Title chances slipping away for Chelsea and Liverpool

Chelsea and Liverpool both dropped points in midweek and now come together in a crucial fixture on Sunday.

The Blues conceded a late equaliser as they were held to a draw by Brighton on Wednesday, while Liverpool slipped to a surprise 1-0 defeat at Leicester the day before.

Manchester City now hold an eight-point lead at the top of the table and as such Sunday’s meeting at Stamford Bridge looks to be a must win clash for both sides if either is to stay in title contention – but that may well lead to the two teams cancelling each other out.

Chelsea have a number of injury concerns and Reece James and Andreas Christensen picked up problems in the draw with Brighton and are considered as doubts, alongside Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Timo Werner, while Ben Chilwell is a long-term absentee and Thiago Silva also misses out.

Liverpool are without the suspended Andy Robertson and injury victims Nat Phillips, Adrian, Divock Origi and Harvey Elliott, but Takumi Minamino and Thiago Alcantara could return after missing the defeat at Leicester.

Expect goals at both ends

I was tempted to go for a draw as my main bet but given how much is at stake here both teams to score stands out as a good option for our main bet. Liverpool’s blank at Leicester was the first time they have failed to score in any competition all season, and with Chelsea potentially short of options at the back they should be able to get on the scoresheet at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues were clean sheet specialists earlier in the season but they have started to struggle for shut-outs and have just two in their last 10 games, with both teams to score landing in eight of their last 10 and they have only failed to score in one of those.

There have been goals at both ends in each of Chelsea’s last five games at home in the league and only Manchester City, who have the best defensive record in the division, have managed a Premier League clean sheet at Stamford Bridge – so both teams to scor



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切尔西和利物浦的夺冠机会正在流失

切尔西和利物浦都在周中丢了分，现在在周日的一场关键比赛中相遇。

蓝军在周三晚些时候被布莱顿逼平，而利物浦在前一天意外地被莱斯特1-0击败。

曼城现在拥有一个8分领先顶部的表,因此周日的会议在斯坦福桥似乎必须赢得双方如果发生冲突是在标题的论点,但这很可能导致两队相互抵消。

切尔西有很多伤病问题，在和布莱顿的平局中，里斯·詹姆斯、安德烈亚斯·克里斯滕森以及鲁本·洛夫特斯-奇克和蒂莫·维尔纳都有伤病问题，而本·奇尔维尔长期缺席，蒂亚戈·席尔瓦也缺席了。

利物浦缺少了停赛的安迪·罗伯逊和受伤的纳特·菲利普斯、阿德里安、迪瓦克·Origi和哈维·埃利奥特，但Takumi Minamino和蒂亚戈·阿尔坎塔拉在错过了对莱斯特的比赛后可以回归。

希望双方都能进球

我想把平局作为我的主要赌注，但考虑到多少是在这里的赌注，两队得分都是一个很好的选择，我们的主要赌注。利物浦在莱斯特的空白是他们整个赛季第一次在任何比赛中都没有进球，而切尔西可能在后防线上缺少选择，他们应该能够在斯坦福桥的比赛中进球。

蓝军在本赛季的早些时候是不失球的专家，但他们已经开始为不失球而挣扎，在过去的10场比赛中，他们只有2场不失球，在过去的10场比赛中，两队都有8场进球，只有一场没有进球。

在切尔西最近的五场主场比赛中，双方都有进球，只有在联赛中防守最好的曼城，在斯坦福桥没有失球——所以两支球队都有进球