Kante plays for the first time since the home game against Leicester just over a month ago. Emerson replaces Marcos Alonso on the left.

Mount has overcome the injury that forced him off early in Tuesday's Champions League game versus Valencia.

Today's centre-back pairing is Andreas Christensen and Fikayo Tomori.

Liverpool bring Georginio Wijnaldum in for James Milner in the one change from their side that lost at Napoli midweek.

Chelsea Kepa; Azpilicueta (c), Christensen, Tomori, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Abraham, Mount.

Substitutes Caballero, Alonso, Zouma, Barkley, Pulisic, Pedro, Giroud.

Liverpool Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson (c), Fabinho, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Substitutes: Kelleher, Gomez, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Brewster, Lallana, Shaqiri

The referee is Michael Oliver.

Stats recap

Since the start of the 2000s, Sunday’s game will be the 61st meeting between Chelsea and Liverpool in all competitions, making it the most played fixture between English sides in all competitions in the 21st century.

Chelsea have won one of our last nine Premier League meetings with Liverpool (five draws, three defeats), beating them 1-0 in May 2018 thanks to an Olivier Giroud strike.

Chelsea have only lost one of our past 24 home league games (13 wins 10 draws), which was against Leicester in December 2018.Frank Lampard’s side are seeking a clean sheet for the first time this season. Our last shut-out was at Leicester in May.Chelsea have beaten the side starting the day top of the Premier League on 18 occasions – three more than any other side.The Blues have netted 11 goals so far in the Premier League this term, only Liverpool (15) and Man City (16) have scored more.