In this week 21 match on Jan 2nd, Chelsea will play host to Liverpool in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Chelsea recorded a 1-1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. Romelu Lukaku struck first for Chelsea in the 28th minute, then Danny Welbeck got the equalizer for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Cucurella earning Brighton & Hove Albion a comeback draw. Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Liverpool, recorded a 0-1 loss against Leicester City. Ademola Lookman struck first for Leicester City in the 59th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Liverpool couldn’t muster any offence and Leicester City ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Liverpool should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 28th of August, Liverpool and Chelsea battled to a 1-1 draw. Kai Havertz struck first for Chelsea in the 22nd minute on a feed from Reece James, but Mohamed Salah got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning Liverpool at least a draw.
Mohamed Salah has been the most effective weapon for Liverpool lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Chelsea is fortunate enough to have Jorginho in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals
Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea squad will be without Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech, Jorginho, N’Golo Kanté, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, Andreas Christensen and Romelu Lukaku, while Virgil van Dijk, Adrián, Fabinho, Thiago Alcântara and Nathaniel Phillips are unavailable to play for Liverpool.