Liverpool are unbeaten in ten trips to Selhurst Park, winning nine of them and scoring 26 goals in the process, with Crystal Palace's most-recent home win over the Reds coming a decade ago, so will it be more of the same on Saturday lunchtime in South London?
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Preview
Quite simply, will Liverpool win again? On Wednesday night, the Reds made it two wins out of two in the Champions League; having defeated A.C. Milan at San Siro, they again beat Italian opposition, this time cruising to a 2-0 victory over Bologna at Anfield, with Alexis Mac Allister breaking the deadlock before Mohamed Salah curled home a tradmark stunner late on.
Across all competitions, Arne Slot has won eight of his first nine matches in charge of Liverpool, the best start any manager has made in the club's entire 132-year history, including winning five on the spin. Last weekend's 2-1 victory at Wolves propelled the Reds to the top of the Premier League table but, with Man City and Arsenal breathing down their necks, Slot's side will need to win again here to remain in first place going into the international break.
Crystal Palace, in complete contrast, are still searching for their first three points of the season. Last time out, despite taking the lead early through Marc Guéhi, the Eagles were ultimately beaten by the team from across Merseyside Everton, defeated 2-1 at Goodison. Thus, Oliver Glasner's side remain in the relegation zone, having drawn three on the spin prior to their loss last time out.
Should Palace taste defeat again here, it would equal their longest winless start to a Premier League season, yielding just a solitary point from their first seven fixture back in 2017 during the failed Frank de Boer experiment. Well, the Eagles did leave Anfield 1-0 winners back in April, but are in a very different place six months on, so an away win seems very likely.
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Head-to-Head Record
- Matches Played: 64
- Crystal Palace Wins: 15. Draws: 13. Liverpool Wins: 36.
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool: Last 5 Meetings
- 14 April 2024 - Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
- 9 December 2023 - Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool
- 25 February 2023 -Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool
- 15 August 2022 - Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace
- 23 January 2022 - Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool
Crystal Palace Team News
With Chris Richards and Chadi Riad injured, while Trevoh Chalobah is yet to make his debut and Rob Holding is in exile, Oliver Glasner has limited centre-back options, hence why Jefferson Lerma has been filling in as part of the back three. This pushes Daichi Kamada into a more defensive midfield role, while new signing Eddie Nketiah will partner Jean-Philippe Mateta in attack.
Crystal Palace predicted lineup vs Liverpool: (3-4-1-2): Henderson; Lerma, Guéhi, Lacroix; Muñoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Eze, Nketiah, Mateta.
Crystal Palace Player to Watch vs Liverpool
Eberechi Eze continues to be Crystal Palace's key attacking player; he's scored three times so far this season, also the only scorer during the famous win at Anfield in April, and the Eagles will need their star man to be at his brilliant best if they're going to get anything out of this one.
Liverpool Team News
Arne Slot could be much more inclined to rotate than his opposite number, not least because he has significantly greater depth from which to choose, but also his side were in action as recently as Wednesday. Darwin Núñez didn't travel to Wolverhampton due to illness, but was back in the XI against Bologna, so will he lead the line again, or will either Diogo Jota or Cody Gakpo return to the starting line-up? Aside from centre forward, this XI is pretty set, with the same back four and midfield trio starting each of the last five league fixtures.
Liverpool predicted lineup vs Crystal Palace: (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Jota, Luis Díaz.
Liverpool Player to Watch vs Crystal Palace
Mohamed Salah has scored eight goals in his last 11 appearances against Crystal Palace, on target four times during five outings at Selhurst for Liverpool, looking to add to his six goals for the season already, having netted during each of the Reds' last three matches.
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Prediction
We're backing Liverpool for victory in this one, for the simple reason that they've looked incredibly strong under Arne Slot so far, while the exact opposite can be said of Crystal Palace, who kick off winless, and it would require a massive upset for them not to end the game that way too: Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool.
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool FAQs - Premier League
How to watch Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Premier League game on TV channel?
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Premier League game will be available on the following TV channels:
- UK: TNT Sports 1 & Ultimate.
- USA: fuboTV, NBC Sports & UNIVERSO
- Canada: fuboTV Canada
How to watch Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Premier League game on live streaming?
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Premier League game will be available on the following streaming services;
- UK: Discovery+
- USA: fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App & Network UNIVERSO
- Canada: fuboTV Canada
What is the date and kick-off time for Crystal Palace vs Liverpool in the Premier League?
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool takes place on Saturday 5 October 2024, with kick off at 12:30 (BST), 7:30 (ET) & 4:30 (PDT).