Gameweek 14 preview · Sat 5 Dec, 12:30 · TNT Sports
Chelsea v Liverpool
Chelsea sit 4th on 16 points (form LWWLW); Liverpool are 5th on 15 (WLWWL). Kick-off is 12:30 UK time on Sat 5 Dec, live on TNT Sports.
The numbers
Chelsea have scored 19 goals and conceded 15 in 9 games, from chances worth 13.4 expected goals, with 1 clean sheet. Liverpool have scored 11 goals and conceded 9 in 9 games, from chances worth 13.2 expected goals, with 4 clean sheets.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 4 for CHE and a 4 for LIV (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Chelsea's leading FPL assets are Rogers (50 pts, 52.6%, £8.2m), João Pedro (47 pts, 39.4%, £7.7m) and Palmer (45 pts, 28.1%, £9.8m). The market's pick this week is Rogers, bought by 192,251 managers since the last deadline. Palmer is on penalties.
Liverpool's leading FPL assets are Isak (53 pts, 21.9%, £9.2m), Jacquet (40 pts, 4.5%, £5.1m) and Virgil (39 pts, 15.0%, £6.4m). The market's pick this week is Isak, bought by 219,550 managers since the last deadline. Szoboszlai is on penalties.
Availability
- João Pedro (CHE) — Thigh injury - Unknown return date
- Lacroix (CHE) — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- James (CHE) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Martinez (CHE) — Head injury - Unknown return date
- Henderson (CHE) — Illness - 75% chance of playing
- Frimpong (LIV) — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- Gravenberch (LIV) — Foot injury - 75% chance of playing
- Ekitiké (LIV) — Achilles injury - Unknown return date
- Jaros (LIV) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Bradley (LIV) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
Last season
Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool (GW7) and Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea (GW36).
Watching it
The Saturday 12:30 slot is TNT Sports'. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.