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Chelsea v Liverpool Preview & Tips

Brendan Rodgers was unfairly criticized this week for fielding a ‘weakened’ team in the 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid where Steven Gerrard made a 71st minute appearance and Mario Balotelli was an unused substitute. Although described as a Capital One Cup starting XI by most media outlets, the Liverpool players put in a decent performance, containing Madrid and trying to hit them on the counter-attack. Rodgers may not even be sure what his best XI actually is now, after Liverpool’s poor form this season, but the resting of Gerrard and Balotelli has put more pressure on the Red’s manager going into Saturday lunchtime’s game against League leaders Chelsea.

Blues Boss, Jose Mourinho, will be hoping the travelling supporters of Chelsea (unlike the near silent ones he provocatively referred to last week, suggesting Stamford Bridge was the quietest home support in the League, to the admiration and annoyance of fans alike) can roar his side on to a second consecutive victory at Anfield, after this April’s famous 2-0 which ended Liverpool’s title hopes, and featured the now infamous Gerrard slip and mistake which gifted Chelsea the opening goal of the match, something I’m sure the travelling away contingent will be reminding the Liverpool Captain of throughout the 90 minutes.

With the goal vacuum that has been left by Luis Suarez’s departure and the prolonged absence of Daniel Sturridge, Liverpool’s confidence in front of goal has been severely lacking in this campaign and their ability to create chances through fast, attacking play seems to have diminished.

Chelsea, however, are looking unstoppable at the summit of the table with the sparkling attacking talents of Eden Hazard and the deadly finishing power of Diego Costa.

The Mighty Reds have only won once in their last five matches so they’ll have to seriously raise their game to cope with a Chelsea outfit who have found the net 13 times on their travels this season and who also boast the most sturdy and settled defence and goalkeeper in the Premier League.

This game will be won and lost in the midfield battle, and my money would be on the vibrant and incisive talents of Matic, Fabregas and Oscar to come out on top over the ageing Gerrard and the more limited abilities of Henderson and Lucas.

Back Chelsea to win this one with a medium stake at 2.2 Euro odds or 6/5 UK.

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