Chelsea vs Liverpool Preview

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 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 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


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Leicester City 13:30 Chelsea
AFC Bournemouth 16:00 Brighton & Hov…
Arsenal 16:00 Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa 16:00 Crystal Palace
Everton 16:00 Brentford
Fulham 16:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City 18:30 Tottenham Hotspur
November 24, 2024
Southampton 15:00 Liverpool
Ipswich Town 17:30 Manchester United
November 25, 2024
Newcastle United 21:00 West Ham United
November 29, 2024
Brighton & Hov… 21:00 Southampton
November 30, 2024
Brentford 16:00 Leicester City
Crystal Palace 16:00 Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest 16:00 Ipswich Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers 16:00 AFC Bournemouth
West Ham United 18:30 Arsenal
December 1, 2024
Chelsea 14:30 Aston Villa
Manchester United 14:30 Everton
Tottenham Hotspur 14:30 Fulham
Liverpool 17:00 Manchester City

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Liverpool 11 9 1 1 21 6 +15 28
2 Manchester City 11 7 2 2 22 13 +9 23
3 Chelsea 11 5 4 2 21 13 +8 19
4 Arsenal 11 5 4 2 18 12 +6 19
5 Nottingham Forest 11 5 4 2 15 10 +5 19
6 Brighton & Hov… 11 5 4 2 19 15 +4 19
7 Fulham 11 5 3 3 16 13 +3 18
8 Newcastle United 11 5 3 3 13 11 +2 18
9 Aston Villa 11 5 3 3 17 17 +0 18
10 Tottenham Hotspur 11 5 1 5 23 13 +10 16
11 Brentford 11 5 1 5 22 22 +0 16
12 AFC Bournemouth 11 4 3 4 15 15 +0 15
13 Manchester United 11 4 3 4 12 12 +0 15
14 West Ham United 11 3 3 5 13 19 -6 12
15 Leicester City 11 2 4 5 14 21 -7 10
16 Everton 11 2 4 5 10 17 -7 10
17 Ipswich Town 11 1 5 5 12 22 -10 8
18 Crystal Palace 11 1 4 6 8 15 -7 7
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 1 3 7 16 27 -11 6
20 Southampton 11 1 1 9 7 21 -14 4

Latest Premier League Results

November 10, 2024
Chelsea 1 - 1 Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 2 Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest 1 - 3 Newcastle United
Manchester United 3 - 0 Leicester City
November 9, 2024
Liverpool 2 - 0 Aston Villa
Brighton & Hov… 2 - 1 Manchester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 0 Southampton
West Ham United 0 - 0 Everton
Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Fulham
Brentford 3 - 2 AFC Bournemouth
November 4, 2024
Fulham 2 - 1 Brentford
November 3, 2024
Manchester United 1 - 1 Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 1 Aston Villa
November 2, 2024
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 2 Crystal Palace
Southampton 1 - 0 Everton
Nottingham Forest 3 - 0 West Ham United
Liverpool 2 - 1 Brighton & Hov…
Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Leicester City
AFC Bournemouth 2 - 1 Manchester City
Newcastle United 1 - 0 Arsenal

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