In prior seasons, Liverpool vs. Chelsea could have been a title-deciding match. Not so much this term. But then again, the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign was not one that anyone could have predicted, as Leicester City shocked the football world by running away with the league title. Interestingly enough, with the reverse fixture was played earlier this season, there were different tacticians on the bench, and now, in the penultimate match of this campaign, both Guus Hiddink and Jurgen Klopp will simply be seeking to sign off on a good note.
Liverpool
Liverpool come into this game having powered to a 2-0 win over Watford last weekend. This capped off what had been a fine week for the Reds, who crushed Villarreal to book their spot in the Europa League final that will be taking place next week. Currently, Klopp's men sit in a solid, but unspectacular eighth place, but hold a ten point advantage over upcoming opponents Chelsea. This means that at the very least, Liverpool will finish no lower than their current standing at the conclusion of this season.
However, should they win tomorrow, they could find themselves inching up the league table and towards a Europa League football spot for the upcoming term. Winning the Europa League, of course, would guarantee Liverpool a spot in the Champions League - regardless of wherever they ultimately finish in the Premier League - so Klopp very well may opt to throw all his resources into trying to unseat reigning champions Sevilla next Wednesday.
Klopp will be missing quite a few players for this match as a result of injury, with Divock Origi, Jordan Henderson, Danny Ings, and Joe Gomez among those who will not be available for tomorrow's game.
Chelsea
Meanwhile, if Liverpool fans are celebrating - and looking forward to the Europa League final - Chelsea fans surely cannot wait for this season to be over. Hiddink's side suffered yet another setback after throwing away all three points in an embarrassing 3-2 defeat to Sunderland over the weekend. After putting in a good shift against cross-town rivals Tottenham to deny Spurs the title, the loss to the Black Cats was a humbling experience, and at this point, the Blues will be simply just playing for pride when they arrive at Anfield tomorrow.
Chelsea presently find themselves in ninth spot and with just one win in their past five matches. They will be missing their captain John Terry after the veteran defender was given his marching orders against Sunderland and he could have potentially played his last game for the club where he has spent his entire career.
Additional players who will be out include Pedro, Loic Remy and Kurt Zouma.
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- In the USA at 15.00 EST on: NBC Sports Live Extra, SiriusXM FC, Westwood One Sports, NBCSN, NBC UNIVERSO, NBC Deportes En Vivo Extra
- In the UK at 20.00 BST on: Sky Sports 1/HD UK, Sky Go UK, NOW TV UK, LFCTV GO, SKY GO Extra
- In Canada at 15.00 ET on: TSN4, TSN5, TSN3, TSN1
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