After threatening a three-way title race, Chelsea and Liverpool both find themselves on the brink of dropping out of contention. Manchester City have opened up an imposing lead at the top of the table and can look on comfortably when their rivals meet at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The champions will take some stopping from here. They have seen Liverpool pick up one point from their last two games and the signs are ominous for Chelsea. Thomas Tuchel has mounting injury problems at the back and is dealing with the fallout from Romelu Lukaku’s explosive interview. Jacob Steinberg
Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League
Venue Stamford Bridge
Last season Chelsea 0 Liverpool 2
Referee Anthony Taylor
This season G14 Y58 R4 4.43 cards/game
Odds H 2-1 A 7-5 D 13-5
CHELSEA
Subs from Arrizabalaga, Bettinelli, Christensen, Sarr, Simons, Hudson-Odoi, Azpilicueta, Vale, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Saúl, Ziyech, Havertz, Soonsup-Bell
Doubtful Christensen (back), Loftus-Cheek (knock), Silva (thigh)
Injured Chilwell (knee, unknown), James (hamstring, unknown), Werner (Covid, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y32 R1
Form LWDDWD
Leading scorer Mount 7
LIVERPOOL
Subs from Kelleher, Pitaluga, N Williams, Gomez, Konaté, Jones, Milner, Morton, Keïta, Minamino, Firmino, Jones
Doubtful None
Injured Phillips (cheek, 15 Jan), Adrián (calf, unknown), Elliott (ankle, unknown), Origi (knee, unknown)
Suspended Robertson (last of three)
Discipline Y26 R1
Form WWWWDL
Leading scorer Salah 15
