5 classic battles between Chelsea and Liverpool

Antonio Conte's side make a trip to Anfield as Liverpool and Chelsea are all set to face each other in the most awaited clash of this match-week.

Chelsea, who are in a good run of form in the league, winning four consecutive games including a win against Manchester United, will be hoping to carry on the winning momentum in this crucial fixture.

On the other hand, Liverpool's defensive woes continue as Jurgen Klopp's side blew up their three-goal advantage against Sevilla in their Champions League game during midweek which ended in a 3-3 draw.

While both the teams have their own reasons to put on a good performance, there is no doubt that this is going to be one of the best clashes of the season. As we approach the game quickly, let us take a look at five of the best battles between them over the years:

#5 Liverpool 2-2 Chelsea (21 April 2013) - Premier League

Suarez's additional time header — Suarez's stoppage time header

This fixture turned out to be the most entertaining game of the season as it had almost everything right from a big controversial moment to a late equalizer.

Oscar opened the scoring for Chelsea when he headed in Juan Mata's corner in the 25th minute of the game. Daniel Sturridge equalised for the home side when he calmly slotted the ball in the net following an excellent pass from Luis Suarez. However, it took just five minutes for the visitors to get back their lead as Eden Hazard converted a penalty following a handball by Suarez inside the penalty area.

The controversial moment of the game came in the 67th minute when Luis Suarez suddenly bit Branislav Ivanovic in the arm after the defender's tackle on him. However, the referee failed to notice this incident and Suarez luckily continued to stay on the pitch.

The Uruguay striker took advantage of his lifeline and scored the equaliser in the sixth minute of additional time with a thumping header past Petr Cech in goal.

The biting incident was discussed after the game and the FA handed a 10-match ban to the striker.

#4 Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool (27 Feb 2005) - League Cup final

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side took on Rafa Benitez's Liverpool for a chance to get their hands on the League cup trophy. Liverpool were appearing in their 10th League Cup final while Chelsea were playing only their fourth.

John Arne Riise gave The Reds a dream start as he struck a sweet volley past the keeper during the opening minute of the game to give his side an early advantage. The equalizer came in the form of an open goal as Steven Gerrard's headed clearance flew past his own keeper.

The game went to extra-time as the score stood 1-1 at the end of normal time. It was Chelsea who dominated from then as they scored two goals in quick succession to take a 3-1 lead. Antonio Nunez pulled one back for Liverpool but they failed to score one more as the final whistle blew at Cardiff.

#3 Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool (14 Apr 2009) - Champions League Quarter-final second leg

Chelsea entered second leg of the quarter-final with a 3-1 away win at Anfield which meant that even a 2-0 defeat could take them to the semis. Requiring an excellent performance, Liverpool got off to a perfect start as Fabio Aurelio and Xabi Alonso converted their chances to give their side a 2-0 lead at half-time.

The second half saw a complete turnaround as Chelsea reproduced their first leg performance by scoring three goals in the space of 25 minutes to crush the hopes of Liverpool fans.

Lucas Leiva and Dirk Kuyt scored two goals in quick succession which meant that one more goal from Liverpool could take them to semi-final by means of the away-goal rule.

However, the goal came from the other end as Frank Lampard's shot hit the post and went in as the scoreline read 4-4 to the dismay of the Liverpool supporters.

#2 Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool (20 Nov 2011) - Premier League

2011/12 season was a disappointing season for both the teams as Chelsea finished at sixth position in the table while Liverpool ended up at eighth. Despite a poor season, Liverpool supporters would have surely enjoyed this victory over their rivals which came as a result of a late solo goal from Glen Johnson.

Maxi Rodriguez opened the scoring for the visitors as he slotted the ball past Petr Cech following a decisive pass from Craig Bellamy.

Chelsea equalized in the second half through Daniel Sturridge who managed to get at the end of an excellent ball from Florent Malouda.

As the game was heading towards a draw, Glen Johnson pulled off a late winner for The Reds as he went past 2-3 Chelsea players to place the ball in the bottom corner of the net.

#1 Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool (30 Apr 2008) - Champions League semi-final second leg

Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring his side's third goal — Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring his side's first goal

With the first leg of the semi-final tied at 1-1, both the teams came into this game knowing that only a strong performance can put their side in the final of the Champions League.

It was Chelsea who opened the scoring as Didier Drogba pounced on a rebound to give his side an early advantage. Fernando Torres equalised for The Reds as he guided the ball past the helpless Petr Cech. Both the teams failed to score the winning goal which meant that the game would extend to extra-time.

Chelsea capitalised on the errors made by Liverpool to take a 3-1 lead in the game through the goals from Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba. With just three minutes left to play, Ryan Babel scored a spectacular goal from outside the box to pull one back for his side.

However, Liverpool failed to add one more as The Blues won the semi-final 4-3 on aggregate. Chelsea went on to lose the final on penalties against their fellow English giants Manchester United.