Liverpool vs. Chelsea: Team News, Live Stream, TV Info, Ticket News

Chelsea travel to Anfield on Wednesday night for the final home game of Liverpool’s season, with Guus Hiddink looking to secure a top-half finish following a rocky Premier League campaign for the Blues.

The west London side have experienced an upturn in fortunes since Hiddink took the reins from the departed Jose Mourinho in December, going undefeated under the Dutchman in the league until April.

But having suffered a demoralising 3-2 loss away to relegation candidates Sunderland on Saturday, Chelsea head to Merseyside having suffered a major blow to their momentum.

Derailing Liverpool’s strong recent form could provide enough motivation, however, with Jurgen Klopp keeping spirits high ahead of next Wednesday’s UEFA Europa League final against Sevilla—a clash that is poised to make or break their 2015/16 campaign.

The Reds earned a 3-1 triumph at Stamford Bridge the last time the two sides met, so can they make it two for two on Wednesday, or will Hiddink’s Chelsea respond to their weekend defeat with a victory?

 

Date: Wednesday, 11 May

Time: 8 p.m. BST / 3 p.m. ET

Venue: Anfield, Liverpool

TV Info: Sky Sports 1 (UK only) / NBCSN (U.S only)

Live stream: Sky Go (UK only) / NBC Sports Live Extra (U.S. only)

 

Form Lines (Last 5 Games)

Liverpool: D-L-L-W-W

Chelsea: L-L-W-D-L

 

Team News

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After resting a number of key names for Sunday’s 2-0 win at home to Watford, making eight changes to the side that sealed progress to the Europa League final with a 3-0 triumph over Villarreal, Klopp is set to select another strong side against Chelsea.

Only Simon Mignolet, Alberto Moreno and Philippe Coutinho kept their places in Klopp’s lineup against the Hornets, and both Moreno and Coutinho were withdrawn before full-time, with Liverpool cruising to victory.

This allows Klopp to go all out for a confidence-boosting win, as he told reporters including the club’s official website during his pre-match press conference on Tuesday:

What I would prefer is that it’s Thursday next week and we have won two games against Chelsea and West Brom, and we are back on the way to Liverpool with the cup.

That is the only situation that would be better than sitting here now and talking about these three games. I like to play them but obviously I’m a normal human being so it would be no problem to say ‘OK, it’s over and we have all that we want’.

But it doesn’t work like this. I like this all or nothing, that’s true, but only because of the opportunity to get all. That’s what we’ll try to do.

Klopp is likely to be without captain Jordan Henderson (knee), Divock Origi (ankle), Danny Ings (knee), Joe Gomez (knee) and Danny Ward (knee), with the quintet still recovering from injuries.

Speaking to Sky Sports (h/t LiverpoolFC.com) on Monday, Henderson revealed that he was “being very positive and working hard,” with his “main priority” being a return for next week’s final in Basel.

Youngster Jordan Rossiter has returned to full training following a lengthy hamstring problem, but with the 19-year-old set to join Rangers on a free transfer this summer, as reported by Michael Gannon of the Daily Post, …

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