Chelsea FC defeated Liverpool 2-1 last night in the Carabao Cup third round last night, which thus ended Liverpool’s perfect start to the season. Belgian tour de force Eden Hazard came off the bench in the 56′ to score the game winner. Naturally, he’ll resume his place in the first team on Saturday.
As intense competitor all the time, with no off switch, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was not happy about how VAR made a couple calls that went against his team. It’s a match with major league title implications taking place on Saturday night.
The Bank Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction
Forwards: Eden Hazard, Olivier Giroud, Willian
Midfielders: N’Golo Kante, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic
Defenders: Marcos Alonso, David Luiz, Antonio Rudiger, Cesar Azpilicueta
Goalkeeper: Kepa Arrizabalaga
Chelsea vs Liverpool FYIs
Kick-off: Saturday Sept 29 5:30 p.m. (BST), 12:30 p.m. (ET)
TV Info: BT Sport (UK), NBC Sports (U.S.)
Live Stream: BT Sport website (UK), NBC Sports App (U.S.)
Odds for this match via Odds Shark: Chelsea FC 17/10, Liverpool 7/5, Draw 5/2
Injury Report, Match Preview: go to this link
Liverpool FC starting XI prediction: go to this link
Prediction: Liverpool 3, Chelsea FC 2
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