Chelsea face Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday lunchtime and Premier League legend Alan Shearer has given his prediction for the game.
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The Blues are languishing in ninth in the league, and face the real danger of missing out on European football all together next season.
Chelsea have lost their last six league games in a row, scoring just once in the process, and mathematically can’t finish higher than sixth.
Alan Shearer makes Liverpool vs Chelsea prediction
Calum McFarlane confirmed Reece James and Levi Colwill have been in training this week, which is good news for Chelsea.
However, the bad news is the Blues are facing an injury crisis, with Robert Sanchez set to miss the game whilst Jesse Derry is out for the remainder of the season.
A seventh defeat in a row could see Chelsea drop into the bottom half of the table, in what is turning out to be a disastrous season.
The Blues won the reverse fixture earlier this season, but a repeat seems very unlikely, with Shearer scathing of Chelsea in his prediction.
“It’s a big opportunity for Liverpool here,” he told Metro.
“Chelsea look a mess, don’t they? I don’t know how many times I’ve said it, but whatever happens at the top of the club always filters down onto the pitch, and that’s exactly what’s happening now.
“It looks as if their players are trying to get through the season to the FA Cup Final, and then see what happens.
“I can’t look past Liverpool to win this one, and that would secure Champions League football after what’s been a really disappointing season for them.
“Having watched Chelsea v Forest the other night, Chelsea were shocking, they were abysmal and there has to be a massive improvement from that, because you can’t just turn it on and off.
“You can’t just turn up and think, oh, we’ll get through to the FA Cup Final and see what happens.
“They’re really struggling now for European football next season, let alone Champions League football. I just don’t know what to expect from Chelsea.
“Prediction – Liverpool win.”
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