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 | 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 |
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.