Chelsea host Liverpool in an intriguing Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge as both rivals search for form following mixed starts to the season.
Visitors Liverpool are in danger of losing three games in a row for the first time under Arne Slot after the Premier League champions fell to defeats at Crystal Palace last weekend and Galatasaray in the Champions League in midweek.
Chelsea were tipped to challenge Liverpool for the title last season but the Blues are stuttering under Enzo Maresca, having lost two games in a row in the Premier League to Manchester United and Brighton at Stamford Bridge.
Slot has yet to get big-money recruits clicking, with Florian Wirtz’s form coming under fire and Alexander Isak still building match sharpness, while Chelsea’s struggles have come in their ill-discipline with red cards in three of their last four games.
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Chelsea v Liverpool live: Latest Premier League updates
- Chelsea host Liverpool in Premier League | live on Sky
- Champions Liverpool have lost consecutive matches under Arne Slot
- 14' GOAL! Stunning strike from Moises Caicedo gives Chelsea lead [CHE 1-0 LIV]
- Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashile, Cucurella, James; Enzo, Caicedo; Garnacho, Pedro, Neto.
- Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Isak, Gakpo
- Team news: Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike on the bench for Liverpool
Chelsea FC 1 - 0 Liverpool FC
Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool
18:01
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Jamie Braidwood
29 mins: Caicedo is late into the challenge on Szoboszlai and leaves the midfielder with a sore one. Kerkez passes the ball straight out as he looked for Gakpo, adding to Liverpool’s frustration.
Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool
17:57
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Jamie Braidwood
26 mins: Mamardashvili claims a cross and looks to spring Salah - but he can’t surge away and is instead forced back the other way.
Salah then goes to ground as he tries to hold off Badiashile. A moment later, he is stopped by Badiashile as he tried to dribble into the box.
A frustrating couple of minutes for Salah.
Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool
17:54
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Jamie Braidwood
24 mins: Liverpool have not responded to falling behind and continue to look disjointed, with loose passes and heavy touches.
They had made a decent start but Caicedo’s stunning strike has rocked them.
Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool
17:53
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Miguel Delaney
18 mins: A sensational strike from Caicedo to blow this game open. The way in which it seemed to pick up speed as it shot right into the top corner was in some contrast to the way Liverpool just seemed appeared to open this triangle of space for Caicedo. If it's difficult to hit a ball that well, the set-up can't have been easier. Caicedo was allowed just slip away from Mac Allister before even getting the opportunity to take an extra touch.
Liverpool's defensive issues continue.
STAMFORD BRIDGE HAS ERUPTED!! pic.twitter.com/EkbagdV0qh
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 4, 2025
GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool (CAICEDO 14')
17:44
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Jamie Braidwood
WHAT A STRIKE FROM CAICEDO! UNSTOPPABLE!
What a stunning goal. The midfielder points to the Chelsea badge - in reference to the fact that Liverpool tried to sign him two years ago! After Liverpool gave it cheaply, Caicedo unleashes a stunning strike into the top corner, beating Mamardashvili, who had no chance.
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
17:44
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Jamie Braidwood
13 mins: Mamardashvili gives Van Dijk a horrible pass that the Liverpool captain can’t control on his chest...
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
17:42
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Jamie Braidwood
12 mins: Again, Isak and Salah aren’t quick clicking as Liverpool win the ball back and Salah looks for the striker. Badiashile, making just his second Premier League start of 2025, guides it out for a goal-kick.
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
17:40
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Jamie Braidwood
9 mins: Mamardashvili does well to collect Fernandez’s cross, that was swinging towards the back post. Liverpool look to play quickly towards Isak but it doesn’t stick.
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
17:39
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Jamie Braidwood
8 mins: Sanchez was not convincing as he flapped at the punch. There was a foul in there, anyway.
Chelsea get an opportunity to break as a ball goes over to Garnacho. Mamardashvili is quick off his line to clear.
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
17:38
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Jamie Braidwood
8 mins: There’s a better balance to Liverpool’s midfield as they play through Chelsea. Isak and Salah aren’t quite on the same page but Liverpool win a corner on the left, which Gakpo will take.
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
17:36
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Jamie Braidwood
6 mins: Isak drifts out to the left but his ball back to Szoboszlai, who has returned to midfield, is cut out on the edge of the box.
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
17:35
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Jamie Braidwood
4 mins: Liverpool are looking to avoid another slow start after defeats at Galatasaray and Crystal Palace. Isak’s ball towards Mac Allister runs long, but the Reds do look bright early on.
