Team News
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has concerns over the fitness of Alexis Mac Allister, Waturu Endo, and Kostas Tsimikas.
Goalkeeper Alisson remains sidelined, but Caoimhin Kelleher returns after recovering from an illness.
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Chelsea will be without Wesley Fofana and Marc Cucurella, both serving one-match suspensions.
However, Reece James is fit again following a hamstring injury and could make his first appearance of the season.
Head-to-Head
Since suffering three consecutive league defeats to Chelsea between 2013 and 2014, Liverpool has lost only two of the last 19 encounters (W7, D10).
Chelsea has not won against the Reds in nine matches across all competitions since a 1-0 league victory at Anfield in March 2021 (D7, L2), with two draws resulting in Liverpool’s penalty shootout wins in cup finals.
Chelsea has managed just one win in their last nine Premier League away games at Liverpool (D5, L3).
Liverpool
Arne Slot is the first Liverpool manager to win nine of his first ten matches in charge across all competitions.
This marks only the third time the Reds have achieved nine wins in their opening ten games, matching the records from 1961-62 and 1990-91.
All six of Liverpool’s league victories this season have come against teams currently in the bottom half of the table.
They could achieve six clean sheets in their first eight league matches for the first time.
Slot’s side boasts the fewest goals conceded (two), the most clean sheets (five), and the lowest expected goals against (5.2) in the top flight this season.
Mohamed Salah has scored just four goals in 18 appearances against Chelsea, with none in his last five.
Chelsea
Chelsea aims to win their first four away league games for only the third time, following successes in 2005-06 and 2008-09.
Manager Enzo Maresca hopes to join an elite group by winning his first four away Premier League matches; notably, Arne Slot is one of the few to have achieved this.
The Blues have lost only two of their last 22 league matches.
They have scored 16 goals this season, only trailing Manchester City (17) in the top flight.
Cole Palmer has been directly involved in 44 goals (28 goals, 16 assists) in his first 40 Premier League appearances for Chelsea, a feat matched only by a few legends including Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah.
Since his league debut for Chelsea in September 2023, Palmer leads in assists with 16, tied with Bukayo Saka.
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