Liverpool v Chelsea LIVE: Isak only on the bench as Ngumoha starts crucial Premier League clash
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SportFootballThe Reds can all but secure their place in next season’s Champions League but Chelsea are in desperate need of three points to boost their own European hopesWhy Liverpool think Jeremy Jacquet can be the best defender in the worldLiverpool team news - Isak on the benchHere’s how Liverpool line up today. Fit-again Alexander Isak is only on the bench while Rio Ngumoha and Cody Gakpo both start.As reported, Giorgi Mamardashvili is fit and starts between the sticks.Luke Baker9 May 2026 11:24Why spotlight on Liverpool’s dressing room culture is a sign of a changing clubLiverpool set the standards last season.
Slot does not concur.Read Richard Jolly’s full analysis of the Liverpool situationLuke Baker9 May 2026 11:10Chelsea's remarkable collapseThings have been going very, very badly for Chelsea recently. They were right in the hunt for Champions League football but have now lost six straight Premier League games to drop to ninth.Only Joao Pedro’s spectacular late consolation in the 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest last time out stopped them from going goalless for the entirety of that six-game streak...They are now in serious danger of missing out on European football entirely, trailing seventh-placed Brentford by three points (the exact number of English teams in Europe next season is yet to be determined.They do still have the FA Cup final against Man City later this month as another potential route to Europe as well.(Getty)Luke Baker9 May 2026 10:58Liverpool close to Champions League footballLiverpool can take a big step towards Champions League football this lunchtime and maybe even seal it later today.The Premier League top five will all qualify for competition due to England’s co-efficient and victory for Liverpool would put them nine points clear of Bournemouth in sixth, who only have three games left.The first of those comes this afternoon away to Fulham, so any dropped points for Andoni Iraola’s side if the Reds have won earlier, would seal the deal for Arne Slot’s side.Even if not mathematically secure today, Liverpool’s goal difference is nine better than Bournemouth currently, so victory would all but take them there.Liverpool can all but secure Champions League qualification with victory (Getty)Luke Baker9 May 2026 10:51How to watch Liverpool vs ChelseaLiverpool take on Chelsea this lunchtime with kick-off at Anfield at 12:30pm BST.It will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max.
Possible Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Frimpong, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Isak Alexander Isak has endured a difficult start to life at Liverpool (Reuters)Luke Baker9 May 2026 10:21Liverpool vs ChelseaWelcome to The Independent’s coverage of Liverpool v Chelsea. Victory for the Reds would all but lock up Champions League qualification for another year, while crisis-hit Chelsea are desperately searching for a win from anywhere to stop their inexorable slide down the table and try to find some semblance of form ahead of the FA Cup finalLuke Baker9 May 2026 10:08