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
17:33
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Jamie Braidwood
3 mins: Isak plays a clever ball to Gakpo and the Dutchman looks to be in space. But he takes a heavy touch and Acheampong gets across to stop the threat.
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
17:32
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Jamie Braidwood
1 mins: Mamardashvili is put under pressure on his first touch but does well to play out to Conor Bradley. There were a few jeers from the Chelsea fans to put some pressure on the stand-in goalkeeper.
KICK-OFF! Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
17:31
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Jamie Braidwood
Underway at Stamford Bridge! Liverpool go long and Isak heads towards Salah, but it goes long.
Reece James has started at right back, with Malo Gusto taking up position in-field.
Chelsea v Liverpool
17:29
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Miguel Delaney
It is so windy at Stamford Bridge that you can see the sprinkler going in the opposite direction.
Neither side is really a set-piece team but Arne Slot did mention it last week.
Any set-pieces we do have here could cause chaos.
Chelsea v Liverpool reminder of team news and how to watch
17:28
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Jamie Braidwood
Confirmed line-ups
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashile, Cucurella, James; Enzo, Caicedo; Garnacho, Pedro, Neto.
Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Isak, Gakpo
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the UK can watch the match on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Subscribers can also stream the match online via NOWTV. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass to watch without a subscription.
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot on decision to drop Florian Wirtz
17:27
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Jamie Braidwood
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says it natural for big teams to make changes and leave out big names during a busy run of games.
Asked about the decision to drop Florian Wirtz, he tells Sky Sports:
"We play a lot of games. If you play a lot of games, you usually change one or two players. We try to pick the players based on the games. You can't compare the playing style of Palace to the style of Chelsea."
Chelsea's Enzo Maresca on injury crisis and team line-up
17:22
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Jamie Braidwood
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says he is not concerned by the injury “crisis” facing his team, as Josh Acheampong and Benoit Badiashile form part of a patched-up defence.
"It's nice. You get to learn how to manage these kind of moments and it's good to learn,” Maresca tells Sky Sports.
"We have nine players out - two or three players are still carrying small problems. But they're doing fantastically to be there on the pitch.
"Let's hope today can be a good day for Chelsea, for everyone."
Arsenal go top as Liverpool go second before kick-off
17:06
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Jamie Braidwood
Arsenal’s 2-0 win over West Ham sees the Gunners go top of the Premier League before Liverpool face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka got the goals as Mikel Arteta’s team make it three wins from four. Over to Liverpool...
Pressure on Enzo Maresca?
16:55
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Jamie Braidwood
Chelsea are looking to avoid three consecutive Premier League defeats for the first time since May 2023 - with the Blues having lost four of their last five Premier League matches against the reigning champions.
London woes for Liverpool
16:45
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Jamie Braidwood
Liverpool 3-1 lost at Stamford Bridge last season in one of their four games as Premier League champions. After a 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace last weekend, the Reds have lost their last three games in London, for the first time since between October 2009 and November 2010, and have not lost back-to-back Premier League games since April 2023.
Why Liverpool are struggling — and the three solutions to Arne Slot’s headache
16:35
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Richard Jolly
Even as he closed in on the Premier League title that rendered his first season at Liverpool a spectacular success, Arne Slot realised it was getting harder for him. His side were finding it harder to cut opponents open. It was a recognition that underpinned Liverpool’s summer spending. If some of their £450m outlay was spent on a quest for another dimension, Liverpool have instead suffered back-to-back defeats for only the second time in his reign.
Slot nevertheless sees the start of the new campaign as a continuation of the second half of last. He saw Galatasaray’s celebrations when they beat Liverpool on Tuesday, as though it were their Champions League final. He inferred that part of his stellar start at Anfield came from opponents underestimating him, figuring that Liverpool were more beatable without the charismatic presence of Jurgen Klopp.
Liverpool team news: Wirtz and Ekitike on the bench
16:23
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Jamie Braidwood
Florian Wirtz drops to the bench as Arne Slot turns to his midfield three from last season, with Dominik Szoboszlai moved from right back and starting next to Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister.
Conor Bradley starts, and Hugo Ekitike is fit enough for the bench. Alexander Isak leads the line.
Chelsea team news: Change of shape for the Blues?
16:20
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Jamie Braidwood
Josh Acheampong starts alongside Benoit Badiashile in defence for Chelsea, with Malo Gusto, Marc Cucurella and Reece James all starting too. Is that a back-five?
