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Chelsea takes on Liverpool in its first game of 2022 with both teams looking to stay in the hunt for the Premier League title.
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Manchester City sit at the top of the table and defeat for either Chelsea or Liverpool would severely dent its title hopes.
Ahead of the game, GOAL has the details of how to watch on TV, stream online, team news and more.
| Games | Chelsea vs Liverpool |
| Date | January 2, 2022 |
| Times | 11:30am ET, 8:30am PT |
| Stream | fubo TV (7-day free trial) |
TV channel, live stream & how to watch
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| U.S. TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| USA Network | fubo TV (7-day free trial) |
Team news & rosters
| Position | Chelsea roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Kepa, Mendy, Bettinelli |
| Defenders | Rudiger, Alonso, Silva, Azpilicueta, Chalobah |
| Midfielders | Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Saul, Barkley, Mount, Ziyech, Havertz |
Forwards | Lukaku, Werner, Hudson-Odoi |
Thomas Tuchel's side will be without numerous key defenders over the coming weeks with Andreas Christensen and Reece James joining long-term absentee Ben Chilwell on the sidelines.
Timo Werner is available after recovering from coronavirus, but is unlikely to start.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is also a fitness doubt after an ankle injury, but Kai Havertz is back in contention.
Predicted Chelsea starting XI: Mendy, Alonso, Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Rudiger, Hudson-Odoi, Jorginho, Kante, Mount, Havertz, Lukaku.
| Position | Liverpool roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Alisson, Adrian, Kelleher |
| Defenders | Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Tsimikas, Matip, Alexander-Arnold |
| Midfielders | Fabinho, Milner, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Keita |
| Forwards | Salah, Mane, Firmino, Jota |
Andrew Robertson misses out again through suspension, meaning Kostas Tsimikas will start at left-back once again.
Thiago remains absent through injury, along with Takumi Mimamino, Nat Phillips, Harvey Elliott and Divock Origi.
Roberto Firmino missed training during the week and may have to start on the bench with Diogo Jota preferred in attack.
Predicted Liverpool starting XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Henderson, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Jota, Mane.
Last five results
| Chelsea results | Liverpool results |
|---|---|
| Chelsea 1-1 Brighton (Dec 29) | Leicester 1-0 Liverpool (Dec 28) |
| Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea (Dec 26) | Liverpool 3-3 Leicester (Dec 22) |
| Brentford 0-2 Chelsea (Dec 22) | Tottenham 2-2 Leicester (Dec 19) |
| Wolves 0-0 Chelsea (Dec 19) | Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle (Dec 16) |
| Chelsea 1-1 Everton (Dec 16) | Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa (Dec 11) |
Head-to-head
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 8/28/2021 | Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea |
| 3/4/2021 | Liverpool 0-1 Chelsea |
| 9/20/2020 | Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool |
| 7/22/2020 | Liverpool 5-3 Chelsea |
| 3/3/2020 | Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool |