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Three down, one to go – and the final Premier League match of the day is the headline act.

Chelsea v Liverpool kicks off at 17:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Alexander Isak starts for Liverpool this evening, with Hugo Ekitike only among the substitutes.

There had been an injury scare surrounding Ekitike in midweek, although the striker himself suggested it was cramp.

Florian Wirtz, like Ekitike, drops out of the Liverpool side after the loss in Galatasaray.

In comes Conor Bradley, which means that Dominik Szoboszlai switches from right-back to his usual advanced central midfield role for tonight’s game.

And back after his midweek rest is Mohamed Salah, who ousts Jeremie Frimpong on the right wing.

Alexis Mac Allister also replaces Curtis Jones in the middle of the park, while Giorgi Mamardashvili deputises for the injured Alisson.

As for Chelsea, it’s the expected centre-half partnership of Josh Acheampong and Benoit Badiashile amid injuries and suspensions elsewhere.

Acheampong is in for the banned Trevoh Chalobah.

Joao Pedro and Reece James, both handed breathers against Benfica, are the two other changes from Tuesday night.

Facundo Buonanotte drops to the bench, while Tyrique George is not in the squad at all.

Alejandro Garnacho gets his first Premier League start for Chelsea, too, having impressed in midweek.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashile, Cucurella, Caicedo, James, Neto, Fernandez, Garnacho, Pedro.

Subs: Jorgensen, Slonina, Hato, Emenalo, Lavia, Buonanotte, Gittens, Estevao, Guiu.

Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili, Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Salah, Isak, Gakpo.

Subs: Woodman, Gomez, Endo, Robertson, Frimpong, Jones, Ekitike, Chiesa, Wirtz.


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  1. JBG
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Maresca AMers in the mud

    1. More Tragic
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      I chuckled

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Is Pedro even on pens?

    1. GodIsGreat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Enzo ofc

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Enzo isn't it

    3. Coupes
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Probably not. Enzo took the last one

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        Right 🙁

  3. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Why no yellow for Garnacho if a dive?

  4. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Twisted him and pushed him
    Would be a bit soft but still a foul anywhere else on the pitch
    Pen for me

    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Yeah, maybe somewhere else but not in the PL.

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Hahahaha no chance

    3. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Are you fishing or what cmon

    4. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Agreed

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        Yeah cause you dont have a rod you go with electric shock

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          6 months, 11 days ago

          I don’t really understand. I agree with the OP’s assessment. It’s not deeper than that mate

          1. Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            6 months, 11 days ago

            You know I am messing with you mate

    5. Pedersen
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Contact started outside, no pen but perhaps free kick

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        Carried on inside the box and then the push was inside the box. So if it’s a foul, it’s a pen.

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 11 days ago

          Correct, without six camera views on replay easy decision

  5. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Maresca is such a poor role model.

    Garnacho should have been given a yellow for simulation.

    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Lol

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        ?

        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          6 months, 11 days ago

          Maresca poor role model, is passion not aloud?

          1. JT11fc
            • 7 Years
            6 months, 11 days ago

            Allowed

          2. TheBiffas
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 11 days ago

            Got himself a yellow card though didn't he

            1. JT11fc
              • 7 Years
              6 months, 11 days ago

              So do many managers, not ideal but hey

              1. TheBiffas
                • 5 Years
                6 months, 11 days ago

                I loved klopp and he was the same so yeah

          3. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            6 months, 11 days ago

            He almost snapped and lost it.

            He should not promote diving and support this ridiculously poor attempt from Girlnacho.

            1. JT11fc
              • 7 Years
              6 months, 11 days ago

              He cant see, happens all the time with managers initial reaction

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Try watching the game in UHD

  6. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Liverpool picked poor fullbacks to replace Robbie and TAA

    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Robbo*

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        Fowler is hard to replace

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Kerkez was a good replacement on paper but is a headless chicken

  7. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Isak miss

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Messes Salah A

  8. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Brilliant ball from Salah

  9. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Is DCL an option to consider?

    Getting too many chances

    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      consider and reject is the play

  10. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Are the refs now more lenient with dissent YCs?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Looks that way

  11. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Gatnacho is some diver

    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Girlnacho with the throat tattoo.

  12. JBG
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Could've been a second YC

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Bradley probably won't complete this match

      Via 2 YCs or a sub

  13. Hooky
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Garnacho is such a little scrote

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Scrote is a great insult. Haven't heard it in a while

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      This

  14. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Wirtz on for Bradley and Szoboszlai RB for the 2nd half

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Done - easy sub for Slot

  15. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Garnacho should have had two yellows already for diving

  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Pool playing too many back passes

  17. 1zverGGadeM
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Poor fullbacks, no pressing attackers and with so many errors at the middle of the park. Slot is destroying a well working machine with his tactics :/

  18. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Surely you just throw a plank of wood on the right wing if you're Slot by this stage? Immediate upgrade.

  19. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPY53pxjB6l/?igsh=cTJzM2lkZzA5OXR1

    Thomas Frank loves Kudus so much
    The new Mbeumo for him?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      looks like it

  20. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Pool without ekitike are absolutely terrible

  21. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Isak, Wirtz, Frimpong and Kerkez all poor signings

    Only Ekitike seems like a decent signing

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Isak? As in Alexander Isak? You sure?

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Awful take on it.

  22. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    “Wirtz could be the game-changer here”

    Suuuuuure

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Nearly Wirtz assist!!!

  23. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Salah sitter. Get him off

    1. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      That pass deserved a much better finish.

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      People here should be patient with him, no need to take him out and get Haaland.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        I’ve got both. He’s going to have to do something special second half to make me keep, rather than sell to strengthen elsewhere.

        1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          6 months, 11 days ago

          So you are probably missing out on Gyko and Watkins.

  24. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    One foot wonder

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      *No foot..

  25. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Selahfish

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      It wasn’t selfish, just crap. He’d normally bury that.

      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 11 days ago

        He would normally be subbed...

  26. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Salah used to bury those. Looks shot of confidence

  27. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Salah is done.

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 11 days ago

      Naaaah, he'll come good.

  28. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Is Gusto OOP because of injuries or what?

  29. WiredWeasel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Feels like a lot of hard work being put in to reverse jinx Salah!

  30. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 11 days ago

    Kerkez finally