Chelsea vs Liverpool – Carabao Cup final preview: Best free betting tips, odds and predictions

CHELSEA and Liverpool clash in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.

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Chelsea v Liverpool – Carabao Cup final preview: Best free betting tips and odds

Chelsea v Liverpool preview

It’s the big one!

The first piece of domestic silverware will be dished out on Sunday afternoon at Wembley Stadium as heavyweights Chelsea and Liverpool do battle in the Carabao Cup final.

Liverpool are the most successful side in League Cup history having clinched the trophy on nine occasions – with the last against Sunday’s opponents Chelsea.

The Blues have won it five times, but have lost in their last two finals against Liverpool and Manchester City – both on penalties.

The pair have already met twice this season with the first a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on the opening day of the season.

The most recent visit was just over three weeks ago with Liverpool running out comprehensive 4-1 winners at Anfield.

Things have taken an upward turn for Mauricio Pochettino’s side in recent weeks after successive wins over Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, before a very credible 1-1 draw against Manchester City on the road.

It’s been business as usual for Jurgen Klopp’s side, who lead the Premier League and have won their last three, scoring 11 goals in the process.

Chelsea v Liverpool odds

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Chelsea v Liverpool betting tips

All square

History suggests we’ll need extra time and perhaps even a penalty shootout to separate these sides this weekend.

These two have a habit of cancelling each other out with seven of their last eight meetings ending in a draw – including both of the 2022 FA Cup and Carabao Cup finals.

That streak of draws was broken in their latest clash when Liverpool ran out comprehensive 4-1 winners – but it will be a wildly different starting XI with Liverpool carrying a plethora of injuries.

Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Diogo Jota, Thiago, Dominik Szoboszlai, Joel Matip and Curtis Jones are all sidelined. However, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah could well return to the starting XI having missed Wednesday’s 4-1 win over Luton Town.

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And the winner is…

So given we think this contest will finish level, it could well be a case of 2022 Deja vu.

And that’s why we’re tipping Liverpool to win on penalties at a fairly sizeable 10/1 with Paddy Power.

It feels fairly inevitable that Jurgen Klopp will end his Liverpool reign with some silverware, and this looks the most likely source.

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On target

Luis Diaz doesn’t need a second invitation to have a stab at goal.

The Colombian winger, 27, has scored ten goals in 34 appearances this season, while only Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah have registered more efforts on goal.

Diaz has had 59 shots in 25 league matches at an average of 28.4 minutes per attempt – 22 of those were on target.

Given Liverpool’s injury problems, Diaz is almost certain to get the full 90 minutes. Only Brentford and Luton Town have conceded more efforts on target than Chelsea in the last four games (29).

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