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Liverpool Vs Chelsea 01/31/17 20:45pm by ogododo: 9:18am On Jan 23, 2017
Liverpool and Chelsea meet at Anfield with a ten point gap between them. A win for Liverpool will make the title wide open again,but a loss might see Chelsea becoming the run away leader.

Chelsea's Premier League title rivals thought the door had been pushed ajar after a run on 13 straight wins ended at Tottenham and the new harmony under manager Antonio Conte was disturbed by Diego Costa.
The title pacesetters would always be able to recover from a bad result - but how would they cope with the exclusion of their firebrand top scorer after a training ground bust-up and suggestions of interest from China?
Chelsea gave their answer with an impressive 3-0 win at Leicester City that, combined with the weekend's other results, put them firmly back in control of their Premier League destiny.
So, after 22 games and another weekend of significant matches, how are the top six clubs shaping up?
Liverpool form has dipped following to successive loss to Swansea and Southampton in the league cup.


Liverpool will be disappointed they could not
hold on for victory at Manchester United on Sunday, but there is plenty of encouragement to take from their performance.
The disappointment will come because they were within six minutes of securing a win that would not only have inflicted even more damage on United, but also would have sent a strong message to those nearer the top of the table.
It is to the Reds' credit that they came so close to victory despite key men such as Philippe Coutinho still not fit enough to start, Nathaniel Clyne out with a rib injury and Joel Matip sidelined because of confusion surrounding his
absence from Cameroon's Africa Cup Of Nations squad.
Manager Jurgen Klopp rightly believes they are still in a strong position but will surely be frustrated that Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late goal means Chelsea stretched their advantage to seven points.
Verdict: Remain title contenders but top four would still be fine achievement.


Coutinho, who had been linked with a move to Spanish champions Barcelona, added: "I signed this new contract to stay here for a few more years because it's a great honour for me.
"It gives me great happiness because I was welcomed here with open arms by everyone at the club and the supporters right from my first day."
Coutinho was brought to Anfield by former manager Brendan Rodgers, with Southampton also interested in signing him at the time.
He has established himself as one of the Reds' key players during his four years at Anfield.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his decision to sign a new long-term contract sends out a "big statement".
"This is wonderful news," said Klopp, whose side are fourth in the Premier League, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea.
"He is truly world class - in that very top bracket. He knows he can fulfil his dreams and ambitions here at Liverpool."
Coutinho has recently returned from an ankle injury, prior to which he had scored six goals in 14 appearances this season.

Liverpool somehow contrived to lose at home to Swansea, Manchester City and Spurs cancelled each other out and Man United wouldn’t have had any points at all if Wayne Rooney hadn’t pulled off a free-kick from distance in the 94th minute of their match at Stoke. As we added another three points with our 15th victory in 16 league games and moved eight points clear, the sense of people below us clinging on by their fingertips as their arms grew more and more tired was impossible to ignore.

Re: Liverpool Vs Chelsea 01/31/17 20:45pm by ogododo: 8:13am On Jan 26, 2017
Moderators please help me move to European section;mistakenly put it under sport.
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