The 2023 24 English League Cup has entered the final title race, with Liverpool and Chelsea all the way to the final, which is the second time the two teams have met in the final since the 2022 League Cup final and FA Cup final, the previous two times Klopp had the last laugh to lead Liverpool to lift the trophy, while Pochettino will challenge for the first title after taking charge of Stamford Bridge.
The Carabao Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool will be played at Wembley Stadium in London, the first title of the season in England, with Liverpool retaining the possibility of a fourth-tier title and Chelsea facing the first title race of the Boehly era. The two teams have met 86 times in all competitions since the inception of the Premier League, with Chelsea and Liverpool drawing 28 wins, 30 draws and 28 defeats. Jurgen Klopp led Chelsea to meet in the FA Cup and League Cup finals in 2021 22, with both sides scoring penalties and Liverpool having the last laugh.
Liverpool vs. Chelsea, judging from the value and lineup of the two teams, it is difficult to distinguish, and Liverpool's value is 8At 6.8 billion euros, Klopp has stars such as Salah, Nunez, Dias, Jota, Gakpo, McAllister, Szobosloy, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Van Dijk. For Chelsea, Mauricio Pochettino has 9The 4.8 billion euro squad has Sterling, Mudryk, Jackson, Nkunku, Palmer, Gallagher, Caicedo and other famous players. The sum of the two teams is equivalent to 13.7 billion yuan.
Judging from the recent form of the two teams and the Premier League rankings, Liverpool has won three consecutive Premier League games recently, ranking first in the Premier League with 60 points in the case of one more game, 4 points ahead of Manchester City behind him. Chelsea's form has been much worse, sitting 10th in the Premier League with just 35 points, 14 points behind the Champions League places.
Judging from the offensive and player status of the two teams, Liverpool's fourth-line record is red at the same time, and the front-court attack is more blossoming, and there are 5 players in the team who have scored double-doubles, which is the only team in the five major European leagues that can do this, scoring 63 goals and conceding 25 goals in the first 26 rounds, which is the strongest offensive firepower team in the Premier League. Chelsea have scored just 42 goals and conceded 41. Liverpool's attacking midfield blossomed, with Mohamed Salah, Jota, Dias, Nunez and Gakpo in double figures, while only youngster Palmer had more than 10 goals for Chelsea.
Judging from the injury situation of both teams, Liverpool, Thiago, Bajcetic, Szobosloy, Matip and Alexander-Arnold will miss due to injury. For Chelsea, injuries are frequent, with Lavia, Hugo Chucu, Reece James, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Marc Cucurella, Fofana, Sanchez and others unavailable.
Judging from the historical meetings between the two teams, in the last 10 meetings, Liverpool has won 2 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss, gaining the upper hand. Liverpool won 4-1 at home and drew 1-1 away at Chelsea in the Premier League home and away legs this season. Liverpool's coaches are single-minded, especially Liverpool players are united, want to win the championship to send off the meritorious coach Klopp, Chelsea, want to participate in next season's European competition, can only be achieved by winning the League Cup and FA Cup, but also have a strong desire to win, this is optimistic about the two sides to draw, once again into the penalty shootout.