Liverpool vs Chelsea
English Premier League
Date: 21 January 2023, Saturday
Kick-off at 12:30 UK / 13:30 CET
Venue: Anfield (Liverpool).
On Saturday in the Premier League, Liverpool will play host to Chelsea. Both teams are in need of a victory this weekend.
Liverpool must win against Chelsea in order to maintain their chances of finishing in the top four after losing to Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 at the Amex Stadium last weekend.
With only 28 points from 18 league games, the home team is now ranked ninth.
And Jurgen Klopp will be eager to see his players rise to the occasion and respond forcefully to Chelsea this coming week.
They will have received a much-needed confidence boost going into this game after their FA Cup victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the middle of last week.
On the other side, Chelsea, who are currently tenth in the rankings with 28 points after 19 league games, have experienced a similar situation.
This game is a must-win for both sides, and the winner is still to be determined.
In advance of their most recent meeting, The dilta takes a deeper look at the Premier League match.
Liverpool vs Chelsea Head to head :
- Liverpool defeated Chelsea on penalties in both League Cup and FA Cup final last season. Interestingly, neither of these games offered goals in the regular time.
- We did not have a winner in any of the previous four head to head clashes between these rivals.
- Liverpool won 51, drew 22, and lost just 15 of the previous 88 home outings against the Blues.
Liverpool vs Chelsea Prediction :
Here, both Liverpool and Chelsea will be fighting for all three points. And a loss here could be a serious setback in terms of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.
The two sides are most likely to balance each other out in this close game.
In recent weeks, Liverpool and Chelsea have both had difficulties. And picking a winner is challenging.
The dilta believes that both sides will score goals on Saturday, with the outcome being unfavorable for either club.
Liverpool vs Chelsea Team News :
Not yet available for Liverpool are Arthur, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino, or Virgil van Dijk, although Klopp anticipates Darwin Nunez to recover from an undisclosed ailment in time to face the Blues.
Cody Gakpo should return to his wide position with Nunez’s recovery, with Fabio Carvalho moving to the bench.
Kostas Tsimikas, who was injured at Molineux but was always anticipated to give way to Andrew Robertson, suffered a back injury.
In addition, Alisson Becker, Joel Matip, Mohamed Salah, and Fabinho will all be back.
Despite Stefan Bajcetic’s strong performance in the FA Cup, Fabinho is anticipated to replace the 18-year-old.
Kai Havertz was not spotted in training on Wednesday for unknown reasons, thus Mudryk, a newcomer to Chelsea, will be in the running to make his Blues debut there at Cobham.
A full-capacity Chelsea treatment room still includes Raheem Sterling, an ex-Liverpool player, along with Wesley Fofana, Ben Chilwell, Christian Pulisic, Edouard Mendy, N’Golo Kante, Reece James, Armando Broja, and Denis Zakaria. However, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a more natural replacement for Havertz.
Joao Felix, an Atletico Madrid loanee who was sent off against Fulham, will serve the second of a three-game Premier League suspension, but Benoit Badiashile and Lewis Hall can both be confident that they will preserve their positions in the backline.
Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Konate, Robertson; Elliott, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo
Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Kepa; Chalobah, Badiashile, Silva, Hall; Kovacic, Jorginho, Gallagher; Ziyech, Aubameyang, Mount
