Chelsea vs Liverpool: Preview, team news, how to watch, kick-off time & prediction

Chelsea face Liverpool in the opening game of their 2023/24 Premier League season at Stamford Bridge.

After an unbeaten pre-season in the United States, Mauricio Pochettino will manage Chelsea for the first time in the league when Liverpool travel to west London.

It was a season to forget for Chelsea last time out and Pochettino is keen to quickly put that behind them to take the Blues back to where he believes they deservedly belong.

“We are Chelsea. The history of the club is to win. Even in transition, the fans know, we cannot give the message that we are in transition. We need to win. We need to be ready to win. We are ready to win against Liverpool.

“The mentality for the whole club is to compete to be strong and believe in us and try to win. I will not accept different ways to think. No excuses for us.”

Chelsea confirmed there would be six absentees for Sunday’s opener. Marcus Bettinelli, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, Wesley Fofana, Christopher Nkunku and Armando Broja are all sidelined.

Nicolas Jackson is set to make his official Chelsea debut, with Levi Colwill in line to make his first league appearance for the Blues.

Here are all of the details ahead of Chelsea versus Liverpool in the Premier League.

Date, time, location of Chelsea vs Liverpool

The Premier League fixture will take place on Sunday 13th August at 4.30pm BST at Stamford Bridge, London.

How to watch Chelsea vs Liverpool

Chelsea’s clash against Liverpool will be available to watch live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

Prediction

Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool