Tosin Adarabioyo only has two yellow cards across his last 12 Premier League appearances, though both have come against Liverpool (also in April for Fulham).

Gary Neville
Former Manchester United defender on Sky Sports

The difference from the Arsenal one yesterday is there's defenders around him.

It's so clumsy. The ball is moving away too, but it won't help Tosin's confidence.

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Diogo Jota is chasing for a ball over the top and Tosin Adarabioyo brings him down.

Echoes of the red card William Saliba got for Arsenal against Bournemouth yesterday. The only thing in Adarabioyo's favour was it was only on the halfway line, not closer to goal and that may be why it is only yellow, not red.

But Adarabioyo now has to be very careful for 85 minutes ish.

Leon Osman
Former Everton and England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

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It looked like Moises Caicedo over-stretched when making a tackle in the first few minutes. He does not look comfortable. Enzo Maresca will have to keep an eye on him.

An early problem for Chelsea with Moises Caicedo struggling and having to stretch out his left hamstring. Chelsea won't be wanting such an early change. One to monitor.

The Liverpool fans are screaming for a handball, but Levi Colwill was at very close range and couldn't do anything about that. Nothing given and rightly so.

John Murray
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

Believe it or not, this is the 75th time Liverpool and Chelsea have faced each other this century. I think there's a feeling that familiarity breeds contempt.

We are under way.

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We have just had a period of applause at Anfield for Scotland and Liverpool midfielder Peter Cormack, who passed away aged 78 on 10 October.

He played for Liverpool 178 times in the 1970s, scoring 26 goals. During his time at Anfield, he won the league title twice, the FA Cup and the Uefa Cup.

Chris Sutton
Ex-Premier League striker

Everyone is talking now about the tests coming up for Liverpool, who have started the season with what some people are calling gentler fixtures but, after this game, go to Emirates Stadium next weekend.

This is a tough game for them for starters. There has been a great rivalry between these two clubs in the past couple of decades and I don't think there will be much love lost when they meet on Sunday, either.

Can Chelsea go to Anfield and dominate Liverpool? I am not so sure. Alisson's injury is a blow for the Reds but Caoimhín Kelleher is a very capable back-up in goal.

At the other end, Arne Slot's playing style seems to suit Mohamed Salah and I am expecting Liverpool's attacking options to give them the edge.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

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Chelsea

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca, speaking to Sky Sports about Reece James' return: "He is back and hopefully now he can get minutes and also a bit fitter.

"After a long time out it's not easy, but he has worked very good in the last few weeks."

On Romeo Lavia: "I know him well from Man City. I had him an entire season with him and I known how good he is. He needs to get fit and games."

On the game: "I don't think this game defines where we are. We prepare for the game in our best way and we try to get points."

Liverpool

Liverpool boss Arne Slot, speaking to Sky Sports about the effect of the international break: "Travelling doesn't help, but there is more reasons for us to play Cody Gakpo and Curtis Jones."

On Caoimhin Kelleher: "We have a lot of confidence in him. We would prefer to have Alisson as you prefer to have all your players fit."

On Chelsea: "It's a tough one as Chelsea have done well this season. It's not a surprise to me where they are. They have good team with a lot of good players, so it will be an interesting challenge."

Thomas Hitzlsperger
Former Aston Villa midfielder on Planet Premier League podcast

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With Chelsea my impression is the guys are enjoying playing together and of course you get to play with Cole Palmer who’s been exceptional.

People were criticising the squad size and people were asking, ‘is it was going to click’ and it is clicking.

I don’t think it’s going to be as sustainable with the Chelsea squad as it is with Liverpool’s squad.

I rate Liverpool higher, however it is fun to watch Chelsea, and it will be an entertaining game.

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Chelsea have won all three of their away league matches this season, but we will find out how strong they really are when they face Liverpool at Anfield.

After Liverpool, Maresca's side will have Premier League games against Newcastle, Manchester United and Arsenal. Liverpool have a challenging run of their own, with a trip to Arsenal next in the league followed by matches against Aston Villa and Brighton after which they visit Southampton before hosting champions Manchester City.

"For Liverpool we will find out [on Sunday] about their title credentials, because these are the teams you want to play against and find out if you’re good enough," said ex-Chelsea winger Pat Nevin.

"Liverpool will be there or thereabouts, definitely in the top three. But for Chelsea it's slightly different, it’s not checking title credentials, it’s top four credentials.

"They’ve matured, they’ve got better, they are improving all the time but it’s going to take a little bit longer, they are not Manchester City or Arsenal.

"If they get through these next four fixtures in the Premier League and are still in the top four, I think they will stay there for the rest of the season."

Nedum Onuoha
Former Manchester City defender on Planet Premier League podcast

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This Chelsea side are a team who have outperformed what a lot of people thought they would be.

They’re going to Anfield and they’ll not have fear as they’re in form.

Here comes a tough challenge. I’ll be looking forward to seeing how Liverpool defend against Chelsea as they’re always capable of scoring.

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While Enzo Maresca has enjoyed a good start to his spell at Chelsea, there is no doubt Mauricio Pochettino left the club in a strong position with clear signs of improvement.

They reached the Carabao Cup final, lost to Manchester City in the semi-finals of the FA Cup and won their last five matches to finish sixth and gain a return to Europe, albeit in the third-tier Europa Conference League.

That sixth-placed finish came after only finishing 12th in 2022-23, but it was still not enough to keep Pochettino in a job.

Former Aston Villa and West Ham midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger believes there have been further signs of progress from Chelsea this season, but still thinks they are some way from winning the title.

"They're fun to watch - and still there are so many options in the squad, a lot of talent," he told the Planet Premier League podcast.

"I think that was the long-term goal of the Chelsea owners; to bring in a lot of talent and eventually [challenge]. They need time to get going but then with this talent and a good manager is needed to get it all together.

"This season we have seen glimpses of it, a lot of people are surprised to see them doing this well already but I think it's going to take even longer to become real title contenders."

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says captain Virgil van Dijk "has been crucial" to the team's excellent start to the season.

Van Dijk has played every minute for the Reds since Slot arrived in the summer with the Netherlands captain making a huge contribution to the best defensive record in the league so far.

"We all see how good he still is and how much he contributes to our offensive style," Slot said. "What you don’t see, and I do see, is how important he is in the training sessions.

"He is the most loud and he brings a lot of energy and quality into the sessions. What you see at the weekends is what I also see during the week and that is what you want to see.

"He is definitely our leader."

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Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has said he admired Liverpool's style of play so much that he once watched 38 Reds matches in a single week over Christmas.

The Italian’s intense study of the pressing style pioneered by then manager Jurgen Klopp came as he was making the transition from his playing days to the dugout in 2017.

He has since worked his way from assistant coach at Italian Serie B side Ascoli to the top job at Stamford Bridge, where he has enjoyed a strong start.

Maresca said the way Liverpool players past and present put pressure on the ball out of possession is something he hopes to see from his team.

“When I finished playing and started as a manager, I watched 38 games of Liverpool in one week, to study and to analyse how good they were with the previous manger in terms of pressing and this kind of thing,” he said.

“I really know Liverpool players because I watched them many times. That team, the first one, two, three years with Klopp, the way they were pressing was especially because (Mohamed) Salah, (Roberto) Firmino and (Sadio) Mane.

“It’s not only on the ball it’s also off the ball. The way they are aggressive was something unbelievable. I really like Salah not only because he is good on the ball but because he is a fantastic player off the ball.

“It was Christmas time, I still remember. I was starting to watch different kinds of football to understand and see how the best teams were doing things.”