This Saturday Chelsea take on Liverpool at Anfield. If Chelsea win they will remain top of the table and take a 15pt advantage from the Scousers.
Kick-off - Saturday 12.45pm, Venue - Anfield, Referee – A Taylor, Last Season – Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2
All eyes will be on Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers who took a tricky decision to rest 6 of his regular starting XI at the Bernabeu in midweek clash against Real Madrid. This means extra pressure is on Rodgers in order to gain a positive result against the premier league leaders.
Liverpool has not started this premier league campaign with good feet (LDWWDL) recording 6 points fewer than at this stage last season. In the other hand Chelsea remain unbeaten (DWWWDW) and have scored double amount of goals as Liverpool have so far this season.
With a taste of revenge on Liverpool players after last season’s defeat to Chelsea at Anfield that cost them the Premier League title Liverpool vs Chelsea is probably one of the most spiteful game in English Football. It is a classic role reversal from a year ago and difficult to see where the hosts will find the ammunition to avenge that painful defeat.
PREDICTED LINE UPS
Liverpool (4-3-3): Mignolet; Manquillo, Skrtel, Touré, Moreno; Henderson, Gerrard, Lucas; Sterling, Borini, Lallana.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Fàbregas, Matic; Hazard, Oscar, Willian; Costa
TEAM NEWS
Liverpool
Doubtful - None
Injured – Sturridge (calf), José Enrique (knee), Flanagan (knee), Sakho (thigh), Suso (groin)
Suspended - None
Leading Scorer – Sterling (3)
Chelsea
Doubtful – Mikel (knee), Rémy (groin)
Injured – None
Suspended – None
Leading Scorer – Costa (9)
- Jose Mourinho’s side have been the most clinical in the top flight with 23% of their attempts.
- Half of the Premier League goals Chelsea have conceded this season have come in the final 15 minutes of matches.
- After a run of four successive Premier League wins against Chelsea, Liverpool are winless in four against the Blues (D2 L2).