Chelsea vs Liverpool Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Stamford Bridge Date: 4th April 2023 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Chelsea will begin life after Graham Potter this Tuesday when they welcome Liverpool to Stamford Bridge. The London club parted ways with Potter last weekend after a shocking 2-0 home loss to Aston Villa. That result means they come into this tie sitting in eleventh place, 12 points behind the top four. Interim manager Bruno Saltor has a tough job getting the mood back at Stamford Bridge. The former Brighton player says he has been unable to sleep well since Potter was sacked. However, he has to keep his feelings aside and maneuver this fixture. A return to Stamford Bridge would likely provide a platform for immediate improvement but confidence among the home crowd might be low as their side has failed to score in four of their seven home PL games this year (W2, D2, L3). Like Chelsea, Liverpool are also struggling and head coach Klopp has admitted that he still has a job due to his achievements in the past. Yet, the German knows that the past counts for nothing and that he has to improve immediately to get his side firing and back in the top-four hunt. A 4-1 loss to Manchester City in their last outing complicated things and put them eight points behind Manchester United in fourth position. It was also their third straight loss, with one-nil losses to Real Madrid and Bournemouth coming before that loss. Meanwhile, Liverpool have won each of their last nine midweek PL games, a trend they could do with extending further, having suffered five losses from their 11 PL fixtures in 2023 (W4, D2) which is already more than their total of four PL defeats across the entire 2022 calendar year (across two seasons). Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 19, 2024
Arsenal
16:00
Everton
Brentford
16:00
Newcastle United
Brighton & Hov…
16:00
Manchester United
Burnley
16:00
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
16:00
AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
16:00
Aston Villa
Liverpool
16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Luton Town
16:00
Fulham
Manchester City
16:00
West Ham United
Sheffield United
16:00
Tottenham Hotspur
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester City
37
27
7
3
93
33
+60
88
2
Arsenal
37
27
5
5
89
28
+61
86
3
Liverpool
37
23
10
4
84
41
+43
79
4
Aston Villa
37
20
8
9
76
56
+20
68
5
Tottenham Hotspur
37
19
6
12
71
61
+10
63
6
Chelsea
37
17
9
11
75
62
+13
60
7
Newcastle United
37
17
6
14
81
60
+21
57
8
Manchester United
37
17
6
14
55
58
-3
57
9
West Ham United
37
14
10
13
59
71
-12
52
10
Brighton & Hov…
37
12
12
13
55
60
-5
48
11
AFC Bournemouth
37
13
9
15
53
65
-12
48
12
Crystal Palace
37
12
10
15
52
58
-6
46
13
Wolverhampton Wanderers
37
13
7
17
50
63
-13
46
14
Fulham
37
12
8
17
51
59
-8
44
15
Everton
37
13
9
15
39
49
-10
40
16
Brentford
37
10
9
18
54
61
-7
39
17
Nottingham Forest
37
8
9
20
47
66
-19
29
18
Luton Town
37
6
8
23
50
81
-31
26
19
Burnley
37
5
9
23
40
76
-36
24
20
Sheffield United
37
3
7
27
35
101
-66
16
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