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Chelsea v Liverpool team news: Konate + Diaz benched

4 May 2025 398 comments
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Chelsea take on Liverpool in the fourth and final Premier League fixture of the day.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is at 16:30 BST.

With the title wrapped up, the Arne Slot rotation has begun in earnest this afternoon.

The Dutchman makes six changes from his side’s 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Gameweek 34.

Jarrell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas, Wataru Endo, Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota are recalled.

Ibrahima Konate, Andrew Robertson, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz drop to the bench, while Ryan Gravenberch is not in the matchday squad.

Chelsea are unchanged from the side who beat Everton 1-0 last time out.

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Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Caicedo, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Lavia, Enzo, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson

Subs: Jorgensen, Tosin, Badiashile, Acheampong, Gusto, James, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho, George

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Endo, Elliott, Jones, Salah, Gakpo, Jota

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Darwin, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Robertson, Bradley

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  1. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Bad fpl day Mbeumo failed as captain

    Newcastle late goal so no table bonus for Wolves

    Only table bonus game is Everton or do I go safe with Brentford???

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      No table bonus for Everton.

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      everton are now 1 win in 10, does feel like they have checked out abit from this season

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  2. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Do something Palmer!

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      That's worked lately.

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Can’t help but feel he’s going to explode one more time

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          Though having said that he’s defo playing in a slightly different position

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        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          Should be your captain then.

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          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            10 months, 21 days ago

            Step too far, will wait for a return or 2 first

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    2. TitusShambles
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      The way G Nevs been talking about him he’s won the balonD’or this game

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Stick on BEIN Sports to avoid that rubbish lol

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    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Don't

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    4. Drumandbaines123
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      It's been 84 years

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  3. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Some bookies are 5/1 the Pool win.
    Get on quick.

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  4. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Salah blank confirmed

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Yeah I think he gets nothing here in all honesty

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  5. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Bowen or KDB for the last 3 gameweeks?

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Kdb

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    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      KDB

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    3. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      kdb

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    4. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Both?

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      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Shhhhh I need my differentials to stay as differentials

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    5. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Both

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  6. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Saka (C) doesn't look that bad now

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    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      ?????
      I took a punt on Salah didn't fancy any of the captain options this week
      Apart from KdB but unsure on minutes/starting

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  7. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Virgil loosing it with team mates 🙂

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  8. Drizzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    My 50/50 decisions went bad this week, as usual. Captained Watkins instead of Isak, and played Murphy instead of being bold and hitting Bowen in for Savinho.

    One of those weeks, and it may have finished my ML hopes. Sigh.

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      I sold Isak to Watkins lol

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  9. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Someone tell Liverpool to win this game to still win the league so Salah actually tries to do something!

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  10. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    What's the point of Salah starting but not bothering to put the effort in

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  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Liverpool playing like a pub team whose been out all night partying 🙂

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    1. GREEN JUMPERS
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      That was my team

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  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Neville going on about how qualifying for be champions league will allow for more money for the clubs.

    Tell us why any neutral observers should care if the billionaire owners, clubs and players get richer?

    Honestly the fans shouldn’t either, it’s a business, it will mean more expensive tickets so it’s all a con. Seeing your team in the champions league great but the real benefactors aren’t the fans

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Fans of the teams care, it’s really quite simple

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      1. Iain Dowies Love Child
        • 16 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        "Neutral observers" but I do agree - fans want Champions League - agree Forest fans?!

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        1. GREEN JUMPERS
          • 5 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          Yes please, it would be magic

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          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            10 months, 21 days ago

            Be another kick in the balls for Leicester & Derby 😉

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        2. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          “Why should neutral observers care who scores a goal?”

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    2. GREEN JUMPERS
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Game changer for a team not used to getting that extra money and heightened marketability

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    3. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Because of PSR, I want Newcastle to get UCL so they can keep their best players. Actually competing in the UCL is almost a secondary consideration now.

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  13. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Neto close

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  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Madueke G offside

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Because of who, easy guess

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  15. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Early thoughts?

    Eze | Mateta => Bowen | Wissa

    Free

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    1. Iain Dowies Love Child
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      I like it but maybe wait until after tomorrow's game

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  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Palmer rinsing Jones

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  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    HT

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  18. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Geez LIV are poor today.

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    1. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Nothing to play for and a weak midfield

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  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    According to Neville jones can’t handle the frustration anymore as palmer has him on a piece of string 😆

    Palmer was holding jones too that’s why he was mad.

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Neville a bitter manc!
      Jones slipped early on when palmer went past him, Neville said slip didn’t matter!
      Then praised palmer for another touch, then he hit it against pool def!
      By the way, I think palmer is a good player, better than Neville as a pundit, coach/manager!

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  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Anyone would think Liverpool have been in party mode all week

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      They have

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  21. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Awful game awful gameweek .
    At least I've got Munoz & Sarr to play tomorrow

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  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Best defenders for run in?

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    1. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Gvardiol

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Got Gvardiol & Milenkovic

        Thinking Timber to someone

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  23. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Salah cap was bad call even if he gets a return here. lesson learnt.

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    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Still time to get a hattrick

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        yes there is but pool look disinterested and thats not what u want from your cap's team. it was a bad call to overestimate pool in this game

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    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Nope, bad outcome potentially not bad decision.

      We literally have zero influence on the outcome except through the Butterfly Effect

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        yeah but i could captain odegaard and say the same thing but it woulld be a bad decision. i overestimated liverpool's interest in this match and thats a poor judgment call regardless of what heppens given theyve already won the league

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          Depends though, in past seasons the champions have scored even more after securing the title, it’s just unfortunate.

          I think considering how much better Salah has been this season than any other player, it can never be considered a bad decision to captain him.

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  24. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Saka & Watkins
    To
    Haaland & Schade

    Worth a punt for next week?

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Genius or madness

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Worth a try with one of your teams 😉

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          Already have Schade in the other team!

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    2. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Can see Haaland rested for the final

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Rested? He’s had too much rest lol

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    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      No

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Because of Saka?

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        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 months, 21 days ago

          Prefer both Saka and Watkins

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  25. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Murphy to KDB next gw for free or save transfer for BB in gw38

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    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Yes

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    2. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      KDB

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  26. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Salah coming on?

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  27. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Palmer spotted

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  28. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    That was gratuitous to give Mbeumo that assist. Assume he’s highly owned by FPL towers.

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    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      didnt watch. what happened

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      1. GREEN JUMPERS
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 21 days ago

        Out wide, he sent a ball onto the head of a teammate on the 6 yard line. If only there was a word for that type of delivery

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    2. Vazza
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Of course. Why was Marmoush not given the assist against Villa? What’s the difference between that and the Mbeumo assist?

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    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      having seen it think kdb got a similar one vs united at the etihad. i guess you could make the case schade was intended target

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    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Wouldn’t be surprised if they removed it

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  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Virgil YC

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  30. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 21 days ago

    Jackson is so rubbish. He has zero football IQ.

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