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Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech; Bosingwa, Luiz, Terry, Cole; Lampard, Mikel, Essien; Anelka, Torres, Drogba.

Liverpool (4-4-2): Reina; Johnson, Skrtel, Carragher, Kelly; Lucas, Gerrard, Meireles, Maxi; Kuyt, Suarez.

Referee: Andre Marriner


Tale of the game
Any game between these teams is highly anticipated but this clash offers greater expectations following the £50 million transfer of Fernando Torres.
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that, fitness willing, the former Liverpool striker, who will wear the number nine shirt, will face his former club.

He could line up alongside Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka, another former Liverpool striker.

Chelsea could also give a first start to their other marquee deadline day g, Benfica defender David Luiz.

He has been signed as the long-term central defensive partner for John Terry and may begin life in a blue shirt on Sunday.

On Tuesday, Chelsea continued their return to form with their third successive victory, a 4-2 win at Sunderland.

That took their goal tally to an impressive 10 in three games.

Torres has scored seven goals against Chelsea, though only one of those came at Stamford Bridge, in a Champions League tie in April 2008.

Chelsea have no fresh injury concerns but Alex (knee), Yury Zhirkov (calf) and Yossi Benayoun (Achilles) remain sidelined.

On Wednesday, Liverpool beat Stoke 2-0 and Luis Suarez, who came on as a substitute, scored on his debut.

Manager Kenny Dalglish could give Suarez a start and may recall Jamie Carragher, who returned to the bench on Wednesday for the first time since dislocating his should in November.

This season: Liverpool 2 Chelsea 0.

Last season: Chelsea 2 Liverpool 0, Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2.

Stat of the game: Anelka, Drogba and Torres have a combined total of 281 Premier League goals between them.

Match

So you finally ed Liverpool today

Na lie Mukina,no be Saturday.

Mukina please make a correction on the match day/date

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/fixtures/_/league/eng.1/english-premier-league?cc=5739

Official Liverpool Thread

http://forums.liverpoolfc.tv/showthread.php?t=231710

Chant 2

His armband lied, he was no red, Torres Torres

He's just a rentboy like they said, Torres Torres

Into our backs he plunged his knife

I hope John Terry shags his wife

Fernando Torres, Chelsea's new number 9

Mobinga:

So you finally ed Liverpool today

sharaaaaaaaaaaap

denzel2009:

Na lie Mukina,no be Saturday.

Lol Calm down

saintneo:

Mukina please make a correction on the match day/date

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/fixtures/_/league/eng.1/english-premier-league?cc=5739

ma binu i don change am
Thanks

Cheating scum

Dalglish : "Raul Meireles, Gerrard, Caroll, Suarez would scare every defence in the EPL."

^^^ abeg tell them ohhh

Hahahaha, LIVERPOOL in soup!!!!!

wish liverpool a good outing n dnt giv dat torres a damn chance

Can't wait for this match really. It's gonna be chelsea all the way for sure and Torres to score 2 goals.

can't wait for this match to see

Goalkeeper/Striker Suarez
vs
Striker/Finisher Torres

abeg torres show them u ar a complete striker and not a goalkeeper/striker like suarez

Ladyboy oshi! I hope Terry bangs you!

GP15:

can't wait for this match to see

Goalkeeper/Striker Suarez
vs
Striker/Finisher Torres

abeg torres show them u ar a complete striker and not a goalkeeper/striker like suarez

thank u bro,
Football can be funny sometimes lol!, [tr][tr][/tr][/tr]
a lot of Liverpool fans in Ghana have all of a sudden, forgotten abt the suarez incident mahn, May Torres net 2 with Essien putting in the third Amen!
Blues! I salute

Torres: WE TAUGHT HE WAS A LEGEND OR GOING TO BE A LEGEND LIKE DAGLISH, But TORRES turned out to be a TERRORIST!!!!!!!!!, that was one of the most stupid move in modern football, mark this page, Torres will not deliver for the blues, he was almost an expired product, he could't deliver at the world cup and he's been mis firinf for us, but we taught he was going to be a legend based on his past performances, thus we kept ing him, mark this page

toni tone:

Torres: WE TAUGHT HE WAS A LEGEND OR GOING TO BE A LEGEND LIKE DAGLISH, But TORRES turned out to be a TERRORIST!!!!!!!!!, that was one of the most silly move in modern football, mark this page, Torres will not deliver for the blues, he was almost an expired product, he could't deliver at the world cup and he's been mis firinf for us, but we taught he was going to be a legend based on his past performances, thus we kept ing him, mark this page

You have said it all. Liverpool all the way, soon Torres will hide his head in shame. He will beg to return to Liverpool to be part of the success stories

Chelsea 5 - 0 Loserpool

if chelsea want any good result, that had better concentrate on their game rather than celebrating Torres.

GP15:

can't wait for this match to see

Goalkeeper/Striker Suarez
vs
Striker/Finisher Torres

abeg torres show them u ar a complete striker and not a goalkeeper/striker like suarez

funny thing, Torres actually started off as a goalkeeper in his early days
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/24257/Fernando-Torres?cc=5739

IykeD:

You have said it all. Liverpool all the way, soon Torres will hide his head in shame. He will beg to return to Liverpool to be part of the success stories

The last time someone really loved by the Kops left (Michael Owen 2004), he left because he felt Liverpool don't have CL quality in them. What happened? 2005 Liverpool stunned Milan at Istanbul to claim the trophy. YNWA!

The match is going to be a tough one but I will give it to Chelsea, My prediction is Chelsea 2 Liverpool 1

Clubs now use money to spoil the football we cherish so much.
well all thanks to Arsene Wenger who have shown that he is really the best coach of the Decade.

As for Chelsea and Liverpool never worry about that because Liverpool can spring a surprise and steal the game even after selling Torres.

chelsea 3-liverpool 1

toni tone:

Torres: WE TAUGHT HE WAS A LEGEND OR GOING TO BE A LEGEND LIKE DAGLISH, But TORRES turned out to be a TERRORIST!!!!!!!!!, that was one of the most silly move in modern football, mark this page, Torres will not deliver for the blues, he was almost an expired product, he could't deliver at the world cup and he's been mis firinf for us, but we taught he was going to be a legend based on his past performances, thus we kept ing him, mark this page

I wonder when Torres suddenly became a Terrorist ?!  

Clubs now use money to spoil the football we cherish so much.
well all thanks to Arsene Wenger who have shown that he is really the best coach of the Decade [s]five(5) years going and no trophy to show for it.[/s][b][/b]

Na so oh!

Well Liverpool has been the only club that had always brought Chelsea bad fortune. In the days of their 86 unbeaten run (just 2 seasons ago) Liverpool beat Chelsea home and away. Immediately Liverpool defeated Chelsea in the first leg it has been nightmare for Chelsea. So to repeat the same is not impossible. I just pray Chelsea fans don't stone Torres to death after the match.

Steve Clarke would come in handy here. He knows their players inside out.

chelsea should have bougth suarez and not torres

After results today, Chelsea will just have to die on the pitch to nick that win, this is our chance to cover up