It is ninth playing hosts to tenth in the Premier League standings as Chelsea make the trip to Anfield on Saturday to lock horns with Liverpool in an unusual mid-table fixture.
Graham Potter’s men clinched a narrow 1-0 win last time out against Crystal Palace to secure the first top-flight win of the new calender year as Chelsea struggled in their pursuit to impress under Potter’s charge.
Taking on an under-fire Liverpool side who have lost two league games back to back since the turn of the year, Chelsea would be hopeful of putting out a solid display at Anfield and moving up the league table.
WHEN & WHERE?
Date: Saturday 21 January 2023
Time: 2 PM GMT
Venue: Anfield
TEAM NEWS
Loan signing Joao Felix will serve the second of the three-game ban after he picked up a red card in his debut game against Fulham in the 2-1 defeat.
Former Liverpool man Raheem Sterling will not be available for selection as he joins Armando Broja, Wesley Fofana, N’Golo Kante, Edouard Mendy, Christian Pulisic and Denis Zakaria on the growing injury list for Chelsea.
Kai Havertz was not pictured in training on Wednesday and should he be deemed unfit to make the squad against Liverpool, new boy Mykhaylo Mudryk could be seen earning his debut.
MATCH PREDICTION
Chelsea should face a stern challenge away at Liverpool despite the home side’s horrid run of form in recent weeks.
Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea
