Chelsea XI vs Liverpool – Predicted lineup and team news

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·9 May 2026

Chelsea XI vs Liverpool – Predicted lineup and team news

Chelsea travel to Anfield on Saturday, aiming to avoid a historic seventh consecutive league defeat.

The Blues occupy ninth place and are mathematically out of the race for the top five. Interim manager Calum McFarlane wants to build confidence before next weekend’s FA Cup final. Chelsea have failed to win since early March during a disastrous run of form. However, they remain within four points of sixth-placed Bournemouth in the standings.

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Chelsea have won just one of their last ten league visits to Anfield. The visitors are aiming to complete a league double over Liverpool for the first time since 2014. They won the reverse fixture 2–1 at Stamford Bridge back in October. McFarlane believes his young squad must show more resilience to stop their current slide. The interim boss has urged his players to find form before heading to Wembley.

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Calum McFarlane delivered an encouraging update on Reece James and Levi Colwill this week. Both defenders have trained fully and are in contention to start the match at Anfield. In their absence lately, the Chelsea backline has conceded in thirteen consecutive league games. João Pedro remains the club’s most clinical outlet with fifteen league goals this season. He has been directly involved in seven of the Blues’ last nine Premier League strikes.

Filip Jorgensen will start in goal after Robert Sanchez was ruled out with a head injury. Jesse Derry will also miss the remainder of the season following a heavy blow to the head. Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho are both carrying knocks and are unlikely to feature. João Pedro is chasing his twentieth goal of the season in all competitions on Saturday.