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Liverpool welcome Chelsea to Anfield in Premier League action with both sides desperate for a positive result that can help build some positive momentum ...

Sat, Jan. [Updated Premier League table](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/english-premier-league-table-2022-23-updated-epl-standings/jh3khedtjm3bbxccudntwq9h) 21 An FA Cup third-round victory at Wolves provided a glimmer of hope that a turnaround is possible. Liverpool's tough start to 2023 continues this weekend with Graham Potter's Chelsea heading to Anfield in Premier League action. Sun, Jan.

The Quick Hits · Liverpool set to end losing start to 2023 according to the Opta supercomputer · Jürgen Klopp celebrates 1000 games as a manager · Home team has ...

He’s been used in a variety of position across the forwards set so far this campaign, but with the arrivals of Mykhailo Mudryk and João Félix (although he is suspended for this game), we are expecting to see Havertz, if he stays, being used more in a central position. Our predictor is in no doubt that Liverpool will put a stop to their two-match losing run in the Premier League with victory over Chelsea. Building upon that and continuing to convert the chances that is created by the abundance of talent alongside him, will help their rise up the table. His seven goals in the Premier League this season and four assists might not be quite setting off alarm bells in the owner’s box yet, despite Liverpool handing him a contract extension over the summer and Salah returning from a ‘proper’ break during the World Cup.. It’s probably not surprising when you consider he has played the third most minutes of any of their players this season (1336), behind Thiago Silva (1523) and Mason Mount (1336). But as Brighton proved last time out, it has been possible to stifle his attacking threat, reducing him to just 38 touches during the game, of which only four came in the Seagulls box. But for the second time in the 2021-2022 season, Liverpool would fail to win the game despite being in such an advantageous position. Despite those back-to-back defeats to start the calendar year, Liverpool can take solace in the fact this Saturday’s game takes place on home soil. The Reds have lost both of their league games against Brentford and Brighton, conceding three times in both matches. They haven’t lost their first three league matches in a calendar year since 1953, which was also the last time that they shipped three or more goals in a row in the top-flight. It will be the sixth time he’s faced off against Potter in an EPL dugout though, recording three wins, two draws and one defeat during Potter’s spell at Brighton and Hove Albion. It’s not exactly the showpiece game you would imagine that Jürgen Klopp would be hoping for in his 1000th match as a manager.

With both clubs experiencing some on-field turbulence recently, the upcoming Champions League encounter appears definitive, even at this early stage.

That is huge for both teams, and especially Liverpool, striving to be in the money again next season and eyeing European glory as the way to do so. When Real and Liverpool meet on February 21, the January window will be a distant memory. But an aggregate win over Liverpool—a sixth consecutive net victory over the opposition—would lay an ideal path to a 15th title. Advancing would lift the confidence required to go all the way. It could be a do-or-die occasion, and there’s much more to analyze. Squeezing into the Premier League top four places and snatching an unlikely trophy is the best it can achieve.

Liverpool and Chelsea kick off a huge Premier League weekend looking to take advantage of each other's crisis.

Liverpool vs Chelsea prediction Denis Zakaria has become the latest Blues player struck down by injury and will not be available for around four weeks. Klopp rung the changes for the win over Wolves and is expected to bring back some of his big-name players.

For the first time this season Chelsea and Liverpool go up against each other in the Premier League, and here's how you can follow the action...

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