Liverpool before the start of the new season under the newly appointed coach was quoted as the third favourite for the championship. Bookmakers did not expect the Reds to squeeze into the battle for the title between Manchester City and Arsenal. However, the Merseyside club has played the starting stretch of the Premier League at a high level. In eight rounds, Liverpool made one offensive misfire, but since then have managed to rehabilitate themselves in the eyes of their own fans on several occasions. Chelsea, who failed a couple of past seasons and made another transfer campaign, was not listed as a favourite at all. However, the absence of inflated expectations favourably affected the situation in the team. Simultaneously playing in the Conference League, the Blues lost only to the national champion. Bookmakers have identified the home team as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.66 on their victory.

Liverpool for two months of the current season took part in three tournaments. On the national stage, the Reds easily overcame West Ham in the English League Cup and won six matches out of seven in the Premier League. Among the six opponents Liverpool have defeated, five have failed to score a single goal against them. Only Wolverhampton and Nottingham Forest scored one goal each. The latter became the only club to take away points from Liverpool in the current championship. "Foresters" at Anfield defeated the wards of Slot, who were then heavily engaged in preparation for the trip to Milan for the Champions League match against the club of the same name. In the elite European tournament, Liverpool won two victories, in addition to the "rosso-neri", divided with another Italian - Bologna.

Chelsea at the end of last season became a participant in the Conference League, on the matches in which they try to be distracted to the least extent. In the championship, the Blues lost points in three out of seven matches, which would be a terrible waste with championship ambitions. However, the London club's goals are more likely to lie on the plane of a return to the Champions League next season. At Anfield, it is unlikely that Chelsea's still "raw" players will be able to pick up even one point.