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It's the Reds vs the Blues at Anfield on Saturday as Arne Slot looks to end the campaign on a high and bounce back from last week's disappointing defeat at Manchester UnitedHow to watch Liverpool vs Chelsea(Image: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Liverpool hosts Chelsea on Saturday in its penultimate home match of the season.The Reds head into the game knowing they could secure a top-five finish if they emerge victorious and results elsewhere go in their favor. Liverpool had won three in a row prior to last week’s defeat at Old Trafford, while Chelsea has lost its previous six Premier League encounters.The Blues can no longer catch Liverpool in the table and will head to Anfield with several absentees, including Rob Sanchez, Jesse Derry, Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho.
However, Reece James and Levi Colwill have returned and are in contention to start.READ MORE: Arne Slot provides 'complicated' Liverpool injury update on Conor BradleyREAD MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai shares Liverpool locker room stance on Arne Slot being fired“If the information is correct, a few of their players that they've been really missing have come back,” Arne Slot said ahead of the game.“So, it will probably be a stronger team than last week – if the players that they say are back are back. Interim head coach Calum McFarlane will take charge of the team at Anfield, and Slot said, despite the upheaval in West London, it is still possible to make an accurate assessment of the opposition.Chelsea won the last meeting 2-1 earlier this season(Image: Darren Walsh, Chelsea FC via Getty Images)“Yeah, absolutely, because all managers have their own idea about football.
It's usually the three-box-three they are playing with.“It depends a little bit with which players they are using, how they fill in the positions. They have a very clear identity, as they had under [Liam] Rosenior, but they also have a clear identity under this manager.”
