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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has doubts over the fitness of Alexis Mac Allister, Waturu Endo and Kostas Tsimikas. Goalkeeper Alisson remains on the sidelines but Caoimhin Kelleher returns after recovering from an illness. Chelsea are without Wesley Fofana and Marc Cucurella, who are both serving a one-match suspension. Reece James is fit again after a hamstring injury and could make his first appearance of the season. Head-to-head After three consecutive league defeats against Chelsea between 2013 and 2014, Liverpool have lost just two of the past 19 meetings (W7, D10). Chelsea are winless in nine matches against the Reds all competitions since a 1-0 league victory at Anfield in March 2021 (D7, L2). Two of the draws in that run ended in penalty shootout victories in cup finals for Liverpool. The Blues have won just one of their last nine Premier League away games against Liverpool (D5, L3). Liverpool Arne Slot is the first Liverpool manager to win nine of his first 10 matches in charge in all competitions. It is only the third time the Reds have won nine of their opening 10 games in a season, emulating 1961-62 and 1990-91. All six of Liverpool's league wins this season have been against teams that begin this weekend in the bottom half of the table. The Reds could keep six clean sheets in their opening eight matches of a league campaign for the first time. Arne Slot’s side have conceded the fewest goals (two), kept the most clean sheets (five), and have the lowest expected goals against figure (5. 2) of any top-flight side this season. Mohamed Salah has scored only four goals in 18 appearances for Liverpool against Chelsea in all competitions, and none in his last five. Chelsea Chelsea are aiming to win their first four away games of a league season for only the third time, after 2005-06 (four) and 2008-09 (eight). Enzo Maresca is looking to become only the fifth manager to win each of his first four away Premier League games, with one of the previous four to do so being Arne Slot. The Blues have lost only two of their last 22 league games. Only Manchester City (17) have scored more top-flight goals than Chelsea's 16 this season. Cole Palmer (28 goals, 16 assists) has been directly involved in 44 goals in 40 Premier League appearances for Chelsea. Only Erling Haaland for Man City (43 goals, nine assists), Andy Cole for Newcastle United (34 goals, 13 assists) and Mohamed Salah for Liverpool (34 goals, 11 assists) have had as many goal involvements in their first 40 Premier League games for a single club. Since his league debut for Chelsea in September 2023, no player has provided more top-flight assists than Palmer’s 16 (level with Bukayo Saka). Last Updated 19th October 2024 at 19: 34 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six Premier League meetings with Chelsea, though five of these have ended level (W1). Chelsea have won just one of their last nine Premier League away games against Liverpool (D5 L3), going down 4-1 in this exact fixture last season. Having lost three consecutive league games against Chelsea between 2013 and 2014, Liverpool have now lost just two of their last 19 against the Blues (W7 D10). Liverpool have conceded the fewest goals (2), kept the most clean sheets (5), and have the lowest expected goals against figure (5. 2) of any side in the Premier League this season. Meanwhile, only Manchester City (17) have scored more goals than Chelsea (16) in the division this term, and only Tottenham boast a higher x G (15. 0) than the Blues (14. 7). Along with Liverpool, Chelsea are one of two sides with a 100% away win rate in the Premier League this season (3/3). Only in 2005-06 (4) and 2008-09 (8) have the Blues ever won their opening four away matches of a league season. In the 266 minutes Liverpool’s Premier League games have been level on the scoreline this season, the Reds have faced just 16 shots, an average of 5. 4 per 90. This is both the lowest total faced and per 90 faced when drawing of any side in the competition this term. Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca is looking to become only the fifth manager to win each of his first four away Premier League games, with one of the previous four to do so being his counterpart in this match, Liverpool’s Arne Slot (also Bobby Gould, John Gregory, and Luiz Felipe Scolari). Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has four goals in 13 Premier League games against former side Chelsea, averaging a goal every 257 minutes against the Blues. Among opponents he has played 10+ times in the competition, only against Burnley (778) does he have a poorer mins-per-goal rate. Only Dominic Solanke (24) has made more targeted runs into the box in the Premier League this season than Liverpool’s Diogo Jota (22). The Portuguese forward has 11 goal involvements in his last 12 league starts (7 goals, 4 assists), and five in his last six at Anfield (4 goals, 1 assist). Chelsea pair Cole Palmer (11) and Noni Madueke (4) have created 15 chances for each other in the Premier League this season, the most of any duo. Indeed, Palmer’s four assists for Madueke is also the most from one player for a teammate so far this term. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.