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Premier League · Matchweek 14

Chelsea vs Liverpool lineups

Chelsea host Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on 5 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 14 of the Premier League. They last met on 9 May 2026, when Liverpool and Chelsea drew 1-1.

Chelsea vs Liverpool match facts

Kick-off
Sat 5 Dec 2026, 15:00
Stadium
Stamford Bridge, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 14

Chelsea vs Liverpool lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Chelsea vs Liverpool head to head

12
Chelsea wins
17
Draws
14
Liverpool wins

48–57 on goals in 43 meetings since 7 November 2010

Recent Chelsea vs Liverpool results

  1. Liverpool1–1ChelseaPremier LeagueAnfield
  2. Chelsea2–1LiverpoolPremier LeagueStamford Bridge
  3. Chelsea3–1LiverpoolPremier LeagueStamford Bridge
  4. Liverpool2–1ChelseaPremier LeagueAnfield
  5. Chelsea0–1LiverpoolLeague CupWembley Stadium

Chelsea vs Liverpool history

Chelsea have won two of the last five, with one drawn. Liverpool last won at Stamford Bridge on 20 September 2020, by 2-0. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Chelsea are unbeaten in the last three meetings.

Stamford Bridge

Chelsea play at Stamford Bridge in London. The ground holds 41,841. Liverpool have won there four times in thirteen visits, most recently in September 2020. Chelsea have won five of those, with four drawn. The pitch is grass. Liverpool's most recent visit was on 4 October 2025, a 1-2 defeat.

Last meeting: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea, May 2026

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Liverpool, 4-2-3-1
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Chelsea, 4-2-3-1
Liverpool crest
LiverpoolFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 17Curtis JonesD
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéD
  4. 4Virgil van DijkD
  5. 6Miloš KerkezD
  6. 38Ryan GravenberchM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongM
  9. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
  10. 73Rio NgumohaM
  11. 18Cody GakpoF

Bench

  1. 28Frederick WoodmanG
  2. 14Federico ChiesaF
  3. 68Kieran MorrisonM
  4. 79Will WrightF
  5. 26Andrew RobertsonD
  6. 2Joseph GomezD
  7. 9Alexander IsakF
  8. 42Treymaurice NyoniM
  9. 75Ndiaye

Coach: Arne Slot

Chelsea crest
ChelseaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 12Filip JörgensenG
  2. 27Malo GustoD
  3. 29Wesley FofanaD
  4. 6Levi ColwillD
  5. 21Jorrel HatoD
  6. 17Andrey SantosM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoM
  8. 10Cole PalmerM
  9. 8Enzo FernándezM
  10. 3Marc CucurellaM
  11. 20João PedroF

Bench

  1. 44Gabriel SłoninaG
  2. 23Trevoh ChalobahD
  3. 24Reece JamesD
  4. 4Abdul-Nasir AdarabioyoD
  5. 9Liam DelapF
  6. 45Roméo LaviaM
  7. 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
  8. 76Kavuma McQueenF
  9. 72EboueM

Coach: Calum McFarlane

Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Chelsea in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 9 May 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 1-1. Ryan Gravenberch and Enzo Fernández scored. Giorgi Mamardashvili and Filip Jörgensen started in goal.

Chelsea vs Liverpool lineups — common questions

When is Chelsea vs Liverpool?
Chelsea vs Liverpool kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 5 December 2026 at Stamford Bridge in London. The match is Matchweek 14 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 9 May 2026.
What was the score in the last Chelsea vs Liverpool match?
In the meeting before this one, Liverpool and Chelsea drew 1-1 on 9 May 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Chelsea won 2-1 on 4 October 2025 in the Premier League. Chelsea have won 12 of the 43 meetings between the clubs and Liverpool have won 14.

Liverpool vs Chelsea at Anfield

Updated 9 August 2026