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Liverpool face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Reds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 16 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, with Liverpool inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 07 Jan | Chelsea | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 17 Aug | Liverpool | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 06 Oct | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 24 Mar | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 16 Dec | Chelsea | 4 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 08 May | Liverpool | 2 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 4 conceded.
Liverpool have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Reds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 17 points from their 7 games. Liverpool's 10 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Liverpool have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Chelsea may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 13 home games. Unbeaten run of 13 matches. |
| Liverpool | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |