Belter of a day
It’s sweltering here at Stamford Bridge!
The sun is shining and planes are flying over the place that so many of these legends would still call home.
Eden Hazard and Diego Costa have come out on the pitch with the rest of the squad for a team photo, and Petr Cech even stays to sign autographs and take pictures with fans.
That’s what it’s all about!
Liverpool squad
Former Blue Yossi Benayoun will be returning to Stamford Bridge, but in the red of Liverpool.
The club’s all-time top scorer, Ian Rush, will return in the dugout, with the likes of Steven Gerrard and Peter Crouch not included in this one:
- Ian Rush – manager
- John Aldridge – manager
- Phil Thompson – manager
- Sammy Lee – manager
- Pepe Reina
- Sander Westerveld
- Fabio Aurelio
- Martin Kelly
- Ragnar Klavan
- Martin Skrtel
- Yossi Benayoun
- Momo Sissoko
- Jay Spearing
- Ryan Babel
- Natasha Dowie
- Robbie Keane
- Gregory Vignal
- Igor Biscan
- Stephane Henchoz
- Mark Gonzalez
- Florent Siname-Pongolle
Chelsea squad
Roberto Di Matteo, the man who guided Chelsea to their first Champions League title in 2011/12, will return to the dugout as manager.
Five-time Premier League-winning captain John Terry will also be back for action.
Fan favourites at Stamford Bridge like Joe Cole, Eden Hazard and Diego Costa will also return:
- Eden Hazard
- Ramires
- John Terry
- Joe Cole
- Katie Chapman
- Gemma Davison
- William Gallas
- Carlo Cudicini
- Marcel Desailly
- Petr Cech
- Eidur Gudjohnsen
- Salomon Kalou
- Diego Costa
- Jon Harley
- Jody Morris
- Loic Remy
- Florent Malouda
- Tiago Mendes
- Claude Makelele
- John-Obi Mikel
- Gary Cahill
*Gianfranco Zola has withdrawn due to injury
Good afternoon and welcome to SunSport’s live blog of Chelsea vs Liverpool legends!
A star-studded Chelsea line-up will be looking to get revenge on Liverpool after losing the previous legends clash between the two in March.
Peter Crouch bagged a double in a 2-0 win for the Reds last time out, but the legendary forward will not be playing in today’s match – to the delight of Chelsea.
Roberto Di Matteo returns to the Stamford Bridge dugout while the likes of Eden Hazard, John Terry and Diego Costa will pull on the iconic Blue shirt once again.
Robbie Keane, Martin Skrtel and Ryan Babel are among the legends representing Liverpool in the capital this afternoon.
SunSport will bring you minute-by-minute updates from this afternoon’s huge clash!