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Chelsea vs Liverpool

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium – Stamford Bridge

Date: 29th September 2018

Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT

Liverpool suffered their first defeat in all competitions on Wednesday and it was at the hands of this Chelsea side, so Jurgen Klopp would be looking for a reaction from his boys when they visit the Blues in this game.

Chelsea started the season by winning their first 5 league games and 6 games in all competition, however, they were held by West Ham to a 0-0 draw in their last league game.

They responded well to that dropping of points to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield on Wednesday and Maurizio Sarri would be hoping they can take that form to the Premier League and end Liverpool’s 100 percent start to the league season.

Eden Hazard whose contract runs out at the end of the 2019/2020 season is in the form of his life and there seems to be no match for him in finding the back of the net.

His goal against Liverpool was his was his 6th goal in all competitions already this season and he could be an anytime scorer here as well.

Liverpool made 8 changes to the team that beat Southampton 3-0 at the weekend when they faced Chelsea in midweek, and it was obvious that several of the players who were playing together for the first time were struggling in that game.

However, expect Jurgen Klopp to put his best men forward in this game as they look to continue their impressive start to the campaign.

The Reds have just 2 points more than Chelsea and Manchester City, so if they drop points here, they might end the weekend in 2nd position or lower depending on what happens in Manchester City’s game.

Chelsea have won three, drawn two, and lost one of their last six meetings with Liverpool, although four of the last seven league encounters between these sides have ended all square.

All four of these were 1-1 scorelines.

Interestingly, bookmakers have priced Liverpool up as early favourites to get a win at the Bridge however the odds are as close as it gets and Chelsea will no doubt have their supporters.

Goal markets suggest this could be an extremely lively affair as over 2.5 goals is trading odds-on.

This game gets underway at 17:30 UK time.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Chelsea

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
D West Ham United 0-0 Chelsea 23 Sep, 2018 English Premier League
W PAOK Salonika 0-1 Chelsea 20 Sep, 2018 UEFA Europa League
W Chelsea 4-1 Cardiff City 15 Sep, 2018 English Premier League
W Chelsea 2-0 AFC Bournemouth 1 Sep, 2018 English Premier League
W Newcastle United 1-2 Chelsea 26 Aug, 2018 English Premier League

Liverpool

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Liverpool 3-0 Southampton 22 Sep, 2018 English Premier League
W Liverpool 3-2 Paris Saint-Germain 18 Sep, 2018 UEFA Champions League
W Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool 15 Sep, 2018 English Premier League
W Leicester City 1-2 Liverpool 1 Sep, 2018 English Premier League
W Liverpool 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion 25 Aug, 2018 English Premier League

H2H

DATE COMPETITION
Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool 6 May, 2018 English Premier League
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea 25 Nov, 2017 English Premier League
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea 31 Jan, 2017 English Premier League
Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool 16 Sep, 2016 English Premier League


Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Manchester City 38 28 7 3 96 34 +62 91
2 Arsenal 38 28 5 5 91 29 +62 89
3 Liverpool 38 24 10 4 86 41 +45 82
4 Aston Villa 38 20 8 10 76 61 +15 68
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 6 12 74 61 +13 66
6 Chelsea 38 18 9 11 77 63 +14 63
7 Newcastle United 38 18 6 14 85 62 +23 60
8 Manchester United 38 18 6 14 57 58 -1 60
9 West Ham United 38 14 10 14 60 74 -14 52
10 Crystal Palace 38 13 10 15 57 58 -1 49
11 Brighton & Hov… 38 12 12 14 55 62 -7 48
12 AFC Bournemouth 38 13 9 16 54 67 -13 48
13 Fulham 38 13 8 17 55 61 -6 47
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 13 7 18 50 65 -15 46
15 Everton 38 13 9 16 40 51 -11 40
16 Brentford 38 10 9 19 56 65 -9 39
17 Nottingham Forest 38 9 9 20 49 67 -18 32
18 Luton Town 38 6 8 24 52 85 -33 26
19 Burnley 38 5 9 24 41 78 -37 24
20 Sheffield United 38 3 7 28 35 104 -69 16

Latest Premier League Results

May 19, 2024
Sheffield United 0 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal 2 - 1 Everton
Manchester City 3 - 1 West Ham United
Luton Town 2 - 4 Fulham
Liverpool 2 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Crystal Palace 5 - 0 Aston Villa
Chelsea 2 - 1 AFC Bournemouth
Burnley 1 - 2 Nottingham Forest
Brighton & Hov… 0 - 2 Manchester United
Brentford 2 - 4 Newcastle United
May 15, 2024
Manchester United 3 - 2 Newcastle United
Brighton & Hov… 1 - 2 Chelsea
May 14, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 2 Manchester City
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa 3 - 3 Liverpool
May 12, 2024
Manchester United 0 - 1 Arsenal

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