Liverpool vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th May 2026

Liverpool face Chelsea at Anfield in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current Premier League campaign.

The Reds approach round 36 as number 4 in the Premier League table with 58 points on their account so far. With 35 rounds behind them, The Blues have amassed 48 points, placing them as number 9 in the standings.

Liverpool are looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Chelsea. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.

Liverpool scored an average of 1.9 goals in ten matches or a total of 19 while allowing 12 goals against. This is an average of 1.2 goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.

The Blues scored nine goals, conceded 20 and kept their opponents from scoring zero times in ten matches.

The Blues got the better of Liverpool in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-1 and 3-1, respectively.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Prediction

Liverpool Form

Liverpool hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Everton by 1-2, before winning 3-1 against Crystal Palace. The streak ended in a recent 3-2 defeat against Manchester United. Liverpool won four of their last six Premier League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 16 goals.

Liverpool were set on finishing in the top three before the season began, but opportunities are slipping away fast. They can't afford to drop points with so few rounds left.

Chelsea Form

In their previous three outings, Chelsea lost 3-0 against Brighton, beat Leeds 1-0 and lost 1-3 against Nottingham Forest. Chelsea won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 11 while also conceding 11 times.

Most people had The Blues down among favourites for relegation, but they have surpassed all expectations. With the season coming to an end, they look destined for another season in the Premier League.

We are a little surprise to see the prices on offer at the bookies for a home win, as we think the form of Liverpool is better than odds suggest. We back them to claim a home win against Chelsea.

Liverpool have taken 19 points from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won six of these matches with a scoreline of 23 goals to 24. Chelsea won four of their last 17 matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring 20 and conceding 27 goals. They collected 17 points from these. Liverpool claimed 17 wins, seven draws as well as 11 defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea enjoy a record of 13 wins, nine draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Squads

Liverpool Squad

The 47-year-old coach of the home team, Arne Slot, will select the lineup against Chelsea from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Alisson Becker (0/25), Armin Pecsi (0/0), Freddie Woodman (0/3), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/8), Andrew Robertson (1/23), Calvin Ramsay (0/0), Conor Bradley (0/15), Giovanni Leoni (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (1/33), Jeremie Frimpong (0/19), Joseph Gomez (0/18), Milos Kerkez (2/31), Rhys Williams (0/0), Virgil van Dijk (4/35), Alexis Mac Allister (2/34), Curtis Jones (0/31), Dominik Szoboszlai (6/33), Federico Chiesa (2/24), Florian Wirtz (5/31), Ryan Gravenberch (4/33), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Trey Nyoni (0/5), Wataru Endo (0/8), Alexander Isak (3/13), Cody Gakpo (7/33), Hugo Ekitike (11/28), Mohamed Salah (7/25), Rio Ngumoha (2/16).

Chelsea Squad

Below is the full team squad of Chelsea. The manager McFarlane will pick his starting XI against Liverpool from these players:

Filip Joergensen (0/4), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), James Hillson (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/33), Benoit Badiashile (0/8), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Jorrel Hato (0/19), Josh Acheampong (1/15), Levi Colwill (0/1), Malo Gusto (2/32), Mamadou Sarr (0/2), Marc Cucurella (1/31), Reece James (2/27), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/16), Trevoh Chalobah (3/32), Wesley Fofana (0/22), Andrey Santos (0/25), Cole Palmer (9/23), Dario Essugo (0/0), Enzo Fernandez (8/33), Jamie Gittens (0/16), Moises Caicedo (3/30), Romeo Lavia (0/12), Alejandro Garnacho (1/23), Estevao (2/22), Joao Pedro (15/33), Liam Delap (1/26), Marc Guiu (0/10), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/0), Pedro Neto (5/32), Shumaira Mheuka (0/0).

Liverpool vs Chelsea Team News

At the time of writing, Liverpool have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Chelsea on Saturday. Alexis Mac Allister and Andrew Robertson can't be called up by the Liverpool-manager, with both serving a ban.

Mohamed Salah sit this one out for Liverpool due to an injury.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Lineups

Liverpool vs Chelsea H2H

The Blues beat Liverpool twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-1 and 3-1, respectively. Liverpool have a 20% win rate against Chelsea, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 2-5-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Results

Of the last ten encounters between Liverpool Chelsea over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/9 with bookies.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Betting Tips

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has been good for them over the course of the season with seven goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Chelsea, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

Liverpool claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing two. Chelsea won five of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost five of the games in this run. Liverpool will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday, with Chelsea managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Liverpool managed an average of 1.2 goals in the past ten encounters against Chelsea, who scored 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored seven times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Liverpool, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Chelsea, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game.