In the seventh round of the 2025/26 Premier League season, Liverpool conceded a goal thanks to a goal from Gakpo, but then suffered another setback, ultimately losing 1-2 to Chelsea. Gakpo said the team must bravely accept the loss and keep fighting with their heads held high.

In the 14th minute of the match, Gusto passed the ball to Caicedo, who then rushed to the top of the penalty area and shot in, helping Chelsea take the lead 1-0. In the 63rd minute of the second half, Soboslai made a back pass, Isaac immediately passed the ball, and then Gakpo shot in to help Liverpool tie the score at 1-1.

In the second half stoppage time, Cucurella made a cross from the penalty area, and Esteban Willian immediately fell to the ground and shot, helping Chelsea to take the lead again 2-1.

In the end, Liverpool lost to Chelsea 1-2 at Stamford Bridge. After two consecutive defeats, Liverpool currently drops to second place in the standings with 15 points, one point behind first-placed Arsenal.

The 26-year-old Liverpool striker Gakpo said, "It's really painful. Our opponent is a strong team. They scored a great goal in the first half, but I think the overall game was evenly matched. In the second half, we tried our best to equalize the score. I think we may have played slightly better than our opponents, but their counterattack was full of threats. It's really hard to accept that we lost the ball again in the last minute."

"For some reason we couldn't maintain that momentum. We have to analyze it to find out why. We did have the initiative after the goal and if we had kept pressing we might have scored a second goal. But for some reason the momentum slipped away and the opponent regained the upper hand and pushed us back on the counter-attack."

Gakpo said, "The results of the game did not go in the direction we hoped, and five games ago, the situation might have been the opposite. It's unfortunate, but this is also part of football. We must accept it bravely and keep our heads held high and continue to fight. Because we know the strength of the team, whether it is the players who were in the team last season or the new players, we must continue to work hard."

"Playing for such a big club, if we lose two games in a row in the Premier League and then lose in the Champions League in between, it is definitely not good. Even if we ignore the outside voices, as players we know the situation the team is in. We know what to do and we must get back on track to win as soon as possible. To this end, we will devote ourselves to training, analyze carefully and give our all."