There will be fireworks when Liverpool and Chelsea face each other at Anfield in the Premier League derby.
Liverpool came from behind to beat Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium and they will be looking to retain top position in the standings with a win over Maurizio Sarri’s troops.
Mohamed Salah, who scored his 18th goal of the season in the 3-1 win over the Saints, will be the man to watch in the home team.
Chelsea, on the other hand, are eyeing a place in the Champions League and they are likely to go for a win in Sunday’s football game as well.
A lively contest is on the horizon at Anfield, but seeing that the Reds are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we are tempted to put our money on Jurgen Klopp’s troops.
It has to be noted that the Reds are eyeing their fifth consecutive win in the national championship.
Liverpool may be without Virgil van Dijk, who is still recovering from a rib injury picked up in the win against Southampton, as well as Adam Lallana, Divock Origi and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Chelsea will likely not have Christensen (stomach), Loftus-Cheek (foot), Pedro (shoulder) and Rรผdiger (thigh) at their disposal for the match.
Salah’s on-going return to form could be coming at just the right time. The Egyptian broke all kinds of records with his goal scoring prowess last season and will want to put in another good shift against his old club.
This could also be a huge game for goalkeeper Alisson, especially if his primary defensive shield, van Dijk, isn’t in front of him.
Eden Hazard remains Chelsea’s best player. His goal against Liverpool was (unfortunately) a thing of beauty โ he has the ability to turn a game on its head in the blink of an eye. Liverpool will have to marshal him closely throughout the match.
Head-to-Head
Liverpool won 19 direct matches. Chelsea won 25matches. 16 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.28 goals per Match.
Liverpool in actual season average scored 2.23goals per match. In 19 (79.17%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 17 (70.83%) matches in season 2019 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Chelsea average scored 1.75 goals per match in season 2019. In 19 (76.00%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 16 (64.00%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
