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Liverpool prepare to entertain Chelsea at Anfield on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 45 wins out of 66 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Anfield was just last season, in August 2003, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Reds in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 03 Oct | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Reds, with 6 goals against.
Chelsea's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Blues pummel 15 goals, and let in 6.
Liverpool find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 34 points they have accumulated from 20 games. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 49 points from the 20 games played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 13 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Liverpool are starting to turn Anfield into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Chelsea | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |