Chelsea vs Liverpool LIVE: Lukaku dropped – Premier League group information and lineups right now

Proper, so let’s put the Lukaku-sized sideshow to 1 facet for a second. Ought to Chelsea be beating Liverpool this afternoon?

Jurgen Klopp is not going to be there to teach his facet – at the very least not in particular person. Liverpool are coming off the again of a draw with Spurs and defeat to Leicester within the Premier League.

It’s all there for Chelsea to offer an announcement win right now. However have they recovered from a poor run of kind in December?

Oh pricey, oh pricey. Dominic Calvert-Lewin has simply blasted a penalty over on his return from damage.

Unsure Goodison Park is the place you need to be proper about now…

Dan Burn has simply doubled Brighton’s lead at Goodison Park.

It’s price remembering that coming into this one Rafa Benitez’s facet had gained simply one in every of their final 11 video games in all competitions.

Everton are everywhere and Graham Potter’s Brighton are taking full benefit. They’ll transfer as much as eighth place with a win.

It’s price remembering that Chelsea are the reigning European champions. It took Tuchel lower than six months to carry the Champions League after arriving at Stamford Bridge.

Over the course of the calendar 12 months, Chelsea have been additionally the second greatest group within the Premier League in 2021 behind Manchester Metropolis.

Secure to say followers are fast to overlook when their facet goes on a dropping run, but it surely’s been an outstanding opening 12 months for Tuchel in England.

Aston Villa have taken the lead in opposition to Brentford by way of Danny Ings.

With Ollie Watkins unavailable this afternoon, Ings has taken his alternative with each arms as he places the guests in entrance.

Emi Buendia slid the previous Southampton and Liverpool man down the left channel and he fired a luxurious end into the far nook. Textbook.

With Covid circumstances and accidents rife, it’s troublesome to say the beginning XIs that Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp will subject this afternoon.

Nonetheless, we’ve had a go.

Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Rudiger; Hudson-Odoi, Kante, Jorginho, Alonso; Mount, Pulisic, Ziyech.

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Enormous sport this afternoon for each side.

Chelsea have gained simply one in every of their final 4 Premier League video games. Liverpool have picked up only one level from their final two league matches.

Whoever loses you think about is nicely and really out of the title race.

Alexis Mac Allister has given Brighton an early lead at Goodison Park in opposition to Everton. The Seagulls clearly constructing on their stoppage time equaliser at Stamford Bridge earlier this week.

Was it this week? I actually do not know.

We’re underway within the opening three Premier League video games of the day. I might be maintaining you updated with objectives as they go in (in nearly as good a Jeff Stelling impression as I can muster with phrases).

• Brentford 0-0 Aston Villa
• Everton 0-0 Brighton
• Leeds 0-0 Burnley

Mo Salah makes one more return to Stamford Bridge this afternoon when he faces his former membership Chelsea.

The Egyptian helped Liverpool declare some extent at Anfield earlier on within the season when he levelled issues up with a penalty.

That was his first Premier League objective in 5 video games in opposition to Chelsea. Will he have the ability to construct on that this afternoon?

Questions, questions, questions.