Liverpool vs Chelsea
Two wounded animals will open Matchday number twenty one in the Premier League as Liverpool host Chelsea on Saturday’s early afternoon at Anfield.Both teams finally managed to pick up wins in the recent games but they by no means impressed while getting them.
Liverpool advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup thanks to a phenomenal goal by Harvey Elliott in the 3rd round replay against Wolves on Tuesday evening at Molineux.Jurgen Klopp rested Mohamed Salah on the occasion, giving him just 30 minutes of play in mid-week.The German manager is optimistic about having striker Darwin Nunez back in action after the Uruguayan missed the team’s previous two matches through injury.It will be very interesting to see whether the mentioned cup success will help Liverpool forget about the recent league failures.The Reds fell to the 9th position in the Premier League table after back-to-back tough road losses to Brentford and Brighton.
As bad as Liverpool have been this season, they are still above Chelsea in the league table. This says enough about the Blues who have not been pulling up any trees ever since appointing Graham Potter as the new head coach.Chelsea spent a lot of money on new signings in January. We might see the most recent acquisition Mykhailo Mudryk in action here, while Joao Felix is still suspended after getting sent off in the 2-1 defeat at Fulham on his debut.
Liverpool defeated Chelsea on penalties in both League Cup and FA Cup final last season. Interestingly, neither of these games offered goals in the regular time.We did not have a winner in any of the previous four head to head clashes between these rivals.Liverpool won fifty one, drew twenty two,and lost just fifteen of the previous 88 home outings against the Blues.
Chelsea lost five of ten league matches on the road this term. They have three defeats in the last four games across competitions. Liverpool have struggled of late but this is an ideal chance for them to find a way out of the crisis.
Both teams have been struggling defensively of late which is why we will take Liverpool to win & Both Teams.
Prediction : Chelsea to Win.
Leicester City vs Brighton
Leicester vs Brighton Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in English Premier League on Saturday, 21 January 2023.Leicester appeared to have overcome their loss of form at the start of the season. But they are back to square one with an active four-game losing streak. They are once again under threat of dipping into the relegation zone.
Meanwhile, Brighton simply have been impressive the last several game weeks. They are placed seventh in the table at the moment, and that too with two games in hand. In fact, they need a surplus of just two points to climb into the top-five of the table.
Brighton recorded a massive 5-2 win in the reverse fixture in the first phase of the season. They are also unbeaten in the last two years, and scored twice or more in the past four games in a row.Furthermore, goals have always come in plenty between these two teams. In fact, the last five clashes in a row had goals from either end of the pitch.
Leicester have a 100% losing record after the World Cup break, barring their games in the domestic cups against teams from lower divisions.Meanwhile, Brighton are fresh off a 3-0 win against Liverpool, and before that they registered a 1-4 win against Everton. And before the World Cup break they had recorded wins against toppers Arsenal, and former champions Chelsea.It goes without saying that Brighton are huge favorites this Saturday for the win.
Brighton are one of the best teams in the league at the moment, and they even have developed a niche of beating big teams. In the last two months alone, they managed to defeat Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Everton, and Wolves.They are in great form, and will have no trouble against the struggling Leicester, who are on a four-fixture losing streak. Likely, Brighton to Win.
Prediction : Brighton to Win.
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