Enzo Maresca also goes with Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto either side of Joao Pedro. Estevao is on the bench and Cole Palmer is among the injury absences.
Chelsea v Liverpool team news and confirmed line-ups
16:15
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Jamie Braidwood
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashile, Cucurella, James; Enzo, Caicedo; Garnacho, Pedro, Neto.
Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Isak, Gakpo
Here it is: your #CHELIV team news! #CFC pic.twitter.com/1aRx8rXW8A
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) October 4, 2025
Up the Reds #CHELIV
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 4, 2025
Reminder of Chelsea v Liverpool team news and predicted line-ups
16:00
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Jamie Braidwood
This match will come too soon for Cole Palmer and Tosin Adarabioyo, who will likely be out until after the international break. However, Andrey Santos and Wesley Fofana could return to the squad after short-term injury lay-offs.
Trevoh Chalobah is suspended after his red card against Brighton, while Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo and Liam Deal remain the longer-term absentees.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has already ruled out Alisson after the Brazilian was forced to come off in the loss to Galatasaray, while Hugo Ekitike trained on Friday after being forced off in Istanbul and could be involved.
Giovanni Leoni has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury, while Federico Chiesa could make a return after missing out on the midweek squad due to an ongoing – though less serious – issue.
Predicted line-ups
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Fofana, Badiashile, Cucurella; Lavia, Caicedo, Fernandez; Estevao, Pedro, Neto.
Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Szoboszlai, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak.
Arne Slot seeking new ways to stop opposition as Liverpool aim to bounce back
15:45
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Jamie Braidwood
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot believes he benefited from the aura of Jurgen Klopp in his first season, but knows the situation has changed now they are the defending Premier League champions.
Slot thinks opponents felt they could capitalise on his first season, coming from the Eredivisie to manage in England for the first time and succeeding the highly regarded German, and were keen to exploit a perceived weakness.
Enzo Maresca empathises with Liverpool’s grieving of Diogo Jota: ‘I went through the same’
15:30
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Jamie Braidwood
Enzo Maresca has drawn on his personal trauma surrounding footballing tragedy to empathise with Liverpool’s players as they continue to grieve the loss of Diogo Jota.
The forward died in July at the age of 28 following a car accident, just weeks after he had helped the team to the Premier League title.
Arne Slot's side lead the way this season after six matches and the Chelsea head coach - who suffered a similar tragedy in 2007 when Sevilla team-mate Antonio Puerta died suddenly - believes the Reds' performances have been the more remarkable for what they are going through.
Jamie Carragher calls Liverpool a ‘mess’ and demands star player is dropped
15:15
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Jamie Braidwood
Jamie Carragher said Liverpool are a “mess” and called on head coach Arne Slot to “earn his money” by fixing the issues in the team after suffering back-to-back defeats.
The Premier League champions required late goals to win their first five games of the season but after a summer of heavy spending Carragher said Liverpool have lost their balance and called on big-money signing Florian Wirtz to be dropped.
“I’m not watching a top team,” Carragher said on CBS Sports. “Liverpool aren’t playing football at the moment, they are playing basketball. It is just end-to-end and I don’t think top teams play like that.”
Enzo Maresca says Estevao Willian reminds him of Cole Palmer
15:00
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Jamie Braidwood
Chelsea are still without Cole Palmer, who Enzo Maresca hopes will be back after the international break,
But exciting 18-year-old winger Estevao Willian could step in.
The Brazil international has been used sparingly since arriving in the summer whilst he acclimatises to English football.
"Estevao reminds me of Cole when he was with me for the Under-23s at (Manchester) City," said Maresca.
"I think Cole's path has been similar to Estevao's in terms of starting as a winger and then slowly you can move inside.
"The Premier League is completely different. If you want to play in the middle you need to be prepared physically. Cole now is like that, and I see Estevao exactly the same way."
Curtis Jones calls for Liverpool to ‘stay calm’ in wake of back-to-back defeats
14:45
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Jamie Braidwood
Curtis Jones says Liverpool have to keep calm and carry on as Arne Slot’s side look to recover from back-to-back defeats in today’s “huge game” at Chelsea.
“It’s just part of the game,” Jones said. “I say it all the time, you must be mad if you think you can win every game.
“You’d obviously like to, but the reality is these teams you play are world-class teams and it’s normal if you lose. It’s just how you bounce back.
“We’ve got a huge game again in three days, the lads have to stay calm.
“It’s part of it, it’s not fine that we lose but we just have to stay calm and it will all change. It will all change, of course it will.”
