Chelsea in Liverpool: Preview

Date: Saturday 4th
October 2025

Venue: Stamford Bridge

Kick-off: 17:30 BST

After
two straight Premier League slip-ups, who higher to face than Liverpool, eh?

We
have extra accidents that A&E on a Friday evening and resemble a Sunday League
crew who solely exchanged names over a pint on the Saturday evening, and we’re up
in opposition to the PL champions who spent the summer time turning their assault into an aspiring
Avengers sequel. In the meantime, our sporting administrators are nonetheless studying the “How
To not Do Transfers” handbook.

Our
type of play? Effectively, for those who get pleasure from backwards and sideways passes punctuated by
the occasional shuffle, you’re in for a deal with. Sprints down the pitch are as
uncommon as a sunny day in Manchester, and as for pink playing cards, we’re gathering them
like Panini stickers.

However,
chin up! We’ve began the season with a brand new badge on our shirts — by no means thoughts
the lacking sponsor, no less than it’s a change of surroundings. Any complaints about
the outcomes? Not right here, even after getting turned over by, fairly probably, the
worst Manchester United facet for the reason that invention of quick shorts after which
letting Brighton mug us off once more — whereas generously topping up their financial institution
account.

Of
course, there was a glimmer of hope after we managed to beat Benfica in midweek
Champions League motion, though we couldn’t resist a little bit of drama with Joao
Pedro seeing pink late on. That makes it two wins in six, however who’s counting?

As
for Liverpool, after a streak of seven wins, they have been lastly tripped up by
Crystal Palace after which Galatasaray. Maybe all these last-minute wins caught
up with them, however let’s be trustworthy, there’s extra likelihood of us profitable the
lottery than them dropping three on the bounce. So, convey on the chaos — and
perhaps preserve the primary support equipment useful.

MANAGER’S VIEWS

Going into
in the present day’s recreation, Enzo Maresca, says “I don’t assume it’s higher to play them now
simply because they’ve dropped factors. It’s at all times a tricky recreation. The best way they’re
doing this season is improbable, particularly after the Jota tragedy. I went
by means of precisely the identical after I was a participant 20 years in the past. It’s not simple for
the gamers, it’s not simple for the membership or the supervisor. Once you arrive on the
coaching floor and see day-after-day that place empty. You must be very robust.
That is the rationale why for me they’re doing higher than good, as a result of they’re
attempting to cope with an issue that’s not simple.”

Liverpool
supervisor Arne Slot, in the meantime, says “We play tomorrow (in opposition to) Chelsea, I
assume they’ve scored greater than 50 per cent of their targets from set-pieces. So,
that is the brand new actuality within the Premier League and we have been doing this actually
properly (within the) second a part of final season. This season, we’ve got had many possibilities
from set-pieces as properly – sadly we didn’t rating but.”

SQUAD NEWS

For Chelsea, the physio room is busier than the native Wetherspoons on a Saturday
evening. Levi
Colwill (ACL), Tosin (calf), Cole Palmer (groin), Liam Delap (hamstring), Dario
Essugo (thigh), Romeo Lavia, stay out injured, Wesley Fofana (head) and
Andrey Santos (knock) each face late checks. Chalobah serves a one-match suspension
while Mykhaylo Mudryk, in the meantime, may spend
his night anyplace from testing the observe out for the Olympics to catching up
together with his lawyer—relies on whether or not you consider the papers or your nan’s
WhatsApp group.

For Liverpool, Alisson Becker
(groin) is anticipated to overlook out, Giovanni Leoni (ACL) stays out however Hugo Ekitike
ought to be out there.

TEAMS

Chelsea (doable line-up): Sanchez; James, Achenamong, Badiashile, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Exterior, goodnight, Neto; Pedro

Liverpool (Attainable Line-Up): Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Incorrect, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Sobs

LAST SEASON

Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool
(4th Might 2025)

CURRENT FORM

Chelsea: Dwwdll

LIVERPOOL: WWWWWL

OTHER STUFF

Chelsea
received this fixture 3-1 win in Might.Chelsea
haven’t had back-to-back league wins over Liverpool since November 2014.Liverpool are with out a win of their final
4 Premier League video games at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea have misplaced 4 of their final 5
dwelling Premier League video games in opposition to the reigning champions.Chelsea have suffered consecutive Premier
League defeats for the third time underneath Enzo Maresca.

PREDICTION

Sportsmole: Chelsea1-1 Liverpool