Premier League champions Liverpool will seek to prevent their recent blip from turning into something a little more severe when they travel to Chelsea on Saturday.
Crystal Palace ended a perfect start to the league season from Arne Slot’s men last weekend, when they claimed a dramatic 2-1 win at Selhurst Park.
Liverpool were then beaten 1-0 at Galatasaray this midweek in the Champions League.
Chelsea beat Benfica in Europe’s top competition but go into this game on the back of two consecutive Premier League defeats to Manchester United and Brighton. Head coach Enzo Maresca was undermined by red cards, to Robert Sanchez and Trevoh Chalobah respectively, in those matches.
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Chelsea vs. Liverpool score
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Referee: Anthony Taylor
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Predicted lineups:
Chelsea (4-2-3-1, right to left): Sanchez (GK) — Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashile, Cucurella — Fernandez, Caicedo — Estevao, Buonanotte, Neto — Joao Pedro
Liverpool (4-2-3-1, right to left): Mamardashvili (GK) — Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez — Mac Allister, Gravenberch — Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo — Isak
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Chelsea vs. Liverpool live updates, highlights, and commentary
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Chelsea vs. Liverpool kick off time
The Premier League match kicks off in London at 5:30 p.m. local time.
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Chelsea vs. Liverpool lineups, team news
Chelsea’s defeat to Brighton proved even more frustrating for Enzo Maresca as Andrey Santos suffered an injury during the game and is now ruled out until after the international break.
The youngster joins a large pool of players on the treatment table, which includes the likes of Tosin Adarabioyo, Liam Delap, Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo and Cole Palmer.
In addition to the injuries, Trevoh Chalobah is banned for this game after his red card against Brighton. Mykhailo Mudryk continues to serve a doping suspension.
Since Benoit Badiashile and Romeo Lavia are only just back from injury, it will be interesting to see if Maresca gives them a go from the start against the defending champions.
Chelsea predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Sanchez (GK) — Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashile, Cucurella — Fernandez, Caicedo — Estevao, Buonanotte, Neto — Joao Pedro
Chelsea subs: Matchday squads released one hour and 15 minutes before kickoff
Liverpool’s loss at Galatasaray came at an additional cost as first-choice goalkeeper Alisson sustained a thigh injury and has been ruled out for the game against Chelsea.
In his absence, Giorgi Mamardashvili will make his Premier League debut for the Reds.
In attack, Hugo Ekitike is a doubt for this game after suffering a muscle injury in his last game for the club, although he has now served his one-game domestic suspension.
Meanwhile, new signing Giovanni Leoni has an ACL injury that is set to rule him out for the rest of the season. Midfielder Stefan Bajcetic is out for the foreseeable future with a hamstring injury.
Liverpool predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Mamardashvili (GK) — Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez — Mac Allister, Gravenberch — Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo — Isak
Liverpool subs: Matchday squads released one hour and 15 minutes before kickoff
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