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History of the Liverpool v Chelsea fixture

Chelsea face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 48 out of 72 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2007, the Reds carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in an Champions League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Tue 01 May	Liverpool	1 - 0	Chelsea	CHMP
2006/2007	Wed 25 Apr	Chelsea	1 - 0	Liverpool	CHMP
2006/2007	Sat 20 Jan	Liverpool	2 - 0	Chelsea	PREM
2006/2007	Sun 17 Sep	Chelsea	1 - 0	Liverpool	PREM
2006/2007	Sun 13 Aug	Chelsea	1 - 2	Liverpool	SHLD
2005/2006	Sat 22 Apr	Chelsea	1 - 2	Liverpool	FAC
2005/2006	Sun 05 Feb	Chelsea	2 - 0	Liverpool	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Reds, with 3 goals against.

The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Blues, and 5 goals against.

Liverpool's 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 6 points from their 2 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Liverpool	6	3	1	2	7	6	10
Chelsea	6	3	3	0	8	5	12

FootyMad's prediction ...

An interesting game for the Blues to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Chelsea take away one point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Liverpool	Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Chelsea	8 games since last defeat.