Chelsea, who sit five points clear at the top of the table following Manchester City’s defeat to Arsenal, edged the last meeting between the teams as Gary Cahill and Diego Costa cancelled out Emre Can's deflected opener in the league in November.
But Liverpool are unbeaten in eight games since their defeat at Manchester United in December and will be looking to make home advantage count as they attempt to land a first major honour under manager Brendan Rodgers.
Team news
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has an almost fully-fit squad to choose from and could rotate his squad.
Thibaut Courtois could return in goal having sat out the last three games with a minor finger injury while Kurt Zouma, Loic Remy and Andre Schurrle will be hoping for rare starts.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is set to return after resting a tight hamstring at the weekend but striker Mario Balotelli, who also missed the win at Aston Villa with a chest infection, remains a doubtful participant.
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Forward Fabio Borini could be the one to make way to accommodate Gerrard despite scoring at Villa Park.
Diego Costa is the 7/2 favourite in the first goalscorer market, while Raheem Sterling is considered the hosts’ main goalscoring threat at 13/2.
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