Chelsea v Liverpool 2023-24 FA League Cup Final countdown is scheduled for Sunday 25 February at 5pm at Wembley in London and will be televised live on Digi Sport 1.

Chelsea v Liverpool, a classic football match in England, is playing for the first trophy of the 2023-2024 season, the EFL Cup, at a time when the two teams are in diametrically opposite situations in the Premier League.

Chelsea made their debut in the ongoing EFL Cup in the second round, in which they saw off Wimbledon (Division Four) 2-1(a), before eliminating Brighton 1-0(a) in the last 16, at Blackburn (League Two), 2-0 (a) in the round of 16, at Newcastle, 1-1 and 4-2 on penalties (a) in the quarter-finals and at Middlesbrough (League A), 0-1 (d) and 6-1 (a) in the semi-finals.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side are 10th in the league with 35 points from 26 rounds (one less game played) and in their last official Premier League match they drew 1-1 with Manchester City.

Chelsea have won the League Cup five times, most recently in 2015 after 2-0 in the final against Tottenham Hotspur, and have lost four more times in the final act of the competition, most recently in 2022 (0-0 after 90 and respectively 120 minutes, 10-11 on penalties, with Liverpool).

Liverpool started the competition in the Round of 16 (a privilege reserved for teams promoted in the European Cups) in which they saw off Leicester City (League Two) 3-1 (a) before eliminating Bournemouth 2:1 (d). Round of 16, against West Ham United, 5-1 (a) in the quarter-finals, and against Fulham, 2-1 (a) and 1-1 (d) in the semi-finals.

In the Premier League, Jurgen Klopp’s side lead the way with 60 points from 26 matches and come off the back of a 4-1 win at home to Luton in their last official match played in the Championship.

Liverpool are the most successful team in the history of the EFL Cup with nine trophies to their credit, the last of which was won in 2022, just ahead of Chelsea, 0-0 after 90 and 120 minutes respectively, 11-10 on penalties. and lost four more finals, most recently in 2016 (1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes respectively, 1-3 on penalties with Manchester City).

The last time these two teams met in the current edition of the Premier League was on 31 January 2024 when Liverpool beat Chelsea 4-1 at home with goals from Diego J (23), Bradley (39), Soboslai ( 65). and Luis Diaz (79), respectively, Nkunku (71).

Superbet offers odds of 1.36 on the X2 prediction: a draw or a win for Liverpool in the match with Chelsea in the regular time of 90 minutes.

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