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7.17pm GMT
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Kabak, Robertson, Thiago, Wijnaldum, Jones, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Subs: Milner, Keita, Adrian, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jota, Shaqiri, Origi, Rhys Williams, Neco Williams.
Chelsea: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, James, Kante, Jorginho, Chilwell, Ziyech, Mount, Werner.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Alonso, Pulisic, Zouma, Kovacic, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Havertz, Emerson Palmieri.
2.15pm GMT
Manchester United and Leicester City dropped points yesterday. So this is suddenly a door-ajar opportunity for fifth-placed Chelsea and sixth-placed Liverpool to make up some ground in the race for a top-four spot. Chelsea are in-form, yet to taste defeat under new boss Thomas Tuchel; reigning/outgoing champions Liverpool are by contrast stuttering, having lost their last four games at Anfield, though at least they snapped a four-game losing streak at Sheffield United on Sunday.
Whichever way you look at it, there’s a lot riding on this. No need to big it up. Here’s hoping they add to this list of memorable encounters (written before Stevie’s slip and Frank’s touchline meltdown, but you remember those anyway, so). Kick off is at 8.15pm GMT.
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