Liverpool vs Chelsea 2017 (LFC-CFC BELOW)
Final score and result:- Liverpool vs Chelsea 1-1 (Wijnaldum/Luiz)
Anfield, Liverpool- 31 January, 2017
Diego Costa misses a potentially match winning penalty for Chelsea as they are held by Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool at Anfield
Non-league outfit Sutton United have been rewarded for their stunning victory over Leeds United with a potentially super lucrative home tie against mighty Arsenal in the fifth round.
Sutton play at Green Gander Lane, which has a 5,000 capacity, but the club are considering moving the tie to Selhurst Park, which can fit five times in as many spectators with its 26,000 capacity.
Association rules ensure that both clubs split the gate receipts (45%) and Sutton would obviously stand to earn more if the tie was shifted to Selhurst
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will look to avoid becoming the first Reds team since 1923 to lose four straight games at home when they take on Chelsea in a potentially season defining clash at Anfield tonight.
The Reds have had a terrible last ten days or so, losing further ground to Chelsea after a 3-2 loss to struggling Swansea and being knocked out of both the League Cup and the FA Cup by Southampton and Wolves respectively. They are currently in fourth place but already ten points behind Antonio Conte’s league leaders and a loss tonight could effectively deliver the coup de grace to their already slim title prospects.
It’s been a disappointing start to the New Year for Klopp and his men. They’ve won just once in eight games this month- a 1-0 triumph away at Plymouth and they’ve sorely missed Sadio Mane