Arne Slot has rotated his starting lineup with six total changes as Liverpool play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.
After Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions last weekend, Slot has said “it's not going to be four games with the same lineup as we had against Tottenham”.
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Harvey Elliott, Jarell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas, Wataru Endo, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota all come into the team, while Conor Bradley is on the bench after injury.
"My lineups will be different to what we've had the last 10 months, (we) won't change everyone but there will be some rotation,” said Slot on Friday. “Not to say we will lose, we have a lot of trust in those (players).
"I think some of the players deserved to play earlier because they have trained so well and are good enough, but I mainly chose the same players so I see where they are looking ahead to next season a bit, but also because they deserve to play this season.”
Alisson remains in goal ahead of Caoimhin Kelleher, while Tsimikas and Quansah replace Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konate.
Endo, Elliott and Jones - the first two making their maiden league starts of the season - replace Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, while Diogo Jota is in for Luis Diaz in attack. Federico Chiesa remains on the bench, as does Darwin Nunez.
With Bradley making the matchday squad, it leaves fellow defender Joe Gomez as Liverpool’s only absentee at present as he continues to recover from hamstring surgery.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Endo, Jones, Salah, Elliott, Gakpo, Jota
Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Robertson, Bradley
Injured: Gomez
Time and date: 4.30pm BST on Sunday May 4, 2025
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
How to watch: Sky Sports
