Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
A number of main players will be absent from the duel Liverpool vs Chelsea in Week 22 of the Premier League at Anfield Stadium, Thursday (1/2) early morning WIB. The following is a list of players absent from Liverpool vs Chelsea.
Liverpool is determined to win the match against Chelsea in order to stay away from Arsenal’s pursuit. Currently the Reds are only two points ahead of the Gunners at the top of the Premier League standings.
Liverpool’s desire to win over Chelsea has been designed since they substituted a number of players when they clashed with Norwich City in the FA Cup.
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Now, players like Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Dominik Szoboszlai, and even Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was a reserve in the FA Cup, can be played from the early minutes against Chelsea.
However, Liverpool also lost a number of mainstay players for this crucial match. Mohamed Salah still has a hamstring injury.
Apart from Salah, Konstatinos Tsimikas Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic and Ben Doak were on the treatment table. Meanwhile, Wataru Endo is still appearing in the 2023 Asian Cup.
Chelsea’s visiting team is in a more worrying condition than the hosts. Mauricio Pochettino’s team lost many main players.
Quoted from the Standard, left back Marc Cucurella, goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Lesley Ugochukwu, Romeo Lavia, and Levi Colwill are absent due to injury.
On the other hand, strikers Nicolas Jackson and Trevoh Chalobah are also doubtful for appearing against Liverpool.
List of Absent Players at Liverpool vs Chelsea:
Liverpool: Tsimikas, Matip, Salah, Thiago, Bajcetic, Doak, Endo.
Chelsea: Cucurella, Sanchez, James, Fofana, Ugochukwu, Lavia, Colwill.
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