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Chelsea will arrive at Stamford Bridge tonight keen to prove to their numerous critics that they are capable of beating one of the big boys in the league. After recent home defeats against Arsenal and tonight’s opponents in the Carling Cup, Liverpool, Chelsea need to show some strength and resilience if they want to get their season firmly back on track.
Chelsea are firm favourites in the match odds with the likes of NL Unibet to win tonight’s encounter against a Liverpool side that may well be far weaker than the side we’ve become used to seeing from Kenny Dalglish, who has been vocal in his criticism of the decision to schedule this match just 48 hours after their crunch Premier League meeting with Manchester City at Anfield.
In fact, Liverpool are firm underdogs, which is strange for a side that drew 1-1 with City in their last game and humbled Chelsea at home just over a week ago. They’ve also won three of their last five encounters against Chelsea away from home, so they aren’t just going to roll over and die tonight in West London.
However, with Chelsea sure to have the backing of their raucous home fans, and with the club’s senior players all too aware of the importance of getting a good result to help ease the pressure on Andre Villas-Boas, backing the Blues to progress into the semi-finals seems a sensible bet.