Match Preview Chelsea vs Liverpool

Match Preview Chelsea vs Liverpool

Liverpool will give Chelsea's players a guard of honor before the match as Chelsea clinched the title last week with three games yet to be played.Liverpool will give Chelsea's players a guard of honor before the match as Chelsea clinched the title last week with three games yet to be played.

Steven Gerrard who is playing one of his last matches is in focus this fixture, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said that the Liverpool captain made him a "better manager". He also felt that ex Chelsea player Frank Lampard and Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard were the best number 8’s in Europe.

Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho has given his players Four days off before their match on Sunday against Liverpool.

Mourinho would now look to rest his key players as they have already won the League. Mourinho has used this strategy before so players like Hazard, Ivanovic and Terry may be rested. Diego Costa who isn’t fully fit may play against Liverpool. Oscar is unavailable for selection as he is out for the season.

"He wants to play," Jose Mourinho said at the pre-match press conference. "I will protect him all the way but he wants to play, so let’s try to find a balance between the risk and the desire that he has to try to play and score a couple of goals."

Mamadou Sakho has yet to recover from a hamstring injury. In his absence, Brendan Rodgers has been playing four defenders in place of three. Young full-back Jon Flanagan is also out. Strikers Daniel Sturridge and Mario Balotelli would not be featuring in this game leaving Raheem Sterling or Rickie Lambert to play up front.

Chelsea possible starting lineup:

Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Matic; Willian, Cuadrado, Hazard; Remy

Liverpool possible starting lineup:

Mignolet; Can, Skrtel, Lovren, Johnson; Gerrard, Allen, Henderson; Sterling, Coutinho, Ibe

This Game will be an interesting one, With Chelsea not having lost in Stamford and Liverpool's poor away record, The ball definitely looks to be in Chelsea's court, the reds however, are capable of causing an upset.