Chelsea vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates – UK Times

5 mins: Almost two! Madueke dances through the challenges and bobbles a shot past Alisson’s post. Chelsea are up for this.

The champions are behind! Stunning goal from Chelsea!

Lovely move from Chelsea. They work the ball out beautifully from defence and Neto crosses into the box. Palmer lets it run through and allows Fernandez to finish.

1 mins: Boos for Salah. He links up well with the returning Elliott but Sanchez cuts out Salah’s cross.

1 min: Off we go! A huge game for Chelsea. Interesting to see how the champions take this.

Applause from the Chelsea players, but boos from the fans at Stamford Bridge as Liverpool walk out through the guard of honour and onto the pitch.

The Liverpool fans in the corner are enjoying themselves, with champions balloons and red smoke.

Arne Slot on receiving guard of honour.

“It’s a nice thing to do in this country, it’s a good tradition.

“There’s a lot of respect in this country. It’s a nice gesture from Chelsea.”

Arne Slot talks through his team selection at Stamford Bridge, including first starts of the Premier League season to Harvey Elliott and Wataru Endo after the title was sealed.

“They deserve it. They have done well throughout the season and whenever we needed them. It’s good for all of them to have playing time.

“A few have played a lot, and it’s good for them to have a rest too. They’ll play with Virgil, Mo and the ones who have started many times so this is a better moment to see where they are and what they can bring in a game against a very strong Chelsea team.”

Liverpool have four matches left this season, with their next game away to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Manager Enzo Maresca confirmed they would offer a guard of honour to the new champions.

“Yes, it’s tradition,” Maresca said. “We have to do that, and we are going to do that. They won the Premier League, so they deserve it.”

The Reds gave a guard of honour to then-champions Chelsea in 2015 in similar circumstances.

Alexander Isak’s penalty rescued Newcastle a 1-1 draw at Brighton, but it still means the Magpies drop vital points in the race for Champions League.

Eddie Howe’s side remain fourth on 63 points, but it means Chelsea, who have 60 points, would go above them with a win over Liverpool today.

Chelsea go to Newcastle next Sunday.

On his return to Stamford Bridge, Mohamed Salah is one goal or assist away from equaling the all-time record for Premier League goal involvements in a single season.

He already has the 38-game record, but his next goal involvement would move him to 47 overall, alongside Andy Cole in 1993-94 and Alan Shearer in 94-95 across 42 matches.