Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Liverpool today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Chelsea FC 1 - 0 Liverpool FC
Chelsea vs Liverpool
17:17
The fourth official indicates one minute will be added to the end of the half for stoppages.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
17:15
SO CLOSE! Palmer plays the ball forward from the halfway line, giving Neto a chance to take on Tsimikas en-route towards the 18-yard box. The winger then cuts inside and shifts the ball onto his left foot to pull a low shot towards the near post, hoping to put it just out of Alisson’s range, but he hits the side-netting instead!
Chelsea vs Liverpool
17:13
Salah’s first time cross towards Gakpo is won by Caicedo, who heads the ball towards the far touchline, where a bit of hard work from Neto secures Chelsea a throw-in.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
17:09
Liverpool haven’t lost any of their last 20 Premier League matches in the month of May (16 wins and four draws), though their last defeat was at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in 2018.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
17:08
Alexander-Arnold sends his ensuing corner-kick a bit too high over the head of a leaping Van Dijk, which allows Sanchez to palm the ball away from danger.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
17:07
Alexander-Arnold curls a cross to the far post from a standing position, with Sanchez choosing to stay at home. Taking no risks, Neto gets on the end of the delivery and turns it behind with his head, giving Liverpool a corner.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
17:06
Liverpool are dominating the possession statistics in the opening half-hour, seeing 71 per cent of the ball as they search for a way back into the game. Chelsea are in a comfortable position after securing the early goal but may be relying too heavily on the counter-attack to find a second, with Slot’s team consistently finding spaces to exploit in the build up.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
17:05
Despite completing just three passes, Neto has created two chances and provided an assist in the opening 33 minutes of the game.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
17:03
The captain delivers a corner as Fernandez sends his inswinging delivery towards the near post, where Tsimikas fails to connect cleanly with his header. The ball drops to Neto, who lashes a volley from close range towards goal, only for Quansah to put in a block and turn it behind again.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
17:00
Alexander-Arnold lets fly on a right-footed shot from 16 yards out but he fails to open space ahead of Cucurella, who puts in a key block.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:58
Gakpo plays a one-two pass with Endo on the edge of the 18-yard box and appears likely to break through the Chelsea defensive line, if not for quick thinking from Chalobah, who intercepts the connection.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:57
Tsimikas’ left-footed delivery causes a bit of a scramble inside the penalty area with neither team able to lay claim to the loose ball, but Lavia emerges from the chaos and puts in a clearing touch.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:57
Caicedo sticks out a leg and catches Gakpo, bringing the winger down to give Liverpool a free-kick in the left channel just over 25 yards from goal.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:56
Jones lays the ball back for Alexander-Arnold, who hits it low and at the first time of asking into the feet of Salah inside the penalty area. Looking to take a touch, the winger once again miscontrols a pass and lets it run - this time to concede a goal-kick.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:53
Palmer goes long from inside his own half, looking to put the ball into the path of Jackson, but Alisson anticipates the service and steps to the edge of his 18-yard box to get there first.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:52
Elliott and Endo interchange neatly in the middle of the pitch 30 yards from goal, which provides the Japan international with just enough space to pick out Salah. Isolated against Cucurella one-against-one, the winger’s first touch lets him down and allows the Chelsea full-back to poke it away.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:51
A win today would guarantee Chelsea European football ahead of next season, with 10 points separating them in fifth (temporarily) and Bournemouth in eighth. They could qualify for the Europa League next season should they manage to win the Conference League, but they’ll be hoping to secure a spot in the Champions League with a top-five finish.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:49
Play is temporarily stopped for Neto, who has gone down inside the Liverpool penalty after an innocuous tangle of legs with Tsimikas but he gets up after taking a moment to gather himself - with the medical staff not required.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:48
Neto puts the ball onto his left foot and scoops a cross to the edge of the six-yard box for Fernandez, who does well to get on the end of it despite close marking from Quansah. He’s unable to test Alisson and double his tally though, sending his header up and over the crossbar.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:45
Gakpo tries to pick out Salah with a cross to the far post after Endo’s switch of play to the left flank finds the Netherlands international in space, but despite stretching, the number 11 is unable to keep the ball in play.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:43
Fernandez's goal (2:47) is Chelsea's earliest Premier League strike at Stamford Bridge since Antonio Rediger against Stoke in December 2017 (2:33).
