Blues look to get back to winning ways as they play host to Brendan Rodgers’ men on Sunday
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo’s Chelsea will aim to reverse their poor performance against Liverpool over the last two years, when they take on the Merseyside outfit in a crunch league game at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The London-based team ended up on the losing side in the last four meetings between the two sides, but edged them 2-1 in the final of the FA Cup last season.
The Blues will also be short of confidence following their 1-1 draw at the Liberty Stadium, meaning that they have managed only a single point out of their previous two games. However, they will be looking to arrest their poor recent form and remain at Manchester
United’s heels by coming up with a win.
Meanwhile, Liverpool will have ambitions of their own to fulfil. If there is anything which can give a much-needed boost to the team’s beleaguered morale, it will be a win against the current second-placed unit in the table.
The Reds may not have tasted defeat in their last five league games, but they have been wayward at times during this period and have struggled to come up with a commanding performance. Surely, they will yearn to put an end to that.
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Di Matteo’s men will be lifted by the return of Juan Mata, who was rested in the previous match against Swansea in view of their Champions League commitment.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 will also play no part in the match. The defender is still unavailable due to suspension.
David Luiz, who also did not play any part in the Blues 1-1 draw with Swansea, is likely to feature on Sunday and could be partnered with Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic in the backline.
Eden Hazard and Oscar will aid Mata at the centre of the pitch, while Fernando Torres will play the lone striker’s role.
Expected Starting Line-up:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707.
Results of last five league games:
D L W W W
Liverpool
Brendan Rodgers is not faced with any major fitness concerns and is expected to field in his best eleven at the weekend.
The Ulsterman will assign the defensive http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 to Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel and Glen Johnson, pushing Andre Wisdom in a more central role.
Nuri Sahin is set to start ahead of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonjo-Shelvey-c19081, while Joe Allen and Steven Gerrard will be the other players in the midfield.
Luis Suarez will be http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809’s vanguard once again and will be supported by Sterling and Suso upfront.
Besides that, goalkeeper, Pepe Reina, is also likely to reclaim his spot and could take up the gloves from the understudy Brad Jones.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Borini-c13163 remain to be long term absentees.
Expected Starting Line-up:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nuri-Sahin-c28251, Suso, Raheem Sterling, Luis Suarez.
Results of last five league games:
D D W D W
Prediction
Chelsea 2 : 2 Liverpool
The match on Sunday promises to be a high scoring one, as both the sides have struggled thus far defensively. Nevertheless, a draw seems to be the likely result.
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