Liverpool vs Chelsea: Predictions, teams, betting tips, live stream, TV channel – EFL Cup 2018-19 preview

Liverpool vs Chelsea
EFL Cup 2018/19
Venue: Anfield
Date: Wednesday, 26 September, 2018
Kick-off: 7:45pm BST

The Premier League's high-flyers meet at Anfield in the EFL Cup this evening as Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool host Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea.

Liverpool have started the 2018-19 season in perfect fashion, with six wins out of six in the League to top the table as well as a thrilling Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain.

Over at Chelsea, Sarri has taken to life in England well with Sunday's goalless draw at West Ham the first time the Blues have dropped points this term.

Scroll down for Standard Sport’s comprehensive preview...

TV, online and live stream coverage

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Football and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £7.99. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.

You can follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE match blog, with analysis from David Lynch at Anfield.

Tickets

For Liverpool ticket information, click here for the club’s website.

For Chelsea ticket information, click here for the club's website.

Prediction

Betting tips via Betfair | UK users only | Subject to change

• Liverpool to win 1-0: 15/2

• Chelsea to qualify: 17/10

• Sturridge to score first: 4/1

• Morata to score last: 6/1

Click here to find the latest match odds and place a bet.

Head to head

The two sides have met 179 times before, with Liverpool winning 77 of those, Chelsea 62, and the teams sharing 40 draws.

Chelsea took four points off Liverpool last season with a 1-0 home win and 1-1 draw at Anfield, while the last time the teams met in a cup competition - 2015 - Chelsea progressed to the League Cup final with a 1-0 semi-final aggregate win.

Team news

Both Klopp and Sarri are set to ring the changes for the cup clash, with each manager needing to give valuable minutes to squad players.

Pedro and Antonio Rudiger will almost certainly be rested as they struggle with injuries, while the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Andres Christensen, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ethan Ampadu and Alvaro Morata should start.

Similarly for Liverpool, Klopp will likely opt for the likes of Daniel Sturridge, Naby Keita and Fabinho.

Predicted line-ups

Liverpool (4-3-3): Mignolet; Clyne, Matip, Gomez, Moreno; Milner, Fabinho, Keita; Sturridge, Solanke, Shaqiri

Chelsea (4-3-3): Caballero; Zappacosta, Christensen, Cahill, Emerson; Fabregas, Ampadu, Barkley; Moses, Morata, Hudson-Odoi