Liverpool v Chelsea LIVE: Gravenberch curls Reds into early lead against crisis-hit Chelsea
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Powerful curled finish but it wasn’t exactly in the corner...Luke Baker9 May 2026 12:38Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea, 5 minsLiverpool win a free-kick about 40 yards out and Szoboszlai lines it up! Won’t be fun for whoever blocked that...Luke Baker9 May 2026 12:36'Chelsea in a back four'Richard Jolly is our man on the ground at Anfield today.The teamsheet suggested Chelsea would have a back five but it seems more of a back four, with Marc Cucurella on the left of midfield.
Andrey Santos is often following Dominik Szoboszlai around.Richard Jolly at Anfield9 May 2026 12:35Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea, 3 minsIt looks like Chelsea may be playing with a back four, with Hato at left-back and Cucurella playing further forward. Sounds like a really good atmosphereLuke Baker9 May 2026 12:32Liverpool vs Chelsea teamsHere’s a reminder of today’s team news.Rio Ngumoha starts for Liverpool, with Florian Wirtz out ill and Alexander Isak only deemed fit enough for the bench.Levi Colwill starts his first game this season for Chelsea after recovering from injury but Reece James is only on the bench.
They’re still bereft of wingers due to injury, so who knows how they’ll line up...Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Frimpong, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha; Gakpo Chelsea XI: Jorgenson; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella, Hato; Caicedo, Santos, Enzo; Palmer, PedroLuke Baker9 May 2026 12:28The Jurgen Klopp blueprint Arne Slot must follow to rescue floundering LiverpoolWhile things haven’t been quite as catastrophic at Liverpool, it’s been a hugely disappointing title defence for the Reds.Richard Jolly digs into how they can sort the problems out and Arne Slot can save his job:Luke Baker9 May 2026 12:22McFarlane insists Chelsea players haven't down toolsInterim boss Calum McFarlane has denied accusations that Chelsea’s players have ‘downed tools’ this season. “The performances haven’t been good enough, we’re in a really bad run at the moment.“But I do see these boys every day, every training session, every meeting, in the gym, they are in a good place to go and attack games.“We just haven’t been able to translate that on the game on Monday, so hopefully we can improve that on Saturday.”Chelsea have been in diabolical form (Reuters)Luke Baker9 May 2026 12:17Arne Slot explains why Florian Wirtz not in the Liverpool squadFlorian Wirtz isn’t in the Liverpool squad today and Arne Slot has explained the German’s absence.Speaking to TNT Sports pre-match, Slot said: “He tried everything to be in it.