Chelsea's red card problem adds to frustrating start to season
14:30
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Jamie Braidwood
Red cards have plagued Chelsea this season, with goalkeeper Robert Sanchez dismissed five minutes into the 2-1 defeat at Manchester United and Trevoh Chalobah being sent off in last weekend's 3-1 loss to visiting Brighton and Hove Albion.
Maresca said: "Most of the games we didn't get the points were because of the red cards. Also the injury situation, we have eight players out. It's a mixed combination but we don't have any doubt that slowly we will be again where we need to be.”
Galatasaray defeat proves Liverpool’s troubles run deeper than we knew
14:15
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Richard Jolly
Virgil van Dijk has built a career and a reputation on not panicking. The most laidback centre-back of his generation can derive some of his considerable authority from a calm demeanour. It would be out of character if his reaction to back-to-back defeats were to panic. It wasn’t. “There shouldn’t be panic, but improvement is needed,” counselled the Liverpool skipper.
A 1-0 loss to Galatasaray followed a 2-1 setback at Crystal Palace. With Chelsea next, there is the potential for the week to get worse, for Liverpool to enter territory they have not previously charted under Arne Slot by losing three in a row.
Liverpool are vulnerable but still dangerous, warns Chelsea boss Maresca
14:00
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Jamie Braidwood
Liverpool's back-to-back defeats over the last week have shown that they are vulnerable, but that will not make tonight’s Premier League clash with the champions any easier for Chelsea, warned Enzo Maresca
"There is a vulnerability about any team in the world, not just Liverpool,” Maresca said. “But if a team wins every game, it is impossible to catch them. Now they lost one or two games. That shows vulnerability.
"I don't think now it is better to play Liverpool. It is always a tough game, always a big team."
Liverpool injury news: Alisson and Hugo Ekitike latest
13:45
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Jamie Braidwood
Liverpool’s Alisson is a doubt to face Manchester United after the international break with Arne Slot confirming the goalkeeper will not be joining up with Brazil this month.
Alisson injured his hamstring in Liverpool’s Champions League defeat at Galatasaray on Tuesday and Giorgi Mamardashvili will make his first Premier League start away at Chelsea.
Hugo Ekitike and Federico Chiesa both trained ahead of the trip to Stamford Bridge following knocks, as Liverpool look to bounce back from back-to-back defeats for just the second time under Slot.
Predicted line-ups
13:40
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Jamie Braidwood
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Fofana, Badiashile, Cucurella; Lavia, Caicedo, Fernandez; Estevao, Pedro, Neto.
Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Szoboszlai, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak.
What is the Chelsea team news?
13:33
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Jamie Braidwood
This match will come too soon for Cole Palmer and Tosin Adarabioyo, who will likely be out until after the international break. However, Andrey Santos and Wesley Fofana could return to the squad after short-term injury lay-offs.
Trevoh Chalobah is suspended after his red card against Brighton, while Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo and Liam Deal remain the longer-term absentees.
How can I watch it?
13:32
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Jamie Braidwood
Viewers in the UK can watch the match on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting at 5pm BST on both channels. Subscribers can also stream the match online via NOWTV. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass to watch without a subscription.
When is Chelsea vs Liverpool?
13:31
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Jamie Braidwood
The match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 4 October at Stamford Bridge in London. Kick-off is set for 5.30pm BST.
Good afternoon
13:30
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Jamie Braidwood
Chelsea host Liverpool in an intriguing Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge as both rivals search for form following mixed starts to the season.
Visitors Liverpool are in danger of losing three games in a row for the first time under Arne Slot after the Premier League champions fell to defeats at Crystal Palace last weekend and Galatasaray in the Champions League in midweek.
Chelsea were tipped to challenge Liverpool for the title last season but the Blues are stuttering under Enzo Maresca, having lost two games in a row in the Premier League to Manchester United and Brighton at Stamford Bridge.
Slot has yet to get big-money recruits clicking, with Florian Wirtz’s form coming under fire and Alexander Isak still building match sharpness, while Chelsea’s struggles have come in their ill-discipline with red cards in three of their last four games.
What is the Liverpool team news
Friday 3 October 2025 16:49
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Jamie Braidwood
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has already ruled out Alisson after the Brazilian was forced to come off in the loss to Galatasaray, while Hugo Ekitike trained on Friday after being forced off in Istanbul and could be involved.
Giovanni Leoni has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury, while Federico Chiesa could make a return after missing out on the midweek squad due to an ongoing – though less serious – issue.
