Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is hoping for good fortune today against Chelsea.
Hodgson hopes coming up against the current leaders will be the incentive for his players to raise their games.
In previous matches this season against top-four teams - Arsenal and Manchester United - the displays have been promising without actually reaching the required level.
"I have to hope that unlike Arsenal and Manchester United, where I think we gave credible performances, this time luck is on our side and we come away with three points," said the Liverpool manager.
"We could easily have done it against Arsenal and we could have done it against United.
"But I'm sure that has been forgotten. We got one point having played with 10 men (against Arsenal) and then lose in the 85th minute having got it back to 2-2 (against United).
"We go into the game with momentum but I want performances not momentum.
"I want performances like I've seen in the last three games and I want it from the first minute to the last."
