Liverpool vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Liverpool face Chelsea in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Liverpool vs Chelsea
Liverpool vs Chelsea
This is Klopp's 1000th game as a manager (270 with Mainz, 319 with Borussia Dortmund and 411 in Liverpool), 21 years and 327 days after his first one. He's won just six of his 19 meetings with Chelsea (D9 L4), his lowest win rate (32 per cent) against any English side he's faced 10 times.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
Graham Potter makes just one change from their win over Palace last weekend. Cucurella slots in at left-back, which gives Hall a more advanced role today. Chukwuemeka drops to the bench, and new signing Mudryk is also named as a substitute.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
Klopp makes three changes to the side that beat Wolves on Tuesday. Alisson returns in goal, with Robertson and Salah also coming in. Bajcetic retains his place in midfield to make his first Premier League start. Kelleher and Tsimikas start on the bench, as does Nunez, who is deemed fit enough after shaking off a knock.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
CHELSEA SUBS: Bashir Humphreys, Cesar Azpilicueta, Mykhailo Mudryk, Carney Chukwuemeka, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Datro Fofana, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marcus Bettinelli, Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
CHELSEA STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Trevoh Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Benoit Badiashile, Marc Cucurella; Conor Gallagher, Jorginho; Hakim Ziyech, Mason Mount, Lewis Hall; Kai Havertz.
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