National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Chelsea or Liverpool that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Chelsea nor Liverpool as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Chelsea form and stats
Chelsea was eliminated in the 5th round last season in the FA Cup.6 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Chelsea have to build on here at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
Chelsea manager F. Lampard and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. Preceding that match was a Champions League defeat to Bayern München (0-3).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Chelsea have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost one.
Chelsea has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Chelsea have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.Liverpool have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 37 points collected from 14 Premier League games. 12 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the record so far. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the FA Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
Liverpool are travelling again after losing away to Watford in their previous match (0-3). That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus West Ham United in the Premier League.
A quick return to home after this game, as Liverpool are hosting AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League only four days away.
Liverpool has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 14 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Chelsea won three, Liverpool won three and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 15 goals |   K. Bakumo-Abraham 13 goals |  S. Mané 13 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Chelsea | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 20 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 21 | 46 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Conceded | C | 14 | 20 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 12% | ||
| 7.2 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 409 | 246 | Total Shots | T S | 181 | 366 | ||
| 134 | 81 | Shots on Target | S O | 68 | 138 | ||
| 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 28 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 44 | 79 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 39 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 26 | 50 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 45 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Burnley | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 38 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | Everton | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 36 |
| 13 | Southampton | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -16 | 34 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 32 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 28 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Watford | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -17 | 27 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -18 | 25 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 25 | -26 | 21 |