Overview
- Interim coach Calum McFarlane said Thursday that goalkeeper Robert Sánchez will miss Liverpool under concussion protocols after a head clash in Monday’s loss to Nottingham Forest.
- Filip Jørgensen, who replaced Sánchez against Forest, is expected to start at Anfield according to team guidance and multiple reports.
- Reece James and Levi Colwill completed full training this week, with Colwill having logged 45 minutes earlier in the week to build fitness that may still be managed.
- Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho are unlikely to be available with knocks, and teenage winger Jesse Derry is out for the season, leaving Chelsea short of natural wide options.
- Chelsea travel to Anfield on a run of six straight league defeats, increasing the need to adjust shape and roles to cover absences and steady results on Saturday.