Because they realize that if they try to keep up with Liverpool's game it will endanger themselves considering the conditions are not too possible for that so indeed the only way is to survive even though this result is quite surprising and indeed the reaction given by many people about this game is quite reasonable because it is clear this is outside of everyone's expectations but this is a match that indeed anything can happen.
With this result Liverpool are still in 3rd place in the standings, it's just that they can't get closer to Manchester City and Tottenham who will play today.
Chelsea are not really in form now but Tottenham Hotspur shouldn't be capitalize on that because Chelsea are unpredictable, take a look at them against arsenal they surprised almost everybody with the way they play. Tottenham Hotspur are in a very good condition now and they will like to have a continuity in their unbeaten since their are the only one standing in that position, this week game had changed so many, among the top five in the table only Manchester City escape the disaster of the week, Liverpool vs town drew, Arsenal are Aston villa loss now Tottenham Hotspur are the only left is either they join Manchester City or Liverpool or Arsenal and Aston villa, the choice is in their hands.
In this match, Tottenham will play as hosts. So they will definitely play with full confidence. But Tottenham really have to be careful because Chelsea's inconsistent nature makes this club difficult to predict. When playing against weak teams, sometimes Chelsea looks just as weak. But when they play against strong teams, sometimes they actually show quite impressive performances. Like when they held Arsenal to a draw. At that time, many were shocked by Chelsea's performance, especially in the first half. But at that time Chelsea was indeed the host and had quite high confidence. But this time they will visit Tottenham's home ground. So it is very likely that Tottenham will win this match. Although I'm not really sure. But the odds are like that.