Liverpool vs Chelsea LIVE result: Mohamed Salah wonder goal silences Blues to keep Reds in title track
Follow all the action from Anfield as Liverpool seek to banish the memories of 2014
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool exorcised the ghosts of 2014 with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea to keep their Premier League title charge on track.
Sadio Mane's header early in the second half was followed moments later by a goal-of-the-season contender from Mohamed Salah and, after two uncharacteristic misses by Eden Hazard, the Reds regained the top spot they had lost 90 minutes earlier to Manchester City.
Salah's goal was worthy of winning a title let alone a game, but for now Liverpool will settle for the latter. A two-point lead over City, winners at Crystal Palace, was restored and proved Jurgen Klopp's previous assertion that no-one is getting rid of his side in this most enthralling of races. Re-live the live action below:
PREVIEW
What time does it start?
Liverpool vs Chelsea kicks off at 4:30pm (BST) on Sunday 14th April.
Where can I watch it?
Liverpool vs Chelsea will be shown live on Sky Sports’ Main Event and Premier League channels from 4:00pm (BST).
Sky subscribers can stream the match online via the Sky Go app.
Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
Predicted line-ups
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Keita, Mane, Salah, Firmino
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Emerson, Jorginho, Kante, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Hazard, Higuain
Form guide…
Liverpool: WWWWWW
Chelsea: WLWWWW
Head-to-head…
Chelsea 1 (Hazard) Liverpool 1 (Sturridge), Premier League, September 2018
Liverpool 1 (Sturridge) Chelsea (Emerson, Hazard), Carabao Cup, September 2018
Chelsea 1 (Giroud) Liverpool 0, Premier League, May 2018
Liverpool 1 (Salah) Chelsea 1 (Willian), Premier League, November 2017
Liverpool 1 (Wijnaldum) Chelsea 1 (Luiz), Premier League, January 2017
Odds…
Liverpool to win: 7/10
Chelsea to win: 4/1
Draw: 16/5
Odds provided by Betfair
Prediction…
Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea
Welcome along to our live coverage of Liverpool vs Chelsea, as the title race reaches a critical moment. We will have all the team news and buildup to the game right here. In the meantime, here is a brilliant piece by our chief football writer Miguel Delaney (though it brings back a few painful memories for Liverpool fans) on the inside story of this infamous fixture five years ago.
So with Manchester City winning at Crystal Palace, the pressure is back on Liverpool to claim three points and go back on top of the Premier League table.
Chelsea are the visitors to Anfield this afternoon, and the Blues haven't lost at Liverpool since 2012 - quite a record.
TEAM NEWS
Liverpool make two changes from the side who beat Porto in the Champions League on Tuesday. Joel Matip and Andy Robertson come in for Dejan Lovren and James Milner.
Here's the squad in full:
TEAM NEWS
Here's Chelsea's squad for this afternoon's clash, as they start with no recognised striker:
There will be a minute's silence before today's game, ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
As mentioned earlier, Chelsea's record at Anfield is superb.
In addition to this Premier League run, the Blues also beat Liverpool 2-1 in the Carabao Cup in September.
Who scored a fine, solo winner that day? Eden Hazard, of course.
One of Liverpool's former iconic players, Tommy Smith, died on Friday, and the whole of Anfield breaks into applause in memory of Liverpool's former player.
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