Chelsea v Liverpool Betting Tips: Latest odds, team news, preview and predictions

After sealing their place in the Champions League final, Liverpool will be aiming to wrap up qualification for next year's competition when they take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Jurgen Klopp's men are currently six points ahead of their fifth-placed opponents, who have an extra game to play before the Premier League season is over.

Latest Odds

Having won their last two league matches at this ground, they are available at 11/5 (3.20) with dabblebet to make sure of their place in the top four with another victory here.

However, the Blues come into this match on the back of a four-game winning streak, and are 5/4 (2.25) favourites to stay in the hunt for a Champions League place by coming out on top in this one.

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Six of the last eight encounters between these sides have resulted in draws, and you can get odds of 12/5 (3.40) on them cancelling each other out yet again.

Team News

Marcos Alonso will return from a three-match suspension, leaving the injured David Luiz and Ethan Ampadu as the hosts' only unavailable players.

The Reds remain without Joel Matip, Emre Can, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Joe Gomez, although Adam Lallana has returned to training.

Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane may see limited minutes with the Champions League final just three weeks away.

Fragile defences

While it may have sparked jubilation among the travelling supporters looking forward to a first Champions League final in over a decade, Wednesday's 4-2 second leg defeat against Roma should also offer some encouragement for Antonio Conte.

The Italian manager will certainly back his side to score against a team whose defensive fragility was exposed by four goals conceded, and who will be feeling jaded after another action-packed away trip.

However, having kept just one clean sheet in 11 league fixtures themselves, Conte's men are also likely to struggle against their guests' formidable forward line.

Predictions

All in all, odds of 3/4 (1.75) are well worth backing on over 2.5 goals being scored for Chelsea's 10th league game in 13, as well as a 10th in 12 Liverpool fixtures and third encounter in a row at Stamford Bridge.