Premier League champions Liverpool will seek to prevent their recent blip from turning into something a little more severe when they travel to Chelsea on Saturday.
Crystal Palace ended a perfect start to the league season from Arne Slot's men last weekend, when they claimed a dramatic 2-1 win at Selhurst Park.
Liverpool were then beaten 1-0 at Galatasaray this midweek in the Champions League.
Chelsea beat Benfica in Europe's top competition but go into this game on the back of two consecutive Premier League defeats to Manchester United and Brighton. Head coach Enzo Maresca was undermined by red cards, to Robert Sanchez and Trevoh Chalobah respectively, in those matches.
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Chelsea vs. Liverpool score
| 1st Half | Goalscorers | |
| Chelsea | 1 | Caicedo 14' |
| Liverpool | 0 |
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Referee: Anthony Taylor
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Starting lineups:
Chelsea (4-2-3-1, right to left): 1. Robert Sanchez (GK) — 27. Malo Gusto, 34. Josh Acheampong, 5. Benoit Badiashile, 3. Marc Cucurella — 24. Reece James, 25. Moises Caicedo — 49. Alejandro Garnacho, 8. Enzo Fernandez, 7. Pedro Neto — 20. Joao Pedro
Liverpool (4-2-3-1, right to left): 25. Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) — 12. Conor Bradley, 5. Ibrahima Konate, 4. Virgil van Dijk, 6. Milos Kerkez — 10. Alexis Mac Allister, 38. Ryan Gravenberch — 11. Mohamed Salah, 8. Dominik Szoboszlai, 18. Cody Gakpo — 9. Alexander Isak
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Chelsea vs. Liverpool live updates, highlights, and commentary
45+1 mins: James curls one in to the near post that's cleared.
45 mins: Garnacho goes down like a sack of potatoes but that is a foul from Bradley, who is treading a tightrope. Two minutes of stoppage time signalled as Chelsea line up the free-kick.
44 mins: Oh, that's Liverpool's best moment of the half by a mile. Salah produces a sumptuous cross with the outside of his left foot. Isak gets up but can't keep the header down. He should probably have hit the target.
41 mins: Garnacho all over this came at the moment, harassing Szoboszlai and Kerkez under a long punt forward from Sanchez. Chelsea really need to capitalise here and get a second goal because the champions look all at sea.
40 mins: Garnacho has gone to ground in the box. Chelsea want a penalty, but Anthony Taylor waves away the appeals. It looks like he might be going over to check the VAR monitor but he's simply going to the bench to book a furious Enzo Maresca.
39 mins: Ohhh, Garnacho just wide there from the edge of the box. Mamardashvili was rooted.
38 mins: Neto instigates a fine Chelsea counter-attack and Liverpool scramble away for a corner.
36 mins: Achaempong goes on a buccaneering run deep into Liverpool territory but can't make the final pass.
33 mins: Bradley, his foul-fest against Jack Grealish in the Merseyside derby still fresh in the memory, brings down Garnacho to get himself a booking.
34 mins: Liverpool get themselves down the left but Cucurella is there to boot away from the goal mouth.
26 mins: The Liverpool defence drop deep to repel Neto's delivery. It's half cleared, Guto volleys into a forest of legs and Neto's follow-up cross is pouched by Mamardashvili.
25 mins: Bradley clumps into Garnacho to concede a free-kick about 35 yards from goal to the left. Another ragged moment from Liverpool.
19 mins: Liverpool looking for a response. Gakpo darts into the Chelsea box and cuts one back for Szoboszlai. The Hungary midfielder doesn't make a clean contact and Badiashile blocks.
14 mins: GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!!! Moises Caicedo!!!!!
Nothing Mamadashvili can do about that, although he is culpable for the chance coming about. Van Dijk sold the debutant goalkeeper short with a backpass. He thundered it back at the Dutchman to concedesa throw-in deep in Liverpool territory. Chelsea work the ball well from that position, Caicedo drives forward and lashes a phenomenal strike into the top corner from 25 yards.
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13 mins: Chelsea work an angle for Neto to cross, with his delivery too deep for Garnacho. The home side have looked good in the past few minutes, though.
12 mins: Salah looks to slip a pass through to Isak. It's simple enough for Badiashile to shepherd out for a goal kick.
10 mins: Fernandez flings a ball into the box and Mamardashvili takes it confidently. Something of a contrast to what Sanchez produced a couple of moments ago.
8 mins: Liverpool corner on the left. Gakpo swings it in, Sanchez comes out and flaps at fresh air but referee Atkinson has spotted a foul on the Chelsea goalkeeper.
