Played
November 11, 2012 11:00 AM EST
Stamford Bridge — London
Referee: H. Webb
Attendance: 41627
November 11, 2012 11:00 AM EST
Stamford Bridge — London
Referee: H. Webb
Attendance: 41627
20′
John Terry
Premier League Preview: Chelsea - Liverpool
Di Matteo's men will be hopeful of sealing three points against the Reds in Sunday's Premier League clash, after recently surrendering top spot to Manchester United.
By Husmukh Kerai
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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CHELSEA
 Cech Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Cole Mikel, Ramirez Oscar, Mata, Hazard Torres |
LIVERPOOL
 Jones Wisdom, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique Gerrard, Allen, Sahin, Sterling, Suarez, Suso |
Chelsea have both David Luiz and John Terry available for selection after serving their respective one-match and four-match bans.
Juan Mata (hamstring) is expected to shake off his injury in time for the match but Frank Lampard (calf) is again expected to miss out.
There is no new injury news as far as Liverpool is concerned. Lucas Leiva (thigh) is still closing in on a return to first-team action while Glen Johnson (muscle), Fabio Borini (foot) and Martin Kelly (knee) remain long-term absentees.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Fernando Torres (pictured) scored five goals in four Premier League games against Chelsea while playing for Liverpool, but has netted none in the three for the Blues against the Reds since his switch.
- Chelsea has now gone five games without a clean sheet in the Premier League, its worst such spell since January.
- Roberto Di Matteo's side has also conceded the opening goal in its last two games at Stamford Bridge.
- Kenny Dalglish was player-manager for Liverpool when he scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge on the final day of the 1985-86 season to win the league title.
- Liverpool has won four Premier League games against Chelsea in a row.
- The Reds are the only side yet to score a goal in the closing 15 minutes of a league game this season.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool
- 21.78 %
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Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool
- 13.72 %
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Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool
- 11.25 %
| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Apr 21, 2013 | Liverpool 2 - Chelsea 2 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Nov 11, 2012 | Chelsea 1 - Liverpool 1 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | May 8, 2012 | Liverpool 4 - Chelsea 1 |
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| FA Cup (FA) | May 5, 2012 | Liverpool 1 - Chelsea 2 |
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| Capital One Cup (CCUP) | Nov 29, 2011 | Chelsea 0 - Liverpool 2 |
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Chelsea
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| May 23, 2013 | Chelsea 3 - Manchester City 4 | FR |
| May 19, 2013 | Chelsea 2 - Everton 1 | EPL |
| May 15, 2013 | Benfica 1 - Chelsea 2 | EL |
| May 11, 2013 | Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea 2 | EPL |
| May 8, 2013 | Chelsea 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
Liverpool
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| May 19, 2013 | Liverpool 1 - QPR 0 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Fulham 1 - Liverpool 3 | EPL |
| May 5, 2013 | Liverpool 0 - Everton 0 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Newcastle 0 - Liverpool 6 | EPL |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Liverpool 2 - Chelsea 2 | EPL |
| 1 | Petr Cech | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Branislav Ivanovic | Defender |
| 26 | John Terry | Defender |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta | Defender |
| 34 | Ryan Bertrand | Defender |
| 7 | Ramires | Midfielder |
| 11 | Oscar | Midfielder |
| 12 | John Obi Mikel | Midfielder |
| 17 | Eden Hazard | Midfielder |
| 9 | Fernando Torres | Striker |
| 10 | Juan Mata | Striker |
| 22 | Ross Turnbull | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Paulo Ferreira | Defender |
| 24 | Gary Cahill | Defender |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu | Midfielder |
| 13 | Victor Moses | Midfielder |
| 21 | Marko Marin | Midfielder |
| 15 | Daniel Sturridge | Striker |
| 1 | Bradley Jones | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Glen Johnson | Defender |
| 3 | José Enrique | Defender |
| 5 | Daniel Agger | Defender |
| 23 | Jamie Carragher | Defender |
| 47 | Andre Wisdom | Defender |
| 8 | Nuri Sahin | Midfielder |
| 8 | Steven Gerrard | Midfielder |
| 24 | Joe Allen | Midfielder |
| 31 | Raheem Sterling | Midfielder |
| 7 | Luis Suárez | Striker |
| 42 | Peter Gulacsi | Goalkeeper |
| 16 | Sebastián Coates | Defender |
| 10 | Joe Cole | Midfielder |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson | Midfielder |
| 19 | Stewart Downing | Midfielder |
| 30 | Suso | Midfielder |
| 11 | Oussama Assaidi | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man United |
26 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
21 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |
