Wednesday evening, Liverpool receive Chelsea on the occasion of the shock of the 37th day of the Premier League. Liverpool are already champions and therefore more relaxed unlike Chelsea who are securing their place in the Champions League.
Liverpool vs Chelsea Free Betting Tips
Absolutely alone in the world in England, Liverpool have outclassed all of their opponents throughout the season and ended 30 years of famine by winning the league title last month. Since then, the Reds have very clearly lowered their guard and conceded a few points in their path. Shaken by Manchester City just after being crowned (4-0), the Reds then dominated not without difficulty Aston Villa (2-0) then Brighton (1-3). Then, Jürgen Klopp’s players could not overcome Burnley (0-0) and were once again defeated by Arsenal on Wednesday evening (2-1) which suggests a clear relaxation.
For its part, Chelsea occupies a pretty good 3rd place which allows them to hope to play in the Champions League next year. But the Blues do not have the right to slow down in the last matches since they have very little margin over their pursuers who are Leicester and Manchester United. Lucky for them, Londoners continue to line up successes. Winners of Watford (3-0) then Crystal Palace (2-3), the band of Ngolo Kanté, on the other hand, suffered on the field of Sheffield United (3-0). Last Tuesday, they recovered well by disposing with difficulty of the Norwich red lantern (1-0). Last weekend, Frank Lampard’s men composted their ticket for the FA Cup final by winning in the lair of Manchester United (1-3).
The workforce for Liverpool vs Chelsea
Jürgen Klopp has to do without his long-injured central defender Matip, as well as without his precious captain Henderson who will not play again this season. Against Arsenal, Sadio Mané scored his 17th goal of the season while Salah (19 goals) remained silent.
Promising young defender Tomori, less important Gilmour and van Ginkel and France international N’Golo Kanté are all out of form.
The compositions for Liverpool vs Chelsea
The probable lineup of Liverpool:
Alisson – Alexander Arnold, Van Dijk, Gomez, Robertson – Oxlade-Chamberlain, Fabinho, Keita – Salah, Firmino, Mané
Absent: Matip (injured).
Unsure: Milner.
The planned tactical disposition (4-3-3):
Alisson
Alexander-Arnold – Gomez – Van Dijk – Robertson
Henderson – Fabinho – Keita
Salah – Firmino – Mané
The probable lineup of Chelsea:
Kepa – Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Zouma, Alonso – Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Kovacic – Willian, Giroud, Pulisic
Absent: Tomori, van Ginkel, Kanté, Gilmour (injured)
Uncertain: To come
The planned tactical disposition (4-3-3):
Kepa
Azpilicueta – Rudiger – Zouma – Alonso
Loftus-Cheek – Jorginho – Kovacic
Willian – Giroud – Pulisic
The history of the confrontations Liverpool vs Chelsea
Since 2008, the two teams have faced each other 36 times. Chelsea narrowly leads with 13 wins against 11 for Liverpool. Otherwise, there were 12 draws.
Liverpool won in the first leg (1-2) but the Blues took their revenge in the FA Cup (2-0).
Key points for the match Liverpool vs Chelsea
– The meeting will take place behind closed doors.
– Liverpool are already champions but Klopp should field his best team.
– Chelsea are fighting to validate their place in the Champions League.
Liverpool vs Chelsea Free Betting Tips
Less well for a while, Liverpool could concede points on their home ground against a strong Chlesea team. Draw!
Betting Tips: Both teams to score
Odds: 1.47
