Week 21 brings us a match on Jan 2nd where Chelsea hosts Liverpool in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Chelsea is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. Romelu Lukaku struck first for Chelsea in the 28th minute on a feed from Mason Mount, but Danny Welbeck got the equalizer for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time 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, Liverpool recorded a 0-1 loss against Leicester City. Ademola Lookman struck first for Leicester City in the 59th minute on a feed from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Liverpool couldn’t manage to score, and Leicester City took the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Liverpool should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Liverpool and Chelsea last played eachother at the Anfield on Aug 28th. Liverpool and Chelsea battled to a 1-1 draw. Kai Havertz scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 22nd minute, but Mohamed Salah got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point.
Liverpool’s top weapon lately has been Mohamed Salah, who has three goals in the last five matches. Jorginho has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Chelsea
Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech, Jorginho, N’Golo Kanté, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, Andreas Christensen and Romelu Lukaku are unavailable to play for Chelsea, while Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool squad will be without Virgil van Dijk, Adrián, Fabinho, Thiago Alcântara and Nathaniel Phillips.