Chelsea vs Liverpool

Liverpool are only the fourth team to lose their first league game after they were crowned Premier League champions after Arsenal in 1997-98 (vs Liverpool), Chelsea in 2005-06 (vs Blackburn) and the Reds themselves in 2019-20 (vs Manchester City).

Chelsea are the first team to win two Premier League games against teams that have already been confirmed as the title winners, having also beat Manchester United in May 2013 (1-0).

Chelsea recorded a victory over Liverpool for the first time since March 2021 (1-0 in Premier League), ending a run of 10 games without a win against the Reds in all competitions (D7 L3).

Chelsea are winless in their last 10 meetings with Liverpool in all competitions (D7 L3), only once before going longer without a win over the Reds (11 from 1985 to 1990).

After their 2-1 win in October, Liverpool are looking to complete their first league double over Chelsea since their title-winning 2019-20 campaign. Arne Slot could become only the third Reds boss to win both of his first two league games against Chelsea in charge of the club, after Bill Shankly and Roy Evans.

Chelsea have picked up 17 points in their last eight Premier League matches (W5 D2 L1), having collected just nine points from their previous 10 beforehand (W2 D3 L5).

Champions Liverpool have scored in each of their last 30 Premier League matches since a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest in September. The only side to have a longer scoring run within a single campaign was Arsenal in the 2001-02 campaign, who scored in all 38 games.

Chelsea have not used a single player over the age of 27 in a Premier League match this season, with this run of 34 games the longest by a side in Premier League history. The previous longest had been a run of only six by Liverpool in April/May 2000.