Confirmed teams and full line-up in the Premier League with Isak on the bench, TV channel, live streaming online
Liverpool and Chelsea have confirmed their teams that will meet at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Reds are close to securing Champions League qualification and are looking for a third consecutive home win, despite losing 3-2 at Manchester United on Sunday.
Chelsea are in danger of missing out on European football next season, starting three points behind seventh-placed Brentford with three games remaining.
101GreatGoals.com has team news and starting lineups as Liverpool take on Chelsea in the Premier League.
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Liverpool confirmed team vs Chelsea
Giorgi Mamardashvili returns in goal in one of Liverpool’s three changes, with Milos Kerkez and Rio Ngumoha coming on.
Alexander Isak returns from injury on the bench, with Freddie Woodman, Andy Robertson leaving. Florian Wirtz is ill.
Alisson Becker and Mohamed Salah are yet to resume training while Stefan Bajcetic, Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike, Wataru Endo and Giovanni Leoni have long-term injuries.
Liverpool starting XI: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Milos Kerkez, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo, Jeremie Frimpong, Ryan Gravenberch, Rio Ngumoha
Substitutes for Liverpool: Freddie Woodman, Joe Gomez, Alexander Isak, Federico Chiesa, Andy Robertson, Trey Nyoni, Kieran Morrison, Mor Talla Ndiaye, Callum Wright
Full line up for Chelsea vs Liverpool
Levi Colwill is back in Chelsea’s starting line-up following a serious knee injury and defender Reece James returns to the bench.
Centre-back Colwill is one of five new players in the visitors’ line-up since their 3-1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest on Monday, along with Filip Jorgensen, Wesley Fofana Jorrel Hato and Andrey Santos.
Tosin Adarabioyo, Trevoh Chalobah and Romeo Lavia go to the bench while Jesse Derry and Robert Sanchez are out due to head injuries.
Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto are not knocking. Willian Estevao is out for the rest of the season and Jamie Gittens is out with a hamstring injury.
Chelsea starting XI: Filip Jorgensen, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella, Jorrel Hato, Moises Caicedo, Andrey Santos, Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro
Chelsea substitutes: Gabriel Slonina, Reece James, Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Trevoh Chalobah, Romeo Lavia, Mathis Eboue, Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, Liam Delap
Where to watch Liverpool vs Chelsea: TV channel, live streaming online
The game starts at 12:30 GMT (07:30 ET / 04:30 PT) on Saturday. Live TV coverage in the UK on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.
Live streaming on the HBO Max app. TNT Sports costs £30.99 a month and is available on a wide range of devices including smart TVs and games consoles.
Here is the complete list of Premier League broadcasters in different areas.
Liverpool vs Chelsea statistics
- Liverpool have lost their last two Premier League games against Chelsea, as many as they have in the last 20 (W8 D10)
- They last lost three in a row against the Blues between December 2013 and November 2014
- With 11 Premier League defeats this season, Liverpool have lost their most since the 2014/15 campaign under Brendan Rodgers, when they lost 12.
- Since 2009/10 (19) they have registered more than 18 of their losses in all competitions this season
- No Liverpool player has more goals and assists combined than Dominik Szoboszlai in all competitions this season (13 goals, 10 assists). The midfielder is the first Reds midfielder to reach at least 10 goals and 10 assists in a season since Steven Gerrard in 2013/14 (14 goals, 14 assists)
- Chelsea have lost their last six Premier League games – only once in their league history have they lost seven in a row, in November and December 1952.
- After their 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge in October, Chelsea are looking to finish the league double ahead of Liverpool for the first time since 2013/14.
- They have won one of their last 10 Premier League games against Liverpool (D5 L4), with a 1-0 win in March 2021 under Thomas Tuchel.
- Having gone on their last 13 Premier League games – including three goals in four of their last five – Chelsea are on their longest run without a league clean sheet since a 17-match streak between March and August 1991 (17)
- Joao Pedro is Chelsea’s top scorer in the league (15) and in all competitions (20) this season and has been directly involved in seven of the Blues’ last nine Premier League goals, scoring six and assisting one.
