Liverpool should snap their two-game shedding run to go into the worldwide break with some momentum, and Chelsea are the hosts within the remaining sport earlier than membership soccer is placed on pause once more.
Chelsea vs. Liverpool
Premier League (7) | Stamford BridgeOctober 4, 2025 | 5.30pm (BST)
It has not been the most effective week for Liverpool with back-to-back defeats on the street, and their third check away from Anfield now awaits towards Chelsea.
With the worldwide break to observe the match, the Reds want a optimistic end result to elevate the spirits because the gamers then jet off around the globe.
1. Alisson OUT, however higher information on Ekitike
Alisson is not going to characteristic on Saturday with the goalkeeper sustaining one other hamstring harm that’s reportedly anticipated to see him dominated out till after the November worldwide break.
“It’s all the time troublesome to say the quantity of days and weeks, however for the upcoming video games he is not going to be a part of us or for the Brazil staff,” Slot stated of his No. 1.
Giorgi Mamardashvili will substitute the 33-year-old for his first style of consecutive appearances for the membership.
As for Hugo Ekitike, he’ll prepare with the squad on Friday and a call will then be made on his capacity to characteristic after pulling up with a hamstring situation in midweek.
Federico Chiesa may also bear a health check after being left on Merseyside whereas the staff travelled to Istanbul attributable to what Slot referred to as a “little niggle.”
2. Chelsea may very well be with out 9 gamers
Chelsea are counting their losses for this fixture attributable to harm and suspension, the latter thanks to a few purple playing cards in 9 video games throughout all competitions.
Cole Palmer, Liam Delap, Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo and Tosin Adarabioyo all miss out attributable to harm, whereas Wesley Fofana and Andrey Santos are uncertain.
Trevoh Chalobah misses the match attributable to suspension after being proven a purple card towards Brighton, Mykhaylo Mudryk stays sidelined after being charged with a doping offence by the FA.
Joao Pedro was despatched off in midweek however that won’t influence his participation within the Premier League, with the 24-year-old anticipated to be within the Blues’ beginning lineup if match.
Potential Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Acheampong, Badiashile, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Estevao, Buonanotte, Neto; Pedro
3. Type information
Liverpool head into the match because the early Premier League leaders with 15 factors, with Chelsea at the moment eighth after selecting up eight of their first six video games.
Their latest type throughout all competitions is as follows:
Type, final 5 matches (L-R)
Chelsea: W, L, W, L, L – 6 scored, 9 conceded
Liverpool: L, L, W, W, W – 8 scored, 7 conceded
Laborious to see both staff retaining a clear sheet if latest type is something to go by!
4. Predicted Liverpool lineup
There will probably be requires Slot to make a number of adjustments, however it’s arduous to see the Dutchman straying too far-off from his new set-up.
Mamardashvili is the plain inclusion, whereas Andy Robertson is also recalled after being left unused within the final two matches.
Dominik Szoboszlai will seemingly begin at right-back once more to accommodate Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Florian Wirtz in midfield.
With Ekitike contact and go after his hamstring situation in midweek, the most effective final result is that the Frenchman is an choice from the bench as Alexander Isak begins.
Predicted Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak
5. Journey chaos for supporters
This nation by no means makes it straightforward to make use of public transport to get to and out of your vacation spot, and it’s no totally different in case you are intending on making the journey to Stamford Bridge.
Supporters have been suggested that there are not any viable Avanti West Coast companies again to Liverpool after the match, with the 20.31 prepare to Preston (through Warrington BQ) listed as an choice.
There are additionally deliberate engineering works on the London Underground, which means Fulham Broadway Station is closed all day and there are not any District Line trains operating to any close by stations.
The Circle Line can be affected and is closed between Edgware Highway and Tower Hill, so remember that various choices will probably be busy!
Followers can examine their attainable routes through the journey planner right here.
6. A promising file of bouncing again
Liverpool haven’t misplaced three video games in a row underneath Slot, nor have they misplaced back-to-back league video games throughout his time on the membership.
The final time the Reds tasted defeat in two successive league video games was in April 2023 after shedding to Bournemouth and Man Metropolis.
Should you want a bit pre-match increase that ought to assist only a bit, to not point out Liverpool have scored in every of their final 40 Premier League fixtures.
7. Arne Slot: Mo Salah is ‘off form’
Arne Slot has admitted that, by his excessive requirements, Mohamed Salah is discovering himself off form, however he has a motive why that may very well be:
“I see the identical [with Mo’s form now] because the second a part of final season, when he scored 12 objectives – 5 from a penalty, one from a set-piece, so six open-play objectives,” Slot defined.
“He’s a part of a staff that faces totally different opposition than the primary half of final season.
“Examine how we’ve gained the away sport towards Man United, the place they tried to play out from the again and we took the ball 3 times off them, and also you evaluate that to the way in which Man United performed at Anfield the place Onana solely went lengthy.
“That is among the solutions why it’s tougher for us to attain from open play.
“Mo was part of this already, you might see within the second half of final season and the primary a part of this season.”
8. Time to your rating prediction!
Liverpool and Chelsea are not any strangers lately and Liverpool have gained three of the final 4 conferences, shedding the newest match as a result of hangover that comes with profitable the title.
The earlier 5 conferences earlier than that every one led to a draw after 90 minutes, although Liverpool gained two through a penalty shootout so as to add two trophies to their cupboard.
9. Referee: Anthony Taylor
Anthony Taylor is the referee for this fixture, his second match overseeing the Reds following the primary sport of the season towards Bournemouth.
He has refereed a Liverpool vs. Chelsea fixture six occasions and the Reds have but to win, needing to accept 4 attracts and two defeats. Let’s hope that adjustments on Saturday!
Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn are his assistants on the touchline and Farai Hallam is the fourth official. VAR, in the meantime, is operated by Craig Pawson, who’s assisted by Adrian Holmes.
10. How you can observe the match with TIA!
Chelsea vs. Liverpool is dwell on Sky Sports activities Most important Occasion and Sky Sports activities Premier League within the UK, protection begins at 5pm forward of the 5.30pm kick-off.
Should you’re out and about and even fancy following together with biased commentary, then our dwell weblog is the place to be. Harry McMullen will probably be retaining you entertained and knowledgeable from 4.45pm.
Into these, Reds!
