CHELSEA VS LIVERPOOL PREVIEW & PREDICTION
This Sunday the Chelsea squad is looking for a victory that will allow them to save the season, when at Stamford Bridge in London they receive a visit from a motivated Liverpool, in game corresponding to the 37th day of the English Premier League.
Chelsea :
Those led by the Italian Antonio Conte have returned to rediscover the path of victories and it is hoped that it will not be too late; thus the Blues come to win 0-1 in their visit to Swansea City and in this way they added a streak of four consecutive victories, which includes the 2-0 win over Southampton in the FA Cup semifinal game.
These results have allowed Chelsea to get closer to the UEFA Champions League qualifying zone, although while they remain in fifth place the difference with Tottenham Hotspur is five points, while with Liverpool being third, it is six points although there is keep in mind that the Reds have one more game, so even with nine games to be played, hopes are latent although much depends on winning this game.
For this commitment Conte will not be able to count on the services of David Luiz and Ethan Ampadu who are injured, while Marcos Alonso is ready to return after completing his suspension of three games.
Liverpool :
On the other hand, the ones directed by the German Jurgen Klopp arrive with all the morale at the top after obtaining their classification to the final of the UEFA Champions League where at the end of the month they will face Real Madrid.
It is expected that now that they have time to watch their last games of the season calm the Reds change the last bad numbers, and that is that Liverpool has tied their last two games of Premier League, first a draw with two goals in his visit to West Bromwich Albion and then another goalless draw at home against Stoke City, this has endangered their qualification to the next edition of the UEFA Champions League, so this Sunday needs at least to add one point to lower Chelsea’s train and therefore Klopp needs to strengthen a defensive line that has received two or more goals in three of its last four games.
For this game the German coach can not count on Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Emre Can and Joel Matip who continue to recover from their respective injuries, while Adam Lallana and Joseph Gomez will not play the rest of the remainder of the season.
-In terms of direct confrontations is Liverpool who has been more successful throughout history, so the Reds have 71 wins by 57 in favor of Chelsea, in the 168 direct games.
-Three of the last five direct games ended in a one goal draw, while in the other two games, each scored a victory.
-Both teams scored in six of the last seven direct matches.
-Chelsea have not been able to win in their last three games as Premier’s home against Liverpool, where the Reds added two wins.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.55
