Chelsea vs Liverpool: Latest Team News + Predicted Starting Line-Ups
Chelsea entertain Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon with both sides looking for a win to boost their title aspirations.
The Blues will be without influential midfielder Ramires for the clash after he picked up his fifth booking of the season during Thursday’s 1-0 win over Swansea, meaning Frank Lampard is in line for a recall.
Jose Mourinho is expected to make some changes to his starting eleven with Gary Cahill and Cesar Azpilicueta likely to come in for Ashley Cole and David Luiz in defence.
Andre Schurrle and Willian are also pushing for recalls while Fernando Torres is expected to replace Samuel Eto’o in attack.
As for Liverpool they will continue to be without the services of influential duo Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge as the pair step up their recovery from injuries.
Jose Enrique is also still out while Jon Flanagan hasn’t recovered from a hamstring injury, so Aly Cissokho is likely to continue at left-back. Victor Moses is ineligible to face his parent club and Brendan Rodgers is expected to go with the same line-up that lost 2-1 to Manchester City on Boxing Day.
Here’s our predicted line-ups:
What do you think of our teams? What would your line-up be? Share your thoughts below.
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olabisi
December 27, 2013 at 10:38 pm
i’m so sure that lfc wil win chelsea
al ansar
December 27, 2013 at 10:41 pm
chelseanews to win 2 : liverpool 1
Benjamin uba
December 27, 2013 at 11:02 pm
Chelsea win by 1 .0 aginest the red
olatunji
December 27, 2013 at 11:21 pm
chelsea 3, liv 1
Adetula endy
December 28, 2013 at 2:59 am
The game is 2 : 1 defeat in favor of chelsea
Hosea makama
December 28, 2013 at 4:59 am
Chelsea 2 liverpool 1
olabisi
December 28, 2013 at 6:22 am
Liverpool must loose
ama
December 28, 2013 at 6:39 am
liverpool must win 2:0
Juwon
December 28, 2013 at 7:59 am
Chelsea 2 1 Liverpool or draw
Chilota kingsley
December 28, 2013 at 8:04 am
Liverpool win 2 v 0 by Suarez
Stephen Nasco-Stevo
December 28, 2013 at 8:35 am
Chelsea wins 2 vs 1 liverpool
monday
December 28, 2013 at 9:38 am
my chelsea XI, Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Mikel, Lampard, Mata, Hazard, Oscar, Torres. Sub, swarzer, willian, schurrle, luiz, cole. Chelsea 3- liverpool 2. Up chelsea!
ADEWUYI SEYI
December 28, 2013 at 10:53 am
Chelsea will beat liverpool by 2 goals to nothing.
isaac
December 28, 2013 at 2:22 pm
Liverpool 3-1 chelsea up de red we are the best
Agignchew Amare
December 28, 2013 at 4:00 pm
to attack liverpool chelsea must play mata
so chelsea can beat liverpool agoal to no.
Agignchew Amare
December 28, 2013 at 4:25 pm
To chelseafc manager mourniho please, do not devast the club by allowing the out dated player eto to play regularly than the creative player mata.
I am a chelseafc fans please do not demolish my moral by making the young &creative players not to play.
As a fans I advice you to include mata&luiz in your starting line up players so as to beat liverpool&other big clubs.
david aggrey
December 28, 2013 at 2:47 pm
liverpool will win 3_1 at bridge on sunday.i know chelsea will not take us serious and also say,we don’t have players that can win matches but,i do trust liverpool boys.u will never walk alone.c’mon reds,do win this for we the fans.
Agignchew Amare
December 28, 2013 at 3:57 pm
to attack liverpool chelsea must play mata
so chelsea can beat liverpool agoal to no.
SOLOMON CHIBOY
December 28, 2013 at 10:56 pm
Pls 2 our chelsea manager,in oda 2 win dis game we will need mata nd david luiz in dis game……we no u no best but its an advice or a sujection………CHELSEA 3..LIVERPOOL 1.