FT: LIVERPOOL 0-2 CHELSEA

Date: Sunday 27 April 2014
Kick Off: 14:05
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Competition: Barclays Premier League
Referee: Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)
Broadcast: Sky Sports 1, 14:00


LINKS

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=253564


Liverpool host Chelsea on Sunday afternoon in the middle of three Premier League games on the day.

Liverpool have racked up an impressive 11 wins in a row as they seek to end a 24-year wait for a league title. Despite the lack of games remaining, there are still many permutations as to where the trophy will ultimately end up. Should the Reds beat Chelsea today, it will end the Londoners' chances of domestic glory. If it ends as a draw, Liverpool will need to win their remaining games to guarantee the crown, and if Chelsea were to win it would throw the race wide open once again with just a couple of weeks remaining of the season.

Liverpool's last outing was a nervous 3-2 victory away to Norwich City, while Chelsea were inflicted a shock home defeat to Sunderland the previous day, before holding Atletico Madrid to a goalless draw in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final on Tuesday.

The Reds are without the services of Victor Moses, who cannot play against his parent club under league regulations, and Jordan Henderson who serves the second of his three-match ban. Sebastian Coates (knee) and Jose Enrique (knee) also miss out.

Chelsea are without the suspended Ramires, who begins a four-match ban that will end after the first game of next season. Petr Cech (shoulder), Samuel Eto'o (knee), Eden Hazard (calf) and John Terry (knock) all miss out.


LIVE SCOREBOARD

LIVERPOOL - 0

CHELSEA - 2
Ba 45+3'
Willian 90+4'


LEAGUE POSITIONS AS IT STANDS

1. Liverpool - Pld 36, W 25, D 5, L 6, F 96, A 46, GD 50, Pts 80
2. Chelsea - Pld 36, W 24, D 6, L 6, F 69, A 26, GD 43, Pts 78


TEAMS

Liverpool
22 Mignolet
2 Johnson
37 Skrtel
17 Sakho
38 Flanagan (Aspas 81')
8 Gerrard
21 Lucas (Sturridge 58')
24 Allen
10 Coutinho
31 Sterling
7 Suarez

Subs
1 B Jones
4 Toure
5 Agger
6 Alberto
9 Aspas
15 Sturridge
20 Cissokho

Chelsea
23 Schwarzer
28 Azpilicueta
2 Ivanovic
33 Kalas
3 Cole
21 Matic
8 Lampard
12 Mikel
15 Salah (Willian 60' )
19 Ba (Torres 84' )
14 Schurrle (Cahill 77')

Subs
40 Hilario
9 Torres
16 Van Ginkel
22 Willian
24 Cahill
27 Ake
47 Baker


KEY UPDATES

21: CHELSEA BOOKING
Mohamed Salah receives a yellow card (1) for a foul on Raheem Sterling.

43: CHELSEA BOOKING
Frank Lampard receives a yellow card (4) for a foul on Raheem Sterling.

45+3: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 0-1 CHELSEA
Steven Gerrard slips in the middle of the pitch, allowing Demba Ba (8) to nick the ball away from him, take it forward and slot it in beyond the helpless Simon Mignolet

58: LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTION
Lucas is replaced by Daniel Sturridge.

60: CHELSEA SUBSTITUTION
Mohamed Salah is replaced by Willian.

77: CHELSEA SUBSTITUTION
Andre Schurrle is replaced by Gary Cahill.

81: LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTION
Jon Flanagan is replaced by Iago Aspas.

84: CHELSEA SUBSTITUTION
Demba Ba is replaced by Fernando Torres.

90+3: CHELSEA BOOKING
Ashley Cole receives a yellow card (1) for time wasting.

90+3: CHELSEA BOOKING
Fernando Torres receives a yellow card (4) for a foul on Martin Skrtel.

90+4: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 0-2 CHELSEA
Chelsea launch a counter attack through Fernando Torres and has Willian (4) alongside him. They both approach the Liverpool goal, Torres passes it to Willian and he walks it into the net.


LAST MATCHES

Liverpool
Sunday 20 April 2014
Barclays Premier League
Norwich 2-3 Liverpool

Chelsea
Tuesday 22 April 2014
UEFA Champions League Semi-Final First Leg
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Chelsea

Head to head
Sunday 29 December 2014
Barclays Premier League
Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool


TOP SCORERS

Liverpool
Luis Suarez - 30
Daniel Sturridge - 23
Steven Gerrard - 14

Chelsea
Eden Hazard - 16
Samuel Eto'o - 12
Oscar - 11