Fresh from booking their place in the EFL Cup final, Liverpool returns to Premier League action on Sunday. They seek another Selhurst Park spectacular matchup with Crystal Palace with a kickoff at 5 pm.
While the hosts return to action nine days after playing out an exciting 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in the M23 derby, the visitors chase the top six.
Brighton’s clash with Crystal Palace was the quintessential Premier League affair, featuring a missed penalty, a shot that hit the woodwork, and plenty of VAR controversy.
However, Patrick Vieira will be counting his lucky stars that his side returned to Manchester with a point.
Goalkeeper Jack Butland saved a tame penalty from Pascal Gross, and Neal Maupay’s goal was ruled out for a foul on the ‘keeper.
However, Conor Gallagher opened the scoring for Palace before Joachim Andersen turned into his own net with three minutes left.
Liverpool’s fears at having to defend a woeful attacking performance in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final with Arsenal were quickly extinguished on Thursday, as Diogo Jota lit up the Emirates to propel the Reds into next month’s final.
Crystal Palace suffered a humiliating 7-0 defeat in this fixture last season, which marked Liverpool’s ninth Premier League win on the bounce versus the Eagles and their sixth consecutive victory away from home versus the south London club.
Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool Head to Head
Both sides have 19 games against each other, with hosts taking 4 wins while opponents with 14 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Brighton 1-1 Crystal Palace
- Millwall 1-2 Crystal Palace
- Crystal Palace 2-3 West Ham
- Crystal Palace 3-0 Norwich City
- Tottenham 3-0 Crystal Palace
Away
- Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool
- Liverpool 0-3 Brentford
- Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal
- Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury Town
- Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool
Crystal Palace Team News
In recent weeks, palace trio Wilfried Zaha, Jordan Ayew and Cheikhou Kouyate have been busy at the Africa Cup of Nations, but Ghana’s early elimination could allow Ayew to return.
Liverpool Team News
Although Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, and Naby Keita are still away at AFCON, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is nearing a possible return from an ankle injury sustained against Brentford.
Thiago Alcantara, Nat Phillips, Divock Origi, and Harvey Elliott remain absent for the time being, as Klopp sticks with the same squad that he fielded against Arsenal.
Prediction and Odds
The traveling Liverpool fans will not expect to see their team score seven goals again. Palace needs no lessons in scoring in front of the home crowd.
- Liverpool Win
- Goals Over 1.5
- Jota to Score
