Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Premier League, October 5, 2024

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Preview

• Tournament: Premier League
• Date: Saturday, Oct 5
• Kick-off Time: 12:30 pm GMT
• Venue: Selhurst Park, England

League-leaders Liverpool will travel to Crystal Palace in their seventh game of the 2024/25 Premier League season at Selhurst Park. The Eagles are still eyeing for their first win of the season and will not get a worse chance than this tie.

Hosts Crystal Palace are one of the top mid-table squads in the Premier League and finished in the 10th spot last season. Oliver Glasner’s men are yet to secure their first win of the campaign and are languishing in the relegation zone. They would be desperate to get their first win on the board as they have been one of the most underwhelming teams this season.

Meanwhile, Liverpool sustained a 2-1 win over Wolves in their last game and leading the Premier League table by just a point. Their transfer plans this summer were severely affected by their strict transfer policy but they made a perfect start to the new campaign. Make no mistake about it, Liverpool under Arne Slot is here to challenge for the Premier League title this season.

Crystal Palace Team News

Crystal Palace has been one of the busiest English clubs in the summer window this year and could hand Trevoh Chalobah a debut this weekend. Players like Cheick Doucoure have been ruled out until October with an Achilles injury whereas Chadi Riad and Matheus France are also sidelined with their respective injuries.

Liverpool Team News

As for Liverpool, summer signing Federico Chiesa picked up an injury in training and will be available after the international break. Both Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota are expected to return to the first-team fold. Harvey Elliott is also not expected to return until after the October international break.

In the recent press conference ahead of the Crystal Palace meeting, Arne Slot confirmed Chiesa didn’t train for the past two days and encouraged Ryan Gravenberch while lauding the opposition as he stated, “They have already shown how tough of an opponent they are against the big sides like [Manchester] United and Chelsea. In both situations they got a result so that’s a difficult game for us.”

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Predicted Lineups

Crystal Palace predicted lineup:

Goalkeeper: Henderson

Defenders: Chalobah, Guehi, Lacroix

Midfielders: Munoz, Wharton, Doucoure, Mitchell

Forwards: Eze, Kamada; Mateta

Liverpool predicted lineup:

Goalkeeper: Alisson

Defenders: Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Tsimikas

Midfielders: Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister

Forwards: Salah, Gakpo; Nunez

Head-to-Head Record

The two sides have faced off only 64 times in the past, with Crystal Palace winning only 15 of those games. Liverpool have won 36 ties between both sides, whereas the remaining 13 games ended in a draw.

Last five match results:

Key Players to Watch in Crystal Palace vs Liverpool

Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace)

The English attacking midfielder made 31 appearances for his current club last season, scoring 11 goals and assisting six. Eze has kicked off the new campaign on a brilliant note and have registered three goals and one assist in eight appearances across all competitions.

Mo Salah (Liverpool)

The 32-year-old attacker has made a brilliant start to the new campaign and have secured five goals and four assists in eight appearances across all competitions. But his future with the Merseyside giants is currently hanging in the balance as the Egyptian has entered the final 12 months of his contract and Liverpool are yet to tie him down to a new deal.

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Prediction

The Eagles ended their previous campaign with six wins in seven matches under new manager Oliver Glasner but had a tough start to the new campaign. Crystal Palace are sitting in the relegation zone following their opening six matches and are yet to register a win in the new campaign. They are coming off a 2-1 loss to Everton in their last game and have struggled to find rhythm under Glasner.

As for Liverpool, they have had a dream start to the new campaign as they are currently sitting on the top of the league standings and have been nearly perfect under Arne Slot this term. The Reds managed a praiseworthy 2-1 win over Wolves in their last domestic tie and will be desperate to secure the three points on their travels this weekend.

Predicted Score: Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool (Watch Live)

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