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The festive British football marathon continues. Before welcoming the New Year, the English Premier League will gift football fans another clash between the top teams on the table. On Sunday at Stamford Bridge stadium, Chelsea will face Liverpool.
Chelsea - Liverpool Tournament: English Premier League Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London Referee: Howard Webb Date and time: 2013-12-29, 18:00
This will be another showdown between table neighbors. The capital footballers currently coached by Jose Mourinho are in third place, while Brendan Rodgers' team is in fourth. However, the situation at the top of the table is particularly tense, so everything could change in one round.
Chelsea's recent performance has not been of the highest level, but they are steadily collecting points and making their way towards the top of the table. Mourinho's team currently has 37 points, trailing 4 points behind Manchester City, who temporarily became league leaders on Saturday.
In the last six Premier League matches, the "aristocrats" have won 4 times, stumbled once against Stoke City, and played a draw against Arsenal earlier this week.
London's team will have to deal without their midfielder Ramires, who received his fifth yellow card in the match against Swansea City and is suspended for one game.
In the last game between these two teams, Luis Suarez not only scored a goal, but Brendan Rodgers' team has been showing an increasingly improved and attractive style of play.
Before this match, Mourinho praised Rodgers' team, stating that they have the potential to win the English championship. Rodgers, on the other hand, thanked Mourinho for his contribution to his career.
In the last encounter at Anfield, the result ended in a 2-2 draw, but what stood out the most was Suarez's clash with Branislav Ivanovic, resulting in a 10-match suspension for the striker.
Statistics and facts: - Chelsea has won only once and suffered three losses in their recent home matches against Liverpool. - Liverpool has scored 29 goals in their last 14 Premier League matches in London. - Mourinho has not lost any Premier League matches at home with Chelsea, but the last team to defeat them at home was Liverpool in 2008. - Chelsea has lost only once in their last eight Premier League matches. - Liverpool has only won once in their last six away matches.
Predicted lineups: Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole; Mikel; Lampard, Hazard, Oscar, Willian; Torres. Liverpool: Mignolet; Johnson, Skrtel, Sakho, Cissokho; Lucas, Allen, Henderson, Sterling, Coutinho; Suarez.
