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With four games still to play, the Reds have the chance to really open up the gap on Arsenal and pile the misery on Mikel Arteta's side.

They face a Chelsea side coming off the back of a resounding win in the UEFA Conference League, with Enzo Maresca's team all but in the final already after a 4-1 win at Djurgarden.

The Blues though are eyeing up a place in the Champions League next season, and they may well have been helped by Liverpool getting the title wrapped up early.

Slot has confirmed he will rotate his squad over the remaining fixtures, meaning some of the Reds' fringe players could get a start at Stamford Bridge today.

Follow all the action as Liverpool takes on Chelsea with our live updates below.

Van Dijk scores!

Hello, Liverpool might just have a way back into this!

Virgil van Dijk heads home from a corner to halve the deficit!

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Substitution

Final change from Liverpool as Federico Chiesa comes on for Kostas Tsimikas - he's got that fifth appearance he needs to guarantee himself a medal now.

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Off the post!

Cole Palmer has been brilliant today, and he almost bags a goal as he sprints past Bradley and hits the post from a tight angle.

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Great save

Good save from Alisson to deny Sancho.

At the moment, it doesn't feel like a save that will make a huge difference, but there is still time for Liverpool to get something out of this game.

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Chance!

Tsimikas finds Salah at the back post, but the Egyptian directs his header wide as he tries to send the ball back across goal.

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Substitutions

Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai are both on now, with Elliott and Endo coming off

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Chance

Well, that just about sumes Darwin Nunez up.

Salah picks him out with a dinked cross, it's a free header, and he gets it horribly wrong as it goes miles wide.

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Chance!

About as close as Liverpool has come all afternoon.

A dangerous cross from Gakpo out on the left, which Colwill just manages to get his head on and clear away for a corner.

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Yellow card

Quansah is the latest player in the book

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Substitutions

Jota and Alexander-Arnold off, Darwin Nunez and Conor Bradley on

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GOAL - Chelsea doubles the lead

Van Dijk's attempted clearance comes off a player - looks like Quansah - and bounces into the goal.

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Yellow card

Trevoh Chalobah goes into the book after stopping Curtis Jones from taking a free-kick quickly

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Yellow card

Virgil van Dijk goes into the book after catching Lavia in a 50-50, with the Chelsea midfielder getting to the ball first before feeling the Liverpool captain's boot on his knee.

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Chance

Madueka dances toward the Liverpool penalty area and lays it off to Jackson, who snaps at the shot and doesn't get any power on it as it dribbles into Alisson's arms.

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Back underway

Chelsea kick us off in the second half

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Deja vu

There is a distinct feel of that Man City game back in 2020 about this one.

Fingers crossed for a better second half, which isn't too far away now.

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Half-time player ratings | Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool

Chelsea leads through Enzo Fernandez's early goal and Liverpool could have conceded a couple more against a more clinical side.

It's not been a classic.

Alisson Becker (6)

Trent Alexander-Arnold (6)

Jarell Quansah (6)

Virgil van Dijk (6)

Kostas Tsimikas (6)

Wataru Endo (6)

Curtis Jones (6)

Harvey Elliott (5)

Mohamed Salah (5)

Diogo Jota (5)

Cody Gakpo (6)

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Half-time

The referee blows his whistle for half-time - safe to say that wasn't one of Liverpool's better showings this season, although you can understand why.

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Goal disallowed

Nicolas Jackson picks up the ball, and he plays it on to Madueke, who rounds Alisson and pokes the ball into an empty net - the flag is up for offside though.

They've just shown a replay - Jackson is miles off as he gets the ball, and he really shouldn't have been.

That's unbelievably lazy from the Chelsea striker.

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Off the bar!

A sustained spell of pressure from Chelsea as Liverpool struggles to clear its lines from back-to-back corners.

In the end, Caicedo tries to lift the ball into the box from the right, and in the process manages to hit the top of the crossbar.

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Liverpool looking rusty

Alexander-Arnold tries to find Salah in space, but the Egyptian's first touch lets him down.

More than a few Liverpool players looking a bit rusty so far, which is perhaps to be expected after the high of last week.

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Chance

Cody Gakpo charging down the left - it's a tight angle, and it proves probably too tight in the end as he fires it straight at Sanchez.

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Chance

Chelsea looks as though its in the mood - the Blues are on the attack again, with Madueke scuffing his effort just wide

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GOAL - Chelsea takes the lead

Chelsea has a very early lead, and it's a well worked one as Enzo Fernandez finishes it off with a cooly taken finish

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On the attack

Liverpool on the attack early with some lovely stuff between Elliott and Salah on the right.

The latter tries to square it to a teammate from a tight angle, but Sanchez manages to pounce on it.

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Kick-off

The Reds get us underway in the first half

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Here come the players

Chelsea do indeed give a guard of honor to Liverpool's players - and the gesture is greeted by a round of boos from the home supporters.

Kick-off is just around the corner now...

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5-minute warning

Kick-off is fast approaching - stick with us to follow all the action from Stamford Bridge...

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Kick-off coming up

Just under 15 minutes until kick-off at Stamford Bridge - stick with us for all the action to see how the newly-crowned champions get on against Chelsea

KEY EVENT

Gravenberch absence explained

It's understood that Ryan Gravenberch has just been rested today, with no suggestions that the midfielder has picked up an injury.

The 22-year-old has been left out of today's matchday squad, having not traveled to London with the rest of his teammates, but according to the Daily Mail's Lewis Steele, he has simply been rested, having started all 34 of the other league games so far.

Ryan Gravenberch was a surprise exclusion from Liverpool's squad against Chelsea (Image: Getty Images)
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