Chelsea hosted <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/liverpool-tv-schedule/">Liverpool</a> Tuesday night in a matchup of two mid-table <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/premier-league-tv-schedule/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Premier League</a> teams. The match would be the first fixture <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/chelsea-sack-graham-potter-after-poor-run-of-form-20230402-WST-426393.html">without Graham Potter</a> as head coach for the Blues. Interim boss Bruno Saltor has taken over at the club until a permanent manager can be named. Unfortunately for the neutral fan, there wouldn’t be any goals in the game.



The two clubs entered the night in surprising positions in the <a href="https://www.premierleague.com/tables" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Premier League table</a>. Liverpool, after finishing in the top three in each of the last four seasons, sat eighth. <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/chelsea-tv-schedule/">Chelsea</a>, on the other hand, are having an even worse campaign in west London. The Blues were 11th at the start of the night and have fired two different managers since September.



Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp made some interesting changes to his starting XI for the matchup. The German opted to put Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson all on the bench. Star center back Virgil van Dijk also missed out on the action due to an illness. The hosts looked to take advantage of the key absences early on.



<h5>Multiple scoring chances early</h5>



Joao Felix, Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz all had good chances to put their team ahead inside the opening dozen minutes. Felix first had a shot blocked by Joel Matip inside the area. Ibrahima Konate then made a goal-saving clearance just a minute later from a Kovacic shot. Havertz saw his shot well blocked by Alisson from point-blank range at the 12-minute mark. 



Reece James had the <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSportsSoccer/status/1643335030121324546" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ball in the back of the net</a> halfway through the first period, but an offside flag was raised a few seconds prior. Liverpool’s best chance in the first half came from a Fabinho shot just seconds from the halftime whistle. However, Wesley Fofana headed the ball away to safety just as it was approaching Chelsea’s goal.



<h2>VAR review preserves draw between Chelsea and Liverpool</h2>



The hosts once again had the ball in the back of the net in the 50th minute. However, just like the previous incident, the goal would ultimately not stand. Alisson first saved a shot by Havertz, then the ball came back off of the German’s elbow and rolled into the net. The goal was initially given, but VAR made quick work of the review to rule it out.



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Despite the series of scoring chances, the match ultimately finished level at zero. The result doesn’t really benefit either team either. Both clubs remain in the same position as they were prior to the start of the match. Chelsea will look to get Saltor’s first win as a head coach at Wolves on Sunday. Liverpool’s fixture list doesn’t get any easier, as they next play league-leading <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/arsenal-tv-schedule/">Arsenal</a> at the weekend.



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Chelsea and Liverpool both failed to score in a draw between mid-table Premier League teams on Tuesday night.

Chelsea, Liverpool remain mid-table after goalless draw

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Part of the buildup in this year’s season of English soccer is how each fan predicts the 2022/23 <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/watch-championship-us-tv-internet/">EFL Championship</a>.
No, it is not the Premier League. However, the case can be made that it is wildly more unpredictable and exciting, particularly from a neutral perspective. Each season, any one club could clinch promotion to the Premier League. At the same time, the threat of the drop is always looming in the back of clubs’ minds.
Therefore, predictions for the upcoming Championship campaign are extremely unlikely to be perfect. That being said, the buildup for the season does lay out potential outcomes. New signings, new managers or new styles of play develop and can cater to any team’s success on the field.
That being said, certain clubs do have <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/soccer-predictions/championship/" target="_new" rel="noopener">a nod towards success</a>. Norwich City, Watford and Burnley are the three clubs coming down from the Premier League. The first two of those are ‘yo-yo’ clubs, meaning they are frequent travelers between the two divisions.
At the other end of the table, Wigan, Rotherham and Sunderland enter the Championship. There is still a strong jump in the quality from League One to the Championship, as is the case from the Championship to the Premier League. It will be challenging for these clubs to make a mark, but crazier results transpired before.
Use the comment section at the bottom of this post to share your predictions for the 2022/23 Championship campaign. Also, critique the predictions listed below.
Who could make a run at the Premier League, and who looks set for the drop?
<h3>Predict the 2022/23 Championship Table</h3>
The 2022/23 Championship season kicks off on Friday July 29. Huddersfield Town and Burnley get things under way. Before then, here are our picks for how the season pans out.
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<h5>Christopher Harris</h5>
1. Huddersfield Town 
2. West Bromwich Albion 
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3. Watford 
4. Middlesbrough 
5. Norwich City 
6. Sheffield United 
7. Burnley 
8. QPR 
9. Hull City 
10. Luton Town 
11. Stoke City 
12. Swansea City 
13. Cardiff City 
14. Millwall 
15. Bristol City 
16. Preston North End 
17. Coventry City 
18. Sunderland 
19. Blackburn Rovers 
20. Wigan Athletic 
21. Blackpool 
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22. Birmingham City 
23. Reading 
24. Rotherham
Playoff final winner: Watford
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<h5>Kartik Krishnaiyer</h5>
1. Middlesbrough 
2. Sheffield United 
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3. Burnley 
4. Norwich 
5. Stoke City 
6. Watford 
7. West Bromwich Albion 
8. Luton Town 
9. Millwall 
10. Coventry City 
11. Preston North End 
12. Blackburn Rovers 
13. Huddersfield Town 
14. Cardiff City 
15. QPR 
16. Swansea City 
17. Sunderland 
18. Blackpool 
19. Reading 
20. Bristol City 
21. Wigan Athletic 
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22. Birmingham City 
23. Hull City 
24. Rotherham
Playoff final winner: Burnley
You can predict the Championship 2022/23 final table, too. Add your predicted table in the comments section below.

Ahead of kickoff on Friday, July 29, World Soccer Talk predicts how the 2022/23 campaign in the English Championship will shape up.

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