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Wataru Endo and Harvey Elliott start for Liverpool against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge(Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Harvey Elliott and Wataru Endo start their first games of Liverpool's Premier League season as the new champions are hosted by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Having indicated a plan to rest and rotate for the final four games of the campaign on Friday, in his pre-match press conference, Arne Slot makes six changes in total as the Reds look for their first win at Stamford Bridge since September 2020.

Kostas Tsimikas comes in for Andy Robertson at left-back as Jarell Quansah steps in at centre-half alongside Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.



Ibrahima Konate drops to the bench.

In midfield, Japan captain Endo and Curtis Jones will anchor things with Elliott starting as the most advanced of the three as the 22-year-old starts his first Premier League game for 12 months.

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Ryan Gravenberch, who has started every match prior to this afternoon's encounter, has not travelled.

Diogo Jota leads the line as Luis Diaz drops to the bench with Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah on the right and left side, respectively, with both looking to continue their goalscoring feats of last week's 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur that confirmed the Reds as Premier League winners.

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Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Endo, Jones; Salah, Elliott, Gakpo; Jota.
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