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Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Team News and Predicted Lineups Ahead Of Saturday’s Early Kick-Off
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Arne Slot and his Liverpool side head to the English capital to take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League’s early kick-off on Saturday, and we’ve got the latest team news and predicted lineups ahead of the action.
Crystal Palace welcome Premier League leaders Liverpool to Selhurst Park in the early kick-off on Saturday afternoon, where they’ll be dreaming of causing a monumental upset to climb out of the relegation zone.
Oliver Glasner’s side are winless after six games in the English top-flight this term, one of only five teams remaining without a league victory, boasting just three points after three draws and three losses.
The Eagles come into the tie off the back of a bitterly disappointing 2-1 defeat away at Everton, a game in which they led after just 10 minutes, which left them occupying 18th place at the end of the gameweek.
Ready for Liverpool ✊#CPFC
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) October 2, 2024
As for Arne Slot‘s Reds, five wins and one defeat see them claim top spot in the Premier League table heading into the seventh gameweek, while their performances in cup competitions have been equally as impressive.
Since losing to Nottingham Forest in mid-September, Liverpool have won five on the bounce. This run includes wins over Bournemouth and Wolves in the league, West Ham in the Carabao Cup, and AC Milan and Bologna in the Champions League, the latter being the latest in the form of a 2-0 victory on Wednesday night.
Last season’s meetings between the pair saw the Reds reign supreme in the capital with a 2-1 triumph, while Palace shocked the Anfield faithful with a narrow 1-0 win towards the latter stages of the campaign.
The UK’s best football betting sites, unsurprisingly, favour Liverpool to come out on top in South London once again on Saturday at a price of around 1/2.
Crystal Palace Team News
Palace are without Chadi Riad (knee), Chris Richards (thigh) and Cheick Doucoure (toe) heading into the weekend’s action, with the trio ruled out, while Rob Holding will also have no involvement after being frozen out of the first team.
Brazilian Matheus Franca is also a major doubt after only recently returning from having a broken rib, so his involvement, if any, should be limited to the bench.
There could be an Eagles debut on the cards for Chelsea loanee Trevoh Chalobah in central defence, however Glasner preferred Jefferson Lerma to the 25-year-old in the defeat to Everton last time out.
Liverpool Team News
The Reds meanwhile, are without Harvey Elliott due to a foot injury, and Federico Chiesa also looks likely to miss out after being ruled out of Champions League action in midweek with an unspecified issue.
Slot should opt for a similar lineup to the one that defeated Bologna on Wednesday, with Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo all seen as options to lead the line at Selhurst Park.
In-form Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah should both be afforded starts, and Hungary captain Dominik Szoboszlai is likely to start in behind whoever starts up front.
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Predicted Lineups
Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup:
Henderson; Lerma, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Nketiah, Eze; Mateta
Liverpool Predicted Lineup:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota