Chelsea FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2020-2021, Today Match Prediction

Chelsea FC vs Liverpool FC Match Prediction & Analysis

It’s only the second weekend of the new Premier League season and already we have our first clash of titans. Liverpool, last season’s runaway winners, face up to a team who have set their sights on competing for the title this time around.

Chelsea have been the biggest movers in the transfer market this summer, with over £200m spent on new players. Not all of them will be available to Frank Lampard this weekend, however, with a few injury concerns to consider.

Liverpool also faced a few problems of their own in their win over Leeds last weekend, conceding three goals against the newly promoted side.

One thing that is certain is goals. You must go back to 2008 for the last 0-0 draw between these two, with two or more goals in all meetings since 2011.

It’s set up to be a cracker.

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Chelsea FC Preview

Predicted 2020/21 finish: 4th 

Reasons to be cheerful:

     Will fancy their chances to score goals against Liverpool

     New signing Timo Werner looks to have settled quickly

Reasons to be fearful:

     Liverpool have the better recent record in this fixture

     Still look weak defensively

It is early days, but the expectation is that the race for the title will be a lot closer than last year, where Liverpool ran away with an 18-point lead.

One of the reasons is the amount of money Chelsea have spent on quality new signings. Timo Werner, a £50m transfer, seemed to settle in quickly in their 3-1 victory over Brighton last week. 

There is a question mark over how quickly the other signings take to settle, however. Record signing Kai Havertz, costing £72m, looked like he’ll need time to adjust to Premier League life. 

Experienced Thiago Silva has not yet played, but can he improve their shaky defence at 35 years old?

Any weakness is sure to be tested against this Liverpool team, who again look in great goalscoring form. 

Going forward is still Chelsea’s strength under Lampard and they must press home any advantage if they have a chance of winning this weekend.

Star Man – Timo Werner

Yet to score but adds lightning pace to Chelsea’s attack. Will only be a matter of time before he gets off the mark

Liverpool FC Preview

Predicted 2020/21 finish: 2nd 

Reasons to be cheerful

     Star player Mo Salah started in great form against Leeds

     Will be hungry to repeat last season’s success

Reasons to be fearful

     Looked quite open defensively

     Any complacency will be tested against this young Chelsea side

On the whole it was a positive start for Liverpool in their 4-3 win over Leeds last weekend. To start the season with 3 points is always important.

Add to that, Mo Salah looked in exceptional form as he scored a hattrick of goals to take his total to 97 for the club. 

Jurgen Klopp will be hoping that little has changed in their mentality and quality since they lifted the Premier League title last season in fine fashion.

However, there are one or two doubts creeping in over their defensive status – they haven’t kept a clean sheet in 7 competitive games since their 2-0 victory against Aston Villa at the start of July. 

Virgil van Dijk of course remains the best defender in the world, but his manager will not be happy with some of his play last week.

As a team, however, Liverpool remain a step above Chelsea, even after The Blue’s signings. 

Star Man – Mo Salah

What a performance against Leeds last weekend. He seems to keep improving all the time