Chelsea pipped Benfica 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday
Liverpool have lost two in a row at Palace and Galatasaray
Recommended bet: Liverpool to win
Chelsea and Liverpool are looking to bounce back from Premier League setbacks last weekend when they meet at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Enzo Maresca's side lost 3-1 at home to Brighton while the Reds suffered a 2-1 loss at Crystal Palace, the champions' first dropped points of the season.
Team news
Benoit Badiashile should start alongside Jorrel Hato at the heart of a makeshift Chelsea back four with Trevoh Chalobah, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill and Tosin Adarabioyo out.
Dario Essugo, Andrey Santos, Cole Palmer and Liam Delap are also missing for the injury-plagued Blues.
Giorgi Mamardashvili will make his first Premier League start for Liverpool after replacing injured goalkeeper Alisson during Tuesday's 1-0 loss at Galatasaray.
The Reds could be without Hugo Ekitike and Federico Chiesa, who were also injured in Turkey.
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The stats
Liverpool's matches this season have featured eight goals scored from the 83rd minute onwards.
Each of Chelsea's six Premier League games this term has yielded at least 10 match corners.
The Reds are averaging 15.2 shots per game in the league, only Manchester United average more.
Chelsea have had 17 cards this season (15 yellows, two reds), only Brighton (18 yellows) have had more.
Prediction
It has been a mixed week for Chelsea and a poor one for Liverpool, though the champions are taken to show their resolve by landing the odds at Stamford Bridge.
Both clubs have reason to be a little apprehensive going into this encounter though the Blues do at least enter the stage on the back of a hard-fought 1-0 win over Jose Mourinho's Benfica in the Champions League.
That success, though, fails to paper over the cracks of three games without a win in the league, a run which has seen them nosedive down the standings.
Maresca's men have lost their last two – 2-1 at Manchester United and 3-1 at home to Brighton – and the injuries are piling up.
It would be easy to be unsympathetic given how much Chelsea have splashed out over recent seasons and it is extraordinary given that outlay, what a mess they look, especially in defence which is depleted again.
Liverpool have been riding their luck during a five-game winning streak in the league, which ended at Crystal Palace last Saturday.
They have since lost 1-0 at Galatasaray in the Champions League, a lengthy midweek round trip they could have done without.
But they still boast untold attacking riches and a champion's knack of getting results even when the chips are not falling quite right.
A bad week does not make a bad season and Liverpool have enough at their disposal to win this.
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