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:42
Tsimikas receives Alexander-Arnold’s pass forward and holds the ball up ahead of Caicedo before laying it off to Gakpo. With only one thing on his mind, the winger puts the ball onto his right foot and hits a powerful strike towards goal that’s caught cleanly by the Chelsea goalkeeper.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:41
Alisson comes flying out of his penalty area to try and stop a Chelsea break and mistimes his sliding tackle, sending Jackson up into the air before crashing to the ground. A certain booking that may have seen the goalkeeper sent off, the Liverpool player is saved by the linesman, who raises his flag for offside.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:40
Gakpo’s cross from the left takes a deflection off Lavia but still manages to find its way to Jota, who attempts a difficult backheel volley. It’s a decent try, but the trick doesn’t come off, and leads to a Sanchez goal-kick.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:39
Jackson looks to thread a pass through the lines for the overlapping run of Madueke, but Quansah sticks his foot in and redirects the ball into the path of Alisson.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:37
Elliott gives away possession inside the centre-circle, allowing Madueke to lead a Chelsea counter-attack the other way, but he holds onto the ball a bit too long and drags his eventual shot wide of the far post through a crowd of Liverpool defenders.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:34
Assist Pedro Lomba Neto
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:33
EARLY CHANCE! Salah dribbles with close control into the penalty area, drawing both Cucurella and Madueke towards him before playing a pass between the pair for Jones, who promptly returns it to the Egypt international. From the byline, Salah attempts to centre a pass into the six-yard box by Sanchez dives off his line and claims the ball with one hand!
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:32
Liverpool get the match under way from the kick-off!
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:18
Off the back of guaranteeing the Premier League title, Liverpool make six alterations from the side that beat Tottenham 5-1 last weekend. Tsimikas replaces Robertson at left-back, while Quansah takes over from Konate in the middle of the defence. A new-look midfield sees Jones, Endo and Elliott come in from the start instead of Mac Allister, the uninvolved Ryan Gravenberch and Szoboszlai, and Jota leads the line in attack instead of Diaz.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:18
Chelsea name an unchanged XI from the side that beat Everton 1-0 on April 26. Sanchez starts between the posts behind a four-man defence of Cucurella, Colwill, Chalobah and Caicedo. Fernandez and Lavia pair in midfield, while Neto, Palmer and Madueke will be looking to supply Jackson in attack.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:18
LIVERPOOL SUBS: Caoimhin Kelleher, Andrew Robertson, Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Darwin Nunez, Federico Chiesa, Luis Diaz.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:18
LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson Becker; Kostas Tsimikas, Virgil Van Dijk, Jarell Quansah, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Curtis Jones, Wataru Endo, Harvey Elliott; Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:18
CHELSEA SUBS: Filip Jorgensen, Benoit Badiashile, Josh Acheampong, Malo Gusto, Reece James, Tosin Adarabioyo, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jadon Sancho, Tyrique George.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:18
CHELSEA XI (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez; Marc Cucurella, Levi Colwill, Trevoh Chalobah, Moises Caicedo; Enzo Fernandez, Romeo Lavia; Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke; Nicolas Jackson.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:18
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:03
Liverpool’s 5-1 hammering of Tottenham at Anfield last week was their 25th win of the season, and the result that mathematically secured their 20th league title in club history; their second in the Premier League era. With nothing left to play for except pride, it remains to be seen whether Arne Slot will use the full extent of his squad and make sweeping changes in his final fixtures - giving rotational players a chance with one eye on next season. Should the Reds continue their impressive form and see out the rest of the campaign with four victories, they’d reach a maximum tally of 94, which is just five shy of their total in 2019-20.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:03
Chelsea welcome the newly crowned Premier League champions to Stamford Bridge, with their fate anything but decided with four games to go. Sitting in fifth place, which is good enough for Champions League qualification come the end of the season, Enzo Maresca’s team are first among a trio of teams level on 60 points - alongside Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa - by virtue of a superior goal difference. A third-successive league win for the Blues would see them move up into a tie with Newcastle United in fourth after their earlier draw with Brighton, and close the space with Manchester City to just one point.
Chelsea vs Liverpool
16:03
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Chelsea vs Liverpool
14:30
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