Chelsea versus Liverpool is the most played English football fixture in the 21st century. These two sides have met 71 times in the last 23 years - a rivalry filled with European Cup battles, domestic cup finals and historic clashes.
But this in reality felt like a game between eighth and 11th, as it was.
It was a game filled with mistakes and thus, it was the class of N’Golo Kante, on his first start since August, that truly stood out on what was otherwise a forgettable game of football.
This was a night of change at Stamford Bridge.