Liverpool resume their season with a tricky fixture at dwelling to Chelsea on Sunday when the Premier League returns this coming weekend.
The Reds sit prime of the desk having gained all however one in all their matches thus far, whereas the Blues are additionally having fun with a powerful begin to the marketing campaign and are presently fourth.
Each groups have modified coaches since their final assembly within the Carabao Cup ultimate eight months in the past, with Arne Slot taking over the large process of changing Jurgen Klopp on Merseyside whereas Mauricio Pochettino made method for Enzo Maresca in west London.
Forward of the Anfield conflict on Sunday, let’s take a look at the shape information for each groups, have a go at predicting the respective beginning XIs and provides our verdict as to how the match may fare out.
Liverpool and Chelsea type information
Liverpool gained their final six video games in all competitions previous to the October worldwide break, together with three within the Premier League as they swiftly put the shock dwelling defeat to Nottingham Forest behind them.
The Reds boast the meanest defence within the prime flight, with a miserly two objectives conceded in seven matches thus far, they usually’ve already racked up six clear sheets this season.
Chelsea are literally on a barely longer unbeaten run (seven video games), though their very own slip-up at dwelling to Forest of their most up-to-date outing ended a sequence of 5 successive wins.
They’ve truly been a lot better on their travels within the Premier League, with a 100% file in away matches however only one win in 4 at Stamford Bridge, which is likely to be a barely regarding omen for Liverpool.
Liverpool v Chelsea – predicted XIs
Liverpool Line-Up (4-2-3-1): Kelleher – Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson – Gravenberch, Mac Allister – Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz – Jota
Chelsea Line-Up (4-2-3-1): Sanchez – Gusto, Disasi, Colwill, Veiga – Caicedo, Fernandez – Madueke, Palmer, Sancho – Jackson
Liverpool v Chelsea prediction
Each groups go into the match in flying type, with this fixture definitely representing Liverpool’s hardest check of the season as far as they face 4 of the present prime six between now and mid-November.
Cole Palmer’s unbelievable four-goal first half blitz towards Brighton, added to his haul of 25 objectives from final time period, pinpoint him as the apparent goal for the Reds to attempt to nullify in the event that they’re to protect their formidable defensive file.
Nevertheless, Slot isn’t precisely caught for firepower himself, with Mo Salah and Luis Diaz scoring 11 between them within the early weeks of the marketing campaign and each on track for his or her international locations throughout the worldwide break, as have been Dominik Szoboszlai and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
It looks like a match the place each groups will rating, however Liverpool at Anfield are a near-impossible beast to slay. We’re predicting a 2-1 dwelling win, maybe with the Merseysiders needing to return from behind as they did towards AC Milan and West Ham final month (and on quite a few events final season).
