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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 | Arsenal | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 28 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 82 | 32 | +50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 73 | 52 | +21 | 67 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 60 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 54 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 53 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 49 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 48 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 46 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hov… | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 44 |
| 13 | Fulham | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 43 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 40 |
| 15 | Everton | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 36 |
| 16 | Brentford | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 35 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 62 | -20 | 26 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 35 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 77 | -29 | 25 |
| 19 | Burnley | 35 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 70 | -32 | 24 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 35 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 97 | -63 | 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.
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