Match info:
Liverpool vs Chelsea
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium – Anfield
Date: 27th April 2014
Kick-off time – 14:05 GMT+1
Sky Sports 1 HD
Barclays Premier League leaders Liverpool host 2nd position Chelsea at Anfield this Sunday afternoon in a game that can push Liverpool 8 points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League.
Recent form:
Liverpool – W W W W W W W
Chelsea – D L W W W L L
Liverpool have won their last 7 while Chelsea have won 3 of their last 7.
The Barclays Premier League table looks like this:
# | 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 |
A win for Liverpool will move them 8 points clear at the top of the league – a win for Chelsea will move them 2 points behind Liverpool with just 2 games remaining.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 57 times in recent years and Chelsea have come out on top most often.
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 1:2, 2:2, 1:1, 4:1 and 1:2.
Possible line-ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
Chelsea (4-4-1-1)
Bookmakers make Liverpool favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Liverpool (8/11) Draw (3/1) Chelsea (4/1)Gamingtips Prediction – Liverpool 2:3 Chelsea
A win for Liverpool will almost ensure they win this years Barclays Premier League. Chelsea must win in order to give themselves a chance and of course Manchester City who are 6 points behind Liverpool with a game in hand. Chelsea travelled to the Spanish Capital midweek to play vs Atletico and if that trip hasn’t taken a lot out of them, they should have a great chance of winning against a Liverpool side who haven’t been in this position in many years. Liverpool have looked exceptional this year and although they won against Manchester City a few weeks ago, they have looked slightly shaky in several games and may find closing out their season a bit tougher than other teams.