2011-12 EPL Preview: Chelsea Vs Liverpool

Stamford Bridge will witness a great day in which Liverpool will travel to face Chelsea, on Saturday 19 November 2011, in week 12 of games.

Villas-Boas’s men are coming off a 1-0 win at Blackburn, following a Lampard header in the 52nd minute. It was an unconvincing performance from the Stamford Bridge side for whom the game was a must-win, after back-to-back defeats. in the league, including a 5-3 loss at home to Arsenal. The visitors were colored in the first half; after a scoring opportunity in the first minute for Sturridge that was saved by Robinson, the hosts dominated possession.

Chelsea was lucky enough to see Yakubu’s shot go wide as he reached out to push a cross from Formica’s home. Sturridge was Chelsea’s standout player, he came close to winning a penalty and had another attempted goal. Rovers nearly leveled in the 86th minute when the ball bounced off the bottom of the bar after Ivanovic stopped a punt on a Pedersen corner.

Liverpool played a 0-0 draw against Swansea, at Anfield, in week 11 of the match. The hosts failed to break through a Swansea defense in a day that will be remembered for Andy Carroll’s missed scoring opportunity more than anything else. This was Liverpool’s third straight home draw that they had several other missed scoring opportunities, including one from Routledge for Swansea, and Liverpool were lucky not to concede and had Reina between the posts to thank him for a brilliant one-handed save that prevented Routledge’s shot from doing so. hurt.

Head to head, Chelsea and Liverpool have met 18 times, in the Premier League, and Chelsea have won 9 of those times, while Liverpool have won 7, with the remaining two matches tied. The last time these teams met was in February 2011, in the same place; Liverpool won that game 1-0.

Currently in fourth place in the league table, the Stamford Bridge team have hosted 5 home games, this season, winning 4 and losing the remainder, while Liverpool, who are in sixth place, have had 3 victories. and 2 losses in 5 road games.

This promises to be an intriguing match between two well-matched teams, both trying to gain some momentum in their campaign, with Chelsea enjoying a lead at the back of home advantage.

Chelsea’s starting eleven against Blackburn: Cech, Ivanovic, Alex, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Lampard, Mata, sturridge, Malouda.

Liverpool’s starting eleven against Swansea: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Jose Enrique, Henderson, Lucas, Adam, Downing, Carroll, Suarez.