Chelsea vs Liverpool live: Jose Mourinho takes on Jurgen Klopp in Premier League lunchtime kick-off
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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Premier League lunchtime kick-off between Chelsea and Liverpool.
- Preview: Chelsea vs Liverpool
- Chelsea, 15th in the table before today's game, will be desperate for three points.
- Jose Mourinho job security is becoming increasingly precarious, with some suggesting that a bad result today could spell the end of his second reign at Stamford Bridge.
- Jurgen Klopp faces one of the Premier League's elite clubs for the first time as Liverpool manager.
- The Reds have not won in their last eight league and cup games against Chelsea.
- Mourinho's side have picked up 11 points from the opening 10 games of this season, their worst ever Premier League start
- Liverpool have only won one of their last 10 away matches in the league
Teams news
Chelsea: Begovic, Zouma, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Mikel, Ramires, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Diego Costa.
Subs: Amelia, Baba, Matic, Fabregas, Kenedy, Falcao, Remy
Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Skrtel, Sakho, Moreno, Lucas, Can, Milner, Lallana, Coutinho, Firmino
Subs: Bogdan, Lovren, Benteke, Allen, Ibe, Teixeira, Randall
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