Liverpool Host Chelsea ,in a Match that can put an end to the title Race.
Chelsea visit Anfield today for a mouth watering fixture, where the winner of this game most likely to be crowned English champions . Liverpool leading the rankings with 80 points are favorites after recording a 11 game wining streak .With 3 games remaining to the end of the season, and a 5 point gap over second and third place ,Liverpool's destiny is in their own hands.Will they manage to hold on to their nerves and cruise through to the title? or are we in for another surprising twist of events in the worlds most unpredictable league this year.
Liverpool strike force has been a major factor in their climb to the top . Daniel Sturridge ,and Luis Suarez have score a combined tally of 50 goals.Luis Suarez is currently leading the scoring and the assist charts this season with 30 and 17 respectively. he worlds most inform striker is currently 1 goal away form equaling Cristiano Ronaldo's 31 premiere league goal tally for Manchester United in 2008.With 3 games to play Suarez is most likely to surpass this record ,and carve his name into the record books.
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Jose Mourinho's Chelsea are currently second with 75 points. having managed to reach the champions league semi finals ,they are fighting to secure the double .the former real Madrid manager was quoted saying that he might have to field a weaker side ,as Chelsea are scheduled to play the second leg of the champions league fixture against athletic Madrid on Wednesday April 30th . now we all know the Portuguese manager has the tendency to play mind games before important fixtures. weather or not this is a clever plot to throw Liverpool off remains to bee seen, and we can do nothing but wait till the starting 11 are announced .
the last 5 meeting between the two sides have resulted in 3 draws and a win for each team.ther most recent game which was played in the first stages of the season resulted in a win for Chelsea with a score of 2 -1 at the Stamford bridge .
Injury news
Liverpool Manager Brendan Rodgers will be without first pick midfielder Jordan Henderson - with the England international having two more matches to serve on a three-game ban, meaning he will not come back into contention until the final weekend of the season. Daniel Sturridge had picked up ankle injury in training last week, he is likely to start ,if he can shake off the injury in time for the game .
Chelsea will be without Petr Cech and John Terry on Sunday, with the former having suffered a dislocated shoulder against Atletico that has ended his season and the latter nursing a foot problem picked up in the same game.
Brazilian midfielder Ramires is also missing as he starts a four-match ban, Nemanja Matic and Mohamed Salah are likely to start as they are ineligible in Europe, but it remains to be seen whether Eden Hazard (calf) and Samuel Eto'o (knee) will be involved after being forced to sit out a midweek trip to Vicente Calderon.
Score Prediction
Liverpool : 3 Chelsea : 1
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