On a night where Arsenal and Tottenham dropped points, Chelsea, who remain nine points clear, took a first-half lead courtesy of a wonderfully executed 30-yard free-kick from David Luiz that caught Simon Mignolet unawares.
Georginio Wijnaldum headed an equaliser for Jurgen Klopp's team but they had to be thankful to Mignolet with 15 minutes remaining as he saved Costa's spot-kick after the Chelsea striker had been fouled by Joel Matip.
The result snapped a run of three straight defeats for Liverpool but they still remain winless in the Premier League in 2017.
Player Ratings
Chelsea: Courtois (7), Azpilicueta (7), David Luiz (8), Cahill (7), Moses (5), Kante (8), Matic (7), Alonso (6), Willian (7), Diego Costa (7), Hazard (7)
Subs: Fabregas (7), Pedro (6), Batshuayi (6)
Liverpool: Mignolet (6), Clyne (7), Lovren (5), Matip (5), Milner (7), Henderson (7), Can (6), Wijnaldum (7), Lallana (6), Coutinho (6), Firmino (6)
Subs: Mane (6), Origi (6)
Man of the match: N'Golo Kante
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