Liverpool v Chelsea

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This upcoming fixture between Liverpool and Chelsea is arguably the tastiest encounter on offer during this weekend's Premier League action as the current league leaders look to protect pole position at the top of the table while Chelsea will be keen to reduce the points deficit to just a single point with a win at Anfield on Sunday afternoon. Six wins within their opening seven games have helped lift Liverpool up into an early top spot in the Premier League table and it looks like The Reds have bought into new manager Arne Slot's footballing philosophies as the early signs are certainly encouraging for the merseyside club.

Despite being handed a shock 1-0 defeat at home by Nottingham Forest, Liverpool have nevertheless produced impressive performances in the majority of their seven league games to date as The Reds have collected wins against Ipswich Town, Brentford, Manchester United, Bournemouth, Wolves and Crystal Palace respectively.

In addition, Liverpool have also kept five clean sheets within their opening seven games of this new Premier League campaign and conceding just two goals under Arne Slot, compared to seven goals conceded this time last season under former boss Jurgen Klopp.

With three clean sheets in their last four home games at Anfield, Liverpool look a more stubborn opponent under Slot and goals could be at a premium as a result.

Chelsea slipped to a 2-0 defeat at home to Manchester City on the opening day of this new Premier League season but nevertheless, Chelsea have staged something of an impressive recovery since that opening loss as the London club have put together a solid looking six-match unbeaten sequence in the following weeks.

The Blues have collected four wins within their subsequent six matches following that loss as Enzo Maresca's side have registered important victories over Wolves, Bournemouth, West Ham and Brighton respectively.

It's also interesting to note that three of these four wins were also achieved on their travels as well, which makes Chelsea a possible serious threat to Liverpool in Sunday afternoon's encounter.

The bigger picture also shows Chelsea have improved in terms of achieving results on a consistent basis in the Premier League for some time now as the visitors have suffered just two defeats in their last 22 league matches and although losses to Arsenal and Manchester City within this period suggests Chelsea still have a way to go in terms of matching these opponents, they nevertheless stand a decent chance of getting something at Anfield.

Liverpool v Chelsea Verdict

Goals could be in short supply here though at Anfield as no fewer than six of the last seven meetings between Liverpool and Chelsea have resulted in Under 2.5 goals along with five of these previous seven encounters also resulting in stalemate as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 3.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 4.10

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 9.50