We simulated Chelsea vs Liverpool to see who could win the Carabao Cup final
Liverpool have the chance to win their first trophy of the season on Sunday when they face Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.
A 3-2 aggregate win over Fulham saw Liverpool secure their spot in the showpiece with Premier League rivals Chelsea beating Middlesbrough 6-2 on aggregate in their semi-final clash. Sunday will be the third League Cup final the Reds have reached with Jurgen Klopp, winning one and losing one of the first two.
Liverpool last faced Chelsea at the end of January, winning 4-1 in a tremendous stylr at Anfield. Klopp will be without some key players on Sunday, however, with Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai touch-and-go while Alisson Becker, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota and Trent-Alexander Arnold are all confirmed absentees.
So can Liverpool win their second and final Carabao Cup under Klopp's guidance? Let's take a look.
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Chelsea vs Liverpool simulated to get a Carabao Cup final score prediction
To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Chelsea could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Colwill, Chilwell; Caicedo, Fernandez; Sterling, Gallagher, Jackson; Palmer.
We predict that Liverpool could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Kelleher; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Endo, Elliott, Mac Allister; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.
Similarly to the game against Luton Town in midweek, Liverpool started poorly at Wembley, and they entered the break
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