Chelsea vs Liverpool EFL Cup Final 2022: Predictions, odds, TV Channel and Livestream

Chelsea and Liverpool will fight this Sunday at Wembley in a very attractive final to win the first title at stake in England in 2022. A practically unprecedented clash in the final of this competition despite the fact that both are two of the most successful and most historic clubs in English soccer.

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The winner will succeed Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, winner in the last four editions by beating Arsenal, Chelsea, Aston Villa, and Tottenham, the latter in last year's final. It will also be the first title in the competition for Jürgen Klopp or Thomas Tuchel, who is looking to start his English title-winning career in England after winning only international trophies with Chelsea.

Chelsea vs Liverpool: Match Information

Date: Sunday, February 27, 2022

Time: 11:30 ET (US) / 16:30 (UK)

Location: Wembley Stadium, London, England.

Chelsea vs Liverpool: Times by State in the US

ET: 11:30 

CT: 10:30 

MT: 9:30 

PT: 8:30 

How to watch live Chelsea vs Liverpool:

US:

Live stream: ESPN+

UK:

TV Channel: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Ultra HD

Mexico:

TV Channel: SKY HD 

Live stream: Blue to Go Video Everywhere

Chelsea and Liverpool EFL Cup championships

In the head-to-head in this competition, Liverpool are the leaders, especially after their 4 consecutive titles between 1981 and 1984. They added another 4 after that, in 1995, 2001, 2003, and 2012. 

The Blues have won only 5 editions of the competition in history, in 1965, 1998, 2005, 2007, and 2015. Curiously, in the 2004-05 edition, Chelsea snatched it from Liverpool in what is the only precedent in a final of the competition between the two. José Mourinho's side beat Rafa Benítez's team 2-3 after a thrilling final, including extra time.

Record number of meetings between Chelsea and Liverpool in the finals

Being two clubs with such ascendancy in European soccer, according to BeSoccer Pro, these teams have only met in a final four times in their history. 

Apart from the EFL Cup, in which the Blues won with Mourinho at the helm, Liverpool defeated Chelsea in the 2006 Community Shield by 1-2, Chelsea were the champions in the 2012 FA Cup final (2-1) and Liverpool won the 2019 European Super Cup by triumphing in the penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw at the end of the match.

Chelsea vs Liverpool head to head record

Chelsea and Liverpool have met in a total of 190 matches. The Reds have dominated the head-to-head record, having won 82 times, while the Blues have won on 65 occasions, with the remaining 43 matches ending in draws.

The last 5 matches between the two clubs favor Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp’s squad has won 2 out of 5 matches, while Chelsea have won just one game. The remaining two matches ended in a draw. The last game between both clubs was a tie at Stamford Bridge in the current Premier League season.

Thomas Tuchel vs Jurgen Klopp head to head record

Although the head-to-head between the two coaches is dominated by Klopp, who has 9 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats in 17 matches against Tuchel, the Chelsea manager can boast of being unbeaten so far against the Reds since his arrival in England. He has played 3 games against Liverpool, winning 1 and drawing 2. 

Meanwhile, the Reds' meetings with Chelsea have been more or less even, with a slight advantage for Klopp since his arrival on the islands: 17 games, 6 wins, 7 draws, and 4 defeats.

Chelsea vs Liverpool: Predictions and odds

Liverpool are slight favorites against Chelsea. The Reds have played at a high level and have been stronger than Chelsea. The odds are +110 at bookmakers. A draw seems more possible and is at +150 odds. Meanwhile, Chelsea’s victory is at +180 odds.

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