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Liverpool is far from being in crisis, but a third successive defeat would be serious cause for concern heading into the October international break.
The Reds travel to Stamford Bridge on Saturday off the back of losses to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray, while Chelsea has also been in underwhelming form as of late.
Enzo Maresca's men overcame Benfica in the Champions League this week, but before that the West London team had lost successive Premier League games, against Manchester United and Brighton.
Here is all the information you need to know in order to be able to watch the game...
What time is kick-off?
The game kicks off at 5.30pm UK time. That means it's a 12.30pm kick-off Eastern Time, and a 9.30am kick-off Pacific Time.
Is the game on TV?
Fans in the UK will be able to watch all the action live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage getting under way from 5pm. The game will also be available to stream through Sky Go, or through the Sky Sports website if you get your subscription through another provider.
Meanwhile, fans in the US can watch the action live on USA Network/NBC.com.
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Team news
Enzo Maresca said that Chelsea could be without eight players, with talisman Cole Palmer still sidelined.
Palmer has struggled with injuries since the start of the season, pulling out of Chelsea's win over West Ham in August during the warm-up due to a groin problem. The England attacker made his return to the side last month, scoring in back-to-back games against Brentford and Bayern Munich, but limped off against Manchester United two weeks ago with a recurrence of the groin issue.
Maresca issued an update on the state of his squad in a press conference on Friday, saying: "Cole is still out. We have Trev [Chalobah] suspended. But we have seven, eight players out for tomorrow.
"I don't have any update at the moment on Cole. We have a meeting this week to see how he is, and then we (will) decide."
As well as Palmer's injury and Chalobah's suspension, Levi Colwill, Liam Delap, Dario Essugo and Tosin Adarabioyo are all out, while Wesley Fofana and Andrey Santos are doubts.
As for Liverpool, the Reds are without long-term absentee Giovanni Leoni as well as goalkeeper Alisson, who came off during the second half of Tuesday's loss to Galatasaray.
Hugo Ekitike and Federico Chiesa are doubts after sustaining niggles in recent days, with Ekitike coming off just minutes after Alisson was forced off in Turkey, and Chiesa missing the game altogether.
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