London, United Kingdom – na gly for Stamford Bridge come this Saturday, October 3. Chelsea go dey face Liverpool for one hot English Premier League battle wey no go gree anyone sleep. The match go kick off around 5:30pm BST (16:30 GMT) and if you sabi football, you no fit miss dis one!
Liverpool, wey be reigning champions, don dey shake small as dem lose back-to-back matches recently under their new gaffer, Arne Slot. E seem like say the transition between him and Jurgen Klopp dey affect dem balance. Last season, dem carry the trophy wey fit dem name, but this year, wahala don show as dem don lose to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray!
For the other side, Chelsea don dey try find their feet after dem win the FIFA Club World Cup. But na wah for dem this season as dem dey sit for eighth position in the league and gree scoreless in their last two matches. Enzo Maresca, Chelsea coach, dey feel the pressure as dem dey seven points behind Liverpool.
“If you see dis Liverpool side, dey always be a problem. Nobody fit say dem weak; dem don show class before. But now, we no fit take any team light. Everybody sabi say dem get vulnerability now,” Maresca talk before the match. E add say Chelsea go try to use the momentum from their 1-0 Champions League win over Benfica to push ahead.
But e no go easy as Chelsea dey deal with injury wahala. Their goalkeeper, Robert Sanchez, don dey cool off in red card, while Trevoh Chalobah don follow am because of suspension wey come from their last match against Brighton. Again, dem dey miss other key players like Levi Colwill and Wesley Fofana. E be like say na the time to see some fresh faces shine.
On the flip side, Liverpool dey face their own wahala. Alisson, their main keeper, go miss di match due to injury wey e pick from the defeat to Galatasaray. So, no be small chance for Giorgi Mamardashvili to shine as him dey take over the post. Slot don mean say Liverpool need to secure their defense if dem want carry three points back to Merseyside.
“We sabi say things go be hard, especially now wey teams don dey study us well. E go need teamwork and better planning to fit break Chelsea defense,” Slot talk, as him dey prepare for serious battle on the pitch.
Both teams dey under pressure and looking for redemption before the international break wey dey come. Chelsea wan show say dem still fit shine, while Liverpool wan prove say dem no dey shake easily. You fit expect plenty drama and tension on top the pitch this Saturday.
With history on their side, Liverpool don win 83 times in dis matchup, while Chelsea don only win 66 times. But dis go na the 199th encounter between the two giants, so who sabi? Everything fit change!
So grab your palm wine, sit down well, because dis match fit just be the highlight of the weekend!
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