Liverpool play their first match as Premier League champions as they visit a Chelsea side who are desperate for three points to help their Champions League push.
The Reds sealed the title last weekend as they thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at Anfield and will receive a guard of honour at Stamford Bridge after Enzo Maresca said the Blues would respect “tradition”.
With the league wrapped up, this is a far more important match for Chelsea and their pursuit of a top-five finish, with their position looking more promising after back-to-back wins over Fulham and Everton.
It gets harder from here, though, with matches against Liverpool and then top-five contenders Newcastle and Nottingham Forest to come as under-pressure Maresca looks to salvage a Champions League qualification that looked certain when these sides met at Anfield earlier this season.
Here’s everything you need to know
When is Chelsea vs Liverpool?
The Premier League fixture will kick off at 4:30pm BST on Sunday 4 May at Stamford Bridge.
How can I watch it?
It will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Subscribers can stream the action on Now TV or Sky Go.
Confirmed line-ups
Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Caicedo, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Lavia, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson.
Subs: Jorgensen, Tosin, Badiashile, Acheampong, Gusto, James, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho, George.
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Endo, Jones, Elliott; Salah, Jota, Gakpo
Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Robertson, Bradley
What is the team news?
Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez is fit to start after missing Thursday’s win at Djurgarden with a knock but Christopher Nkunku misses out. Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo and Nicolas Jackson return to the line-up but Reece James is on the bench.
Liverpool make six changes from last Sunday’s win over Tottenham, with Arne Slot offering starts to Harvey Elliott, Wataru Endo, Curtis Jones, Kostas Tsimikas, Jarrell Quansah and Diogo Jota.
Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alisson keep their places in a rotated team.
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