It’s Blues against Reds, the eternal battle. Champions of the World against Champions of England.
Liverpool have lost back-to-back games; Chelsea have not been in great form either but we did grind out a 1-0 win midweek. Our injury list has not gotten any smaller, but Enzo Maresca has cobbled together a lineup that, with a bit of luck, might get it done. Would be a great time for someone to step up and put in a match-winning performance.
Young midfielder Landon Emenalo, son of former director Michael
Emenalo, makes the bench for the first time to help shore up the numbers.
Here we go!
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Sánchez | Cucurella, Badiashile, Acheampong, Gusto | Caicedo, James (c) | Garnacho, Enzo, Neto | João Pedro
Substitutes from: Jörgensen, Slonina, Hato, Lavia, Emenalo, Buonanotte, Estêvão, Gittens, Guiu
Liverpool starting XI:
Mamardashvili | Van Dijk, Konaté, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Isak, Mac Allister, Salah, Bradley, Gakpo, Gravenberch
Substitutes from: Woodman, Gomez, Endo, Wirtz, Chiesa, Jones, Ekitike, Robertson, Frimpong
Date / Time: Saturday, October 4, 2025, 17.30 BST; 12:30pm EDT; 10pm IST
Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6
Referee: Anthony Taylor (on pitch); Craig Pawson (VAR)
On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); NBC, Universo (USA); Star Sports Select HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky Go (UK); Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (USA); Disney+ Hotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!
