These are the confirmed lineups for the early Saturday kick-off in the Premier League. Chelsea vs Liverpool will take the focus as the two struggling big six sides are in need of the three points. The Blues have lost all six of their last league titles, with just one win in the last 10. The Reds, by comparison, are looking better but they’ll need a positive result to avoid being dragged further away from the top three spots.
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Chelsea vs Liverpool Confirmed Lineups & Team News
Chelsea Team News
Both sets of injury news is via the latest from PremierInjuries.
Calum McFarlane is short of attacking options as there are technically six different wingers unavailable for this one. Mykhailo Mudryk has been suspended for over a year now so he doesn’t factor in but he adds to the injury list either way. The other wingers who won’t feature are Estevao, Jamie Gittens, Pedro Neto, and Jesse Derry.
Goalkeeper Rob Sanchez is also unavailable after he suffered a head injury against Nottingham Forest on Monday.
Chelsea Confirmed Lineup
- Filip Jorgensen
- Mal Gusto
- Wes Fofana
- Levi Colwill
- Marc Cucurella
- Jorrel Hato
- Moises Caicedo
- Andrey Santos
- Enzo Dernandez
- Cole Palmer
- Joao Pedro
Subs: Slonina, James, Acheampong, Tosin, Chalobah, Lavia, Mathis Eboue, Ryan Kavum-McQueen, Liam Delap
Liverpool Team News
Arne Slot is dealing with a miniature crisis of his own. Both starting strikers Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak aren’t fit to start this one, he is also missing his first two choice goalkeepers in Alisson and Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Jayden Danns, Wataru Endo, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, and Mo Salah are also sidelined for this one. Some are starters while other are hurting his ability to rotate and adjust for form with his right-back and right wing being a problem spot currently.
Liverpool Confirmed Lineups
- Giorgi Mamardashvili
- Virgil Van Dijk
- Ibrahima Konate
- Milos Kerkez
- Dominik Szoboszlai
- Alexis Mac Allister
- Curtis Jones
- Cody Gakpo
- Jeremie Frimpong
- Ryan Gravenberch
- Rio Ngumoha
Subs: Woodman, Gomez, Isak, Chiesa, Robertson, Nyoni, Morrison, Ndiaye, Wright
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