate of any club under Taylor, winning just 18 out of the 38 games he has refereed for them, an abysmal 47%.
Only Man City out of the top 6 have won just 18 as well, except they have played 8 games less under Taylor's stewardship.
Losses
Chelsea have lost the second most games on his watch, with only Tottenham managing more than them. The Blues have dropped 12 games with Taylor refereeing.
This is even more galling considering that no other top 6 club has double digit losses in the same scenario, despite Liverpool having played 7 more games than Chelsea with him as the ref.
Penalties
The major controversy of the hour, a staggering stat comes to light when we take a look at Taylor's record.
He has awarded Liverpool with a whopping 11 penalties during his career, giving them 1 penalty every 4 games that he is in charge.
That is more than double of the 5 penalties he has given Chelsea throughout our games, definitely something to think about after Saturday's fiasco.
Yellow/Red cards
Although he's only ever sent off the one Blue, it's when we look at yellow cards that Taylor's possible bias once more becomes apparent.
Chelsea have received 17 more bookings than any other top club when refereed by Taylor, with a whopping 87 to their name.
Liverpool have 70, with Man City as low as 46 and no club even approaches the Blues when it comes to this stat.
Conclusion
While it seems like and excuse to talk about referees, the stats show that Anthony Taylor taking charge of Chelsea games leads to unfavourable outcomes for the Blues more often than not.
It would be wrong to accuse anyone of anything sinister on the basis of these facts but it must be taken into account at some point, especially with how fine the margins are likely to be in the Premier League this season.
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