Virgil van Dijk is determined that Liverpool bounce back against Chelsea tomorrow and confirm a place in next seasons Champions League.The Merseysiders go into the weekend with a six-point advantage over sixth-placed Bournemouth and a superior goal difference following last Sundays 3-2 defeat at Manchester United. A win over the struggling Londoners ought to be enough, although Aston Villas qualification for the Europa League final has also opened the possibility of sixth-place being sufficient to secure a seat at Europes top table.Van Dijk told the clubs matchday programme: We know we still have a job to do to secure Champions League qualification for next season, and we want to do that as soon as possible. We have three games left to play, and we want to win them all, starting on Saturday.Chelsea, like ourselves, have found it difficult at times this season, but we know that they possess a lot of talent in their squad.They will be motivated after a disappointing result of their own last weekend, and we know we will need to be at our best if we want to get the three points.Like I say, that is our target, nothing more. This has been a very disappointing season an unacceptable one, in my opinion but we cannot feel sorry for ourselves. That is not what Liverpool is about.We are all frustrated of course, but we want to try to finish on a positive note, secure that Champions League spot and give you guys at least something to take away from a tough campaign.Chelsea will be targeting sixth place and hoping that is enough to salvage something from a campaign that started brightly but has tailed off alarmingly.The Blues head to Anfield in ninth place and with interim boss Calum McFarlane insisting his players are eager to finish the season strongly.He said: We want to turn it around. We know the standards this club has set, we arent meeting them at the moment. The only thing we can control is how we behave and act every single day and how we work to turn that level of performance around.The Chelsea fans turned on the players during Mondays 3-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest and McFarlane accepts the performance was not good enough.I completely understand the feeling. We are as disappointed and frustrated as they are, he added. I put it down to possibly not responding well enough to the early set-backs that we had. We need to do much better in those moments because it has happened before and it is something we will address and try and improve for the upcoming games.Table of ContentsTeam news for Liverpool v ChelseaPredicted line-ups for Liverpool v ChelseaWhere to watch Liverpool v Chelsea: TV and online streamsStats for Liverpool v ChelseaPrediction for Liverpool v ChelseaTeam news for Liverpool v ChelseaAlisson could return in goal for Liverpool but Mohamed Salah is still out, as are Hugo Ekitik, Wataru End, Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni. Alexander Isak missed the game at Old Trafford and his availability is uncertain.Reece James and Levi Colwill are both in contention to start but Jesse Derry and Robert Sanchez, who both suffered head injuries against Forest, miss out. Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho are major doubts.Predicted line-ups for Liverpool v ChelseaLiverpool: Alisson; Gomez, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha; GakpoChelsea: Jorgensen; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Lavia, Caicedo, Palmer, Fernandez, Pedro; DelapWhere to watch Liverpool v Chelsea: TV and online streamsKick-off on Saturday is at 12.30pm UK time. In the UK, live coverage is on TNT Sports. Streaming is on the Discovery Plus app.TNT Sports costs �30.99 a month, including Eurosport and entertainment and available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles. From March 26, TNT Sports streaming has switched from Discovery Plus to HBO Max.If youre watching from outside the UK, clickHEREfor details of the channels showing the game in your region.Stats for Liverpool v ChelseaChelsea are looking to complete their first double over Liverpool since the 2013/14 seasonChelsea have won one of their last 10 league trips to AnfieldChelsea have conceded in each of their last 13 Premier League games their worst run since 1991Prediction for Liverpool v ChelseaChelsea look bereft at the minute despite a squad packed full of talent. It seems the players have switched off and McFarlane has a tough job on his hands.Liverpool ought to win this.Prediction: Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea Topics Chelsea F.C. Liverpool F.C. 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