Liverpool vs Chelsea LIVE: High-flying Premier League giants gather in delightful encounter at Anfield – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Liverpool host Chelsea this Sunday in a delicious Premier League match.

The Reds currently sit top of the Premier League after a sublime start to their life under Arne Slot.

Under the Dutch, Liverpool They have won all but one of their league games, but now begin a run of difficult games, which could make or break their season.

Meanwhile, Chelsea They are unbeaten in all competitions since the opening weekend, when they were defeated by Manchester City.

Enzo Maresca He managed to trim down his bloated squad in the summer, and now has a core group of players.

The Blues have conceded many avoidable goals, but they look very dangerous in attack and will cause problems for Liverpool.

Liverpool vs Chelsea: The red wall

low liverpool Jurgen Klopp They were often complete, offensive and entertaining, but defensively they could be suspect.

It's still early, but the Reds under Slot look better defensively and often have more control.

Ibrahima Konate has been brilliant alongside Virgil van Dijkhelping Liverpool achieve their best defensive record of the season so far.

They have only conceded two goals in the Premier League, but Chelsea's attacking talent will certainly test them.

The Blues have a variety of options in the forward areas, so a clean sheet here would perhaps show everyone that Liverpool have changed and are officially a better defensive team.

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• Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games against Chelsea, although five of them ended in a draw (1 win).
• Chelsea have won just one of their last nine Premier League away games against Liverpool (D5 L3), losing 4-1 in that same game last season.
• After losing three consecutive league games against Chelsea between 2013 and 2014, Liverpool have now lost just two of their last 19 against the Blues (W7 D10).

Liverpool vs Chelsea: Date and how to follow

This Premier League match will take place on Sunday, October 20.

Kick-off at Anfield is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.

Sky Go customers will be able to watch the action via their laptops or mobile devices.

Alternatively, fans can purchase a NOW TV day pass.

talkSPORT will have updates at all times, while talkSPORT.com will have all the action via our dedicated Premier League blog.

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• Liverpool have conceded the fewest goals (2), kept the most clean sheets (5) and have the lowest expected goals against (5.2) of any Premier League team this season . Meanwhile, only Manchester City (17) have scored more goals than Chelsea (16) in the division this season, and only Tottenham boast a higher xG (15.0) than the Blues (14.7).
• Along with Liverpool, Chelsea are one of two teams with a 100% away win rate in the Premier League this season (3/3). Only in 2005-06 (4) and 2008-09 (8) did the Blues win their first four away games in a league season.
• In the 266 minutes that Liverpool's Premier League games have been tied this season, the Reds have faced just 16 shots, an average of 5.4 per 90. This is the lowest total faced and per 90 faced tying of any team in the competition this quarter.

Liverpool vs Chelsea: team news

The locals will not be able to count on Alisson Becker, who faces at least six weeks away with a hamstring injury.

The Brazil international suffered the problem during the Reds' 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace when he went to clear the ball.

Instead, Caoimhin Kelleher will join the team.

Federico Chiesa will be assessed closer to the time but Harvey Elliott is out with a broken foot.

For visitors, Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana are suspended after already accumulating five yellow cards.

That means there will have to be a defensive reshuffle, with Tosin Adarabioyo and Renato Veiga on the roster.

James Reece He has returned to training, but is unlikely to participate.

But apart from that, Chelsea practically have a full squad to choose from.

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• Chelsea's Enzo Maresca is looking to become the fifth manager to win each of his first four away games in the Premier League, one of the previous four to do so with his counterpart in this game, Liverpool's Arne Slot (also Bobby Gould, John Gregory, and Luiz Felipe Scolari).
• Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has four goals in 13 Premier League games against former Chelsea, averaging a goal every 257 minutes against the Blues. Among his opponents he has played more than 10 times in the competition, only against Burnley (778) does he have a lower minutes per goal rate.
• Only Dominic Solanke (24) has made more runs into the box in the Premier League this season than Liverpool's Diogo Jota (22). The Portuguese striker has 11 goal involvements in his last 12 league games as a starter (7 goals, 4 assists), and five in his last six at Anfield (4 goals, 1 assist).
• Chelsea pair Cole Palmer (11) and Noni Madueke (4) have created 15 chances between them in the Premier League this season, the most of any duo. In fact, Palmer's four assists to Madueke are also the most by a player for a teammate so far this season.

Liverpool vs Chelsea: What has been said?

Maresca praised Cheslea and England star Cole Palmer after winning the Premier League Player of the Month award in September.

The Blues boss said: “He's winning so many trophies at the moment, this is one more!

“The best thing about him is that these types of awards are not going to change him and he is always the same guy: humble. Enjoy football like a child. This is the best for him.

“You can see how much he enjoys football. He is like a child, he always wants the ball, to play and enjoy. He is very happy.

“You can see in the sessions that he is always one of the first to surround the ball and he wants the ball. It's the main point.

“He can play in different positions for us because he is very good on the ball. He can play wide, through the middle, like a nine.

“We try to use him in one position at the moment in the middle of the field, but it depends a bit on the game plan we have and sometimes we move him out a bit like he did a lot of times against Brighton.

“We try to give him the opportunity to enjoy football because, for him, that is the main thing.”

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