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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte will face its biggest test when Liverpool travel to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Friday.

The Blues record a 2-2 draw with Swansea while the Reds cruised to a 4-1 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League last week.

Chelsea are missing Terry with an ankle injury, with the skipper joining fellow defender Kurt Zouma on the sidelines. Zouma is a long-term absentee with a knee ligament problem, with Marco van Ginkel being the only other injury concern for the Blues.

Meanwhile, Liverpool also have concerns over the fitness of a defender, although Dejan Lovren is expected to be ready after bruising his eye.

Emre Can is struggling to recover from an ankle injury in time, while Joe Gomez remains out but is inching closer to a return to training.

This will be the 53rd meeting between these two sides in all competitions this century, more than any other two teams in English professional football.

Conte’s side have lost just once in their last eight Premier League games against Liverpool, though that was in this fixture last season.

The Reds have scored more Premier League goals in 2016 than any other side (50), with 24 of these coming away from home – a joint-league-high alongside Tottenham Hotspur.

Chelsea have kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 home league games, though this was in their last fixture against Burnley.

Klopp’s side have conceded in each of their last eight Premier League away games and they last went nine without a clean sheet in May 2005.

The match kicks off at 21:00.