Two struggling sides will face off in the English Premier League as Liverpool takes on Chelsea on Saturday afternoon. The match will kick off at 12:30 pm GMT at Anfield. Here you can follow Liverpool vs Chelsea, date, kick-off time, team news, prediction, and how to watch live.
- Liverpool vs Chelsea | Premier League
- Date: Saturday, 21 January 2023
- Kick-off Time: 12:30 pm GMT
- Venue: Anfield
The Merseyside Reds have been struggling this season. Liverpool is at 9th on the table after 18 league games with 28 points. Juergen Klopp’s men will hope to take the home advantage against a struggling Chelsea side, who are at 10th with the same points.
Liverpool lost their last two Premier League games, 3-0 against Brighton and 3-1 against Brentford. However, they beat the Wolves last Tuesday in the FA Cup.
On the other hand, Chelsea won their last league game against Crystal Palace by 1-0, after losing back-to-back against Fulham 2-1 and Man City 0-1.
In the FA Cup, Chelsea suffered a heavy 0-4 defeat to Man City on 8 January.
How to Watch Liverpool vs Chelsea Live Stream?
- BT Sport 1
- BT Sport Ultimate
- Peacock
The match will be available live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate in the United Kingdom. The coverage will start an hour before the 12:30 pm GMT kick-off.
Live Stream
Fans can catch the live stream between Liverpool vs Chelsea on the BT Sport app.
In the United States, fans can watch the live stream via Peacock. The game will start at 7:30 am ET, on Saturday.
Liverpool vs Chelsea Team News
Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp rotated his men in their FA Cup win over Wolves. He is expected to bring back some big names. Alisson should start in goal, while all of Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, and Fabinho are in line to return.
Chelsea’s new signing Mykhailo Mudryk is in contention to make his debut. Reece James and Ben Chilwell are likely to sit out despite returning to training.
Denis Zakaria will be out for four weeks due to an injury.
Predicted Liverpool XI
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Gomez, Robertson; Bajcetic, Thiago, Elliott; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo
Predicted Chelsea XI
Kepa, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Hall, Gallagher, Kovacic, Ziyech, Mount, Havertz, Mudryk
Prediction
Both the two struggling sides will look for a win to keep their hopes alive for a European spot. A game against Liverpool at Anfield is always intriguing.
Graham Potter’s Chelsea will face a tough challenge this afternoon. They Crystal Palace in their last league game, and will hope to do the same.
On the other hand, it’s difficult to trust Liverpool at the moment. Nonetheless, Klopp’s men will feel confident beating Wolves in the FA Cup.
It will be a close one. We predict it will be a 1-1 draw.
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