Evening all, and here we are again for what is a rather large game. If Chelsea win, it'll look even blacker for the chasing pack; if Liverpool lose, well, dearie me. On the other hand, if Chelsea lose and Spurs and don't, well, here we go; if Liverpool win, it might just save their season.
Premier League / Matchday 23
Anfield / 31.01.2017
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- G. Wijnaldum(57')
- David Luiz(24')
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Updated 31/01/2017 at 21:56 GMT
19:47
Rio Ferdinand is currently criticising Klopp - "you've gotta create a winning mentality ... and he's struggled to do that at important moments."
19:43
So, how are Liverpool going to attack this Chelsea formation? They've looked tired of late, but Coutinho has had a few weeks off so they'll look to him to see if he can find space in the gap between Moses, Azpilicueta and Luiz.
19:42
Further to our previous tweet:
19:42
United in slippage.
19:40
19:37
"It's embarrassing as a professional footballer," says Ferdinand of the last days of his career. "You can't accept that you're not good enough to get in the side."
19:36
Great news!
19:34
BT are showing some VT with Terry and Gerrard, and Terry said that Conte made it clear he wouldn't be playing this season - the team's playing well, hard lines, end of.
19:31
Jake Humphrey reckons that Liverpool's bad run has come as a surprise, but I can't agree. They've got a small squad, a dodgy defence, no goalscorer, no elite players, and play a high-energy style; it was always in the post.
Steven Gerrard literally just used the words "a touch of class" to describe John Terry.
19:25
It's raining hard in Liverpool. Hopefully it'll make for some tasty tackles.
19:24
Oh really? Ahem.
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19:21
Read our match preview here:
19:19
So, for Liverpool, Mane is on the bench after his miss-and-dash; Klopp must've seen "bench" in his eyes; and Clyne is fit. Chelsea replace Pedro with Willian, and Conte, in interview, sheds not a sliver of light as to why, showing great skill in deflecting the question.
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So, our teams: