Tonight at 7:30 pm East Africa Time (EAT), Chelsea hosts Liverpool in a Premier League blockbuster.

Liverpool aims to defend their Premier League title while Chelsea aim to overcome last season’s struggles with the table taking shape after six games.

Chelsea has home advantage, but Liverpool has good squad depth. Let’s sink in.

Liverpool has played six premier league matches this season and won five. Liverpool has four wins in five games as a +128 favourite or greater.

Liverpool has a 43.9% chance of winning this match, based on the moneyline prediction.

FOX Sports predicts a 2 -1 Liverpool victory, while Sports Illustrated sees this match ending in a draw of 2 – 2, and CBS lists Liverpool as favourites with over/under at 2.5 goals, suggesting a high-scoring game.

DraftKings offers Liverpool +135 odds, Over/Under pick: Over 3.5 (+135 via Caesars

SportsGambler highlights Chelsea being capable of winning this Premier League encounter, backing them at 1.79 with a +0.25 goal start, with confidence high that they can perform well.

Liverpool are the favourites, but it is going to be a tough game.

Head-to-Head

Chelsea have lost three of their last five Premier League matches against the reigning champions (one win, one draw and three losses)

Chelsea won the last meeting against Liverpool 3-1 in a Premier League meeting at Stamford Bridge on May 4, 2025.

Enzo Fernandez and a Jarell Quansah own goal put the Blues two up by the break.

Season So Far

Liverpool is currently at the top of the table, having played a total of 10 matches this season across all competitions that is 6 Premier league matches, two Champions league games, one Carabao match and Community Shield match.

They lost to Crystal Palace 3-2 via penalities during the Community field match. They have won 7 matches and lost 2 games.

Chelsea is currently 12th in the Premier League table.

They drew 0-0 vs Crystal Palace, thrashed West Ham 5-1 (João Pedro hat-trick), beat Fulham 3-1, and drew 1-1 at Brentford after conceding late.

Manchester United beat them 2-1, and Brighton smashed them 3- 1 last weekend.

Maresca’s side in the previous 3 matches have been finishing with 10 men due to red cards.

European Football

Chelsea’s Champions League campaign began with a 1-3 loss to Bayern Munich on September 17th, with Cole Palmer scoring late.

They turned things around by beating Benfica 1-0.

Liverpool’s European campaign began with a win of 3-2 against Spanish side Atletico Madrid on September 17th, but they lost 1-0 this week against Galatasaray as Oshmen scored form the spot to seal the victory.

Squad Updates

Chelsea’s Levi Colwill (ACL) and Benoît Badiashile (doubtful, nearing return) are concerns.

Roméo Lavia (hamstring) and Liam Delap (out until December) are unavailable.

Cole Palmer will also be out due to groin problems.

New additions João Pedro (£60m from Brighton, shining with a hat-trick), Dario Essugo (out post-thigh surgery), and Alejandro Garnacho (~£40m, ex-United) shine.

Liverpool’s number one goalkeeper, Alisson Becker, is set for an extended spell on the sidelines after he suffered an injury during their UCL game.

Managers

Enzo Maresca’s possession-based Chelsea are thriving, fresh off a UEFA Conference League title in May 2025 (4-1 vs Real Betis) and FIFA Club World Cup win (3-0 vs PSG).

His calm approach suits their young squad.

However, Maresca said injuries are key issues affecting his team ahead of the Chelsea vs Liverpool Premier League clash.

“In this moment, I think we have four or five defenders out. We are going to try and adapt and find the right solution for tomorrow,” Maresca said.

Arne Slot primarily deploys a 4-2-3-1 formation at Liverpool that let him lift the Premier league title on his first debut of the season.

Slot showed his disappointment due to the lack of his top priority goalkeeper in the squad.

“Alisson is not a part of the squad tomorrow [Saturday] and he is not going to travel to Brazil for the national team,” said Slot ahead of the trip to Chelsea.

Slot’s side aims at bouncing back strong after losing to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray in the previous two matches, while Chelsea aims to get back where they are supposed to be in the Premier League.

Chelsea starting XI during their last UCL game. PHOTO/ Chelsea X