The defending champion has a difficult test, and Thomas Tuchel knows that keeping possession at Anfield is decisive for a positive result. Only the hosts still have significant batch problems, because Chelsea with the batch 99% complete. Only Hudson-Odoi is uncertain at Chelsea, who will play again with three defenders and three strikers. Gomez, Henderson, Jota, Matip, Van Dijk, Fabinho and Kelleher are unavailable from Liverpool’s camp, and the defense of the “cormorants” is quite vulnerable. So it will be on Thursday night, because Chelsea has the ability to be dangerous, through the incursions of Mount and the completions of Abraham, Giroud, Willian or Werner.
Chelsea is in 5th place in the Premier League (goal average 41-25), with 44 points, one point ahead of Liverpool. It’s a derby for the Champions League places and both teams will be at the top. It is difficult to say who will have the possession, but we know that there are incisive players in both camps and defensive problems in Liverpool. Under these conditions, Chelsea should have their chances empty, but it is dangerous to bet on the “fish” sign. And this is because the statistics show us that English derbies tend to be rather closed, tactical, with little success on the scoreboard. Liverpool has 43 points and comes after a victory with Sheffield United (2-0), the first after 4 failures in a row.

KO – Fri 05 Mar @ 01:45 IST
PREDICTION: Total goals scored will be over 0.5