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
| Pregame | Goal scorers | |
| Chelsea | — | |
| Liverpool | — |
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Referee: Anthony Taylor
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Starting lineups:
Chelsea (4-2-3-1, right to left): Sanchez (GK) — Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashile, Cucurella — James, Caicedo — Garnacho, Fernandez, Neto — Joao Pedro
Liverpool (4-2-3-1, right to left): Mamardashvili (GK) — Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez — Mac Allister, Gravenberch — Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo — Isak
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Chelsea vs. Liverpool live updates, highlights, and commentary
1 hr 10 mins before kickoff: Alejandro Garnacho gets his first Premier League start for Chelsea
Here it is: your #CHELIV team news! 🔵🆚🔴#CFC pic.twitter.com/1aRx8rXW8A
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) October 4, 2025
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.
Up the Reds 🔴 #CHELIV
— 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.
2 hours before kickoff. Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Chelsea vs. Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
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 |
