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How to playLiverpool FC have taken 15 points from their last six matches, Chelsea 10, and the two meet in the EFL Cup fourth round at Anfield on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 with a 20:00 GMT kick-off. Liverpool have won five of those six. Chelsea have won three, drawn one and lost two, and the difference shows up most clearly on the road.
Liverpool FC v Chelsea is live on Sky Sports and ITV in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, with kick-off at 20:00 GMT at Anfield, as confirmed by Liverpool FC. Both clubs came through the previous round at home: Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1, Chelsea beat Leeds United 6-3.
Andoni Iraola's side have been scoring heavily and giving plenty back. Across their last six they scored 16 and conceded 11, hit two or more in four of the six, and were involved in a game with three or more goals five times. The 4-3 win at home to Villarreal on 20 October and the 6-3 at LASK on 14 October are the shape of it.
The exception is the one that still stings: 0-3 at home to Manchester City on 11 October. That remains their only defeat in the six, and the only time they failed to score.
Away from Anfield they have been flawless, winning all three, including 2-1 at Brentford on 17 October. At home they have won two of three.
Xabi Alonso's Chelsea have the identical goal record over six games - 16 scored, 11 conceded - from a worse set of results. They conceded two or more in four of the six, which is one more than Liverpool managed, and they were beaten 0-3 at Brentford on 18 September and 1-2 at Arsenal on 6 September.
