Liverpool vs. Chelsea live score, stats, highlights, result with teams level at halftime of Premier League game

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Liverpool host Chelsea in Saturday's early Premier League kickoff.

The Reds still have Champions League qualification firmly in their own hands, but last weekend's loss to Manchester United means they have work to do to ensure a top-five finish.

Chelsea's six-game losing streak has ended their hopes of qualifying for Europe's top competition, but a top-six finish is still possible this season. They also have next Saturday's FA Cup final for which to prepare.

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Liverpool vs. Chelsea live score

Location: Anfield (Liverpool, UK)
Referee: Craig Pawson

Starting lineups:

Liverpool (4-2-3-1, right to left): 25. Mamarsdashvili (GK) — 17. Jones, 5. Konate, 4. Van Dijk, 6. Kerkez — 38. Gravenberch, 10. Mac Allister — 30. Frimpong, 8. Szoboszlai, 73. Ngumoha (9. Isak, 66') — 18. Gakpo

Liverpool subs: 2. Gomez, 9. Isak, 14. Chiesa, 26. Robertson, 28. Woodman, 42. Nyoni, 68. Morrison, 75. Mor Talla Ndiaye, 79. Wright

Chelsea (3-4-2-1 right to left): 12. Jorgensen (GK) — 6. Colwill, 29. Fofana, 21. Hato —27. Gusto, 17. Andrey Santos (24. James 63'), 25. Caicedo, 3. Cucurella — 10. Palmer, 8. Fernandez — 20. Joao Pedro

Chelsea subs: 4. Adarabioyo, 9. Delap, 23. Chalobah, 24. James, 34. Acheampong, 44. Slonina, 45. Lavia, 72. Eboue, 76. Kavuma-McQueen

Liverpool vs. Chelsea highlights, key incidents

Fernandez bamboozles Mamardashvili

Enzo Fernandez's free-kick runs all the way through and into the net. Wesley Fofana didn't quite make contact.

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Gravenberch blasts Liverpool ahead

Ryan Gravenberch curls home a superb opening goal after good work from Rio Ngumoha.

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Liverpool vs. Chelsea pre-match stats

Via Opta Analyst

There have been three or more goals scored in Chelsea's past eight away matches.
Liverpool have lost the past two meetings with Chelsea in the Premier League, as many as in the 20 matches before then. The Blues could do the league double over them for the first time since 2013/14.
The Reds are one defeat away from equalling their tally of 12 league losses under Brendan Rodgers in 2014/15, when they finished sixth. They have not lost this many games in a season in all competitions (18) since 2009/10, when they lost 19.
Chelsea could suffer a seventh straight league loss for the first time since 1952.

Liverpool vs. Chelsea team news

Liverpool team news

Alexander Isak is on the bench. Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili returns to the first XI.
Alisson and Mohamed Salah are still sidelined and not expected back until at least next week.
Florian Wirtz was ill earlier this week and is not in the squad.

Chelsea team news

Levi Colwill starts at Anfield but Reece James is on the bench.
Robert Sanchez is still out after an awful clash of heads with Morgan Gibbs-White in the loss to Nottingham Forest.
Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho miss out, along with Estevao and Jamie Gittens, leaivng Chelsea short in wide attackers.