6 mins: Raking ball from Badiashile looking for Gusto charging forward from right-back. He springs the Liverpool offside trap but there's a little too much on the pass.
4 mins: Kerkez with a nice ball into the Chelsea box from the left. Cucurella gets there ahead of Salah at the back post. It's been a confident and purposeful start from the visitors.
Kickoff: 1st Half
Liverpool get us underway. Fernandez is down inside the first minute. Given Chelsea's ongoing injury woes, they'll desperately hope that's not too much to worry about.
4 mins before kickoff: Here come the teams, through a fog of fireworks in the late west London evening.
15 mins before kickoff: Cole Palmer was Chelsea's matchwinner in this fixture last season, albeit when Liverpool had already been crowned champions. The England attacker heads a hefty injury list heading into this game and Enzo Maresca is pleased with how his players have tried to step up during a tough period.
It's nice. You get to learn how to manage these kind of moments and it's good to learn. We have nine players out - two or three players are still carrying small problems. But they're doing fantastically to be there on the pitch. Let's hope today can be a good day for Chelsea, for everyone.
40 mins before kickoff: Arne Slot's Liverpool are about to experience something they haven't very often. Arsenal's win over West Ham at Emirates Stadium means the Reds will not be top of the table when they kick off.
1 hr 10 mins before kickoff: Alejandro Garnacho gets his first Premier League start for Chelsea
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1 hr 15 mins before kickoff: The teams are in. Mamardashvili gets his Premier League debut for Liverpool as expected. Alexander Isak starts at centre-forward but Florian Wirtz is only on the bench as Arne Slot reverts to his title-winning midfield three of Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch.
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 4, 2025
1 hr 30 mins before kickoff: So where exactly are this Liverpool team? Five wins out of five to start the season, with a handful of those late. Winning when you're not playing well? The sign of champions! Then defeats at Crystal Palace and Galatasaray when not playing well, which is just outright not very good. Will the blip become a forboding hoot today against a Chelsea side who, in their modern day iteration, often seem stuck in a loop of nonsensical Morse Code. Enzo Maresca's men did not win a Premier League game in September and have lost their past two in England's top flight.
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Chelsea vs. Liverpool kick off time
The Premier League match kicks off in London at 5:30 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Sat, Oct 4 | 12:30 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Sat, Oct 4 | 12:30 p.m. ET |
| UK | Sat, Oct 4 | 5:30 p.m. BST |
| Australia | Sun, Oct 5 | 3:30 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Sat, Oct 4 | 11:00 p.m. IST |
Chelsea vs. Liverpool lineups, team news
Chelsea's defeat to Brighton proved even more frustrating for Enzo Maresca as Andrey Santos suffered an injury during the game and is now ruled out until after the international break.
The youngster joins a large pool of players on the treatment table, which includes the likes of Tosin Adarabioyo, Liam Delap, Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo and Cole Palmer.
In addition to the injuries, Trevoh Chalobah is banned for this game after his red card against Brighton. Mykhailo Mudryk continues to serve a doping suspension.
Benoit Badiashile comes straight back into the defence on his return from injury, which Reece James starts alongside Moises Caicedo in central midfield, freeing up Enzo Fernandez to play as the No. 10.
Chelsea starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Sanchez (GK) — Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashile, Cucurella — James, Caicedo — Garnacho, Fernandez, Neto — Joao Pedro
Chelsea subs: Jorgensen (GK), Slonina (GK), Hato, Emenalo, Lavia, Buonanotte, Gittens, Estevao Willian, Guiu.
Liverpool's loss at Galatasaray came at an additional cost as first-choice goalkeeper Alisson sustained a thigh injury and has been ruled out for the game against Chelsea.
In his absence, Giorgi Mamardashvili makes his Premier League debut for the Reds.
In attack, Hugo Ekitike has made the after suffering a muscle injury in his previous outing. Alexander Isak starts at centre-forward but Florian Wirtz has to be content with a place on the bench.
Meanwhile, new signing Giovanni Leoni has an ACL injury that is set to rule him out for the rest of the season. Midfielder Stefan Bajcetic is out for the foreseeable future with a hamstring injury.
Liverpool starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Mamardashvili (GK) — Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez — Mac Allister, Gravenberch — Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo — Isak
Liverpool subs: Woodman (GK), Gomez, Endo, Robertson, Frimpong, Jones, Ekitike, Chiesa, Wirtz
Chelsea vs. Liverpool live stream, TV channel
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | USA Network, Telemundo, Universo, NBC | Fubo, Universo NOW, Peacock |
| Canada | — | Fubo Canada |
| UK | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League | Sky Sports Extra |
| Australia | — | Stan Sport |
| India | Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports 3 Asia | Disney+ Hotstar |