Liverpool welcome Chelsea to Stamford Bridge on Saturday as they look to take a huge step towards securing Champions League qualification.<\/p>\n
The Reds lost 3-2 to Manchester United last weekend<\/strong>but remain fourth in the Premier League table and need just four points from their remaining three games to qualify for the Champions League.<\/p>\n Chelsea sit in ninth following a 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest, although a top-six finish could still be enough to secure Champions League qualification if Aston Villa finish fifth and win the Europa League.<\/p>\n Liverpool v Chelsea kicks off at 12.30 BST on Saturday, May 9 at Anfield.<\/p>\n The game will be shown live in the UK via TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max, with coverage starting from 11am.<\/p>\n TalkSPORT will provide full match commentary.<\/p>\n Alexander Isak has endured a stop-start debut season at Liverpool and missed the defeat at Manchester United after suffering a minor groin injury, but he should be back in the matchday squad against Chelsea.<\/p>\n Fellow striker Hugo Ekitike is facing several months on the sidelines after rupturing his Achilles tendon against Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n Mo Salah will make another appearance for Liverpool before his departure at the end of the season, although this weekend\u2019s clash with Chelsea will come too soon for the 33-year-old.<\/p>\n Freddie Woodman is expected to deputise between the sticks once again, with Alisson Becker and Giorgi Mamardashvili yet to return to training.<\/p>\n Florian Wirtz and Ibrahima Konate are also doubts after missing training, while Wataru Endo, Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley are all sidelined.<\/p>\n Jesse Derry made his Premier League debut against Forest but was involved in a clash of heads with Zach Abbott shortly before half-time, leading to him being stretchered off and taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n While the 18-year-old winger has since been discharged, Calum McFarlane has confirmed that he won\u2019t play again this season.<\/p>\n Robert Sanchez also had a head-on-head collision in the defeat to Forest and was replaced by Filip Jorgensen, who will start in goal at Anfield.<\/p>\n Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho both missed the Forest game and are unlikely to feature against Liverpool, while Estevao and Jamie Gittens remain sidelined with hamstring injuries.<\/p>\n On a more positive note,\u00a0Levi Colwill made his return from injury\u00a0to play the entire second half against Forest and Reece James was among the substitutes after recovering from a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n Liverpool are 9\/10 to get the win that would take them nine points clear of sixth-placed Bournemouth and all but confirm their Champions League place.<\/p>\n Chelsea are 3\/1 to win at Anfield and complete a Premier League double over the Reds, while a draw is 16\/5.<\/p>\n Despite their defeat at Old Trafford, Liverpool are 1\/100 to secure a top-five finish. Chelsea are four points behind Bournemouth and are 7\/1 to secure a top-six finish.<\/p>\n Chelsea won the reverse fixture between these two sides back in October<\/strong> after Estevao netted an injury-time winner at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n But their season has completely plummeted over the last couple of months, with the Blues now on a\u00a0six-match losing streak in the Premier League.<\/p>\n A defeat at Anfield would see them equal a club record of seven consecutive league defeats set in 1952, and that feels the most likely outcome.<\/p>\n Joao Pedro\u2019s late consolation against Forest is the only goal Chelsea have scored in their last six Premier League games, and a Liverpool to win to nil is available at 18\/5.<\/p>\n The injury issues on both sides and Chelsea\u2019s terrible form all point to a low-scoring game, so we\u2019re backing under 2.5 goals at 2\/1.<\/p>\n Dominik Szoboszlai was Liverpool\u2019s standout performer against Manchester United, registering a goal and an assist at Old Trafford. He\u2019s 5\/4 to score or assist against Chelsea.<\/p>\n <\/div>\nLiverpool v Chelsea kick-off time<\/h2>\n
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