It does not get any easier for the Eagles as Liverpool are next up on the fixture list, with the Reds in very good form having topped the Premier League last weekend.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 5 October 2024 – 12.30pm |
| Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU |
PREVIOUS MEETING
| 09/12/2023 – It is almost two years since the Reds last visited Selhurst Park the way the fixtures work out and in a game littered with bookings and a red card for Jordan Ayew, Liverpool returned to Anfield with all three points thank to second half goals from Mohammed Salah and Harvey Elliot. It was in fact the Eagles that took the lead from the spot in the first half courtesy of Jean-Philippe Mateta. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.6) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Simon Hooper |
| Assistant | Adrian Holmes |
| Assistant | Simon Long |
| Fourth Official | Leigh Doughty |
| VAR | David Coote |
| Assistant VAR | Natalie Aspinall |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Chadi Riad, Chris Richards, Cheick Doucoure and Rob Holding are all expected to continue to miss out. Matheus Franca may have a chance of making the bench.
LIVERPOOL – Harvey Elliott is not available while Federico Chiesa will be assessed.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – none |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 1.5) – Will Hughes (2), Ryan Gravenberch (2), Ibrahima Konate (2), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2), Dominik Szoboszlai (2) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 14/04/2024 | Liverpool 0-1 Palace |
| 09/12/2023 | Palace 1-2 Liverpool |
| 25/02/2023 | Palace 0-0 Liverpool |
| 15/08/2022 | Liverpool 1-1 Palace |
| 23/01/2022 | Palace 1-3 Liverpool |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 28/09/2024 | Everton 2-1 Palace |
| 21/09/2024 | Palace 0-0 Manchester United |
| 17/09/2024 | QPR 1-2 Palace |
| 14/09/2024 | Palace 2-2 Leicester |
| 01/09/2024 | Chelsea 1-1 Palace |
Last FIVE results for Liverpool;
| 02/10/2024 | Liverpool 2-0 Bologna |
| 28/09/2024 | Wolves 1-2 Liverpool |
| 25/09/2024 | Liverpool 5-1 West Ham |
| 21/09/2024 | Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth |
| 17/09/2024 | AC Milan 1-3 Liverpool |
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture Palace sit 18th in the Premier League with 3 points from 6 games while Liverpool are top with 15 points.
RECORD AGAINST LIVERPOOL
| Played | 63 |
| Won | 15 |
| Drawn | 13 |
| Lost | 35 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Mohamed Salah | 7.88 |
| Luis Diaz | 7.77 |
| Maxence Lacroix | 7.18 |
| Marc Guehi | 6.94 |
ONE TO WATCH
| LUIS DIAZ |
| FORMER CLUBS – Barranquilla, Atletico Junior, Porto |
| Now into his third season at the club, the Colombian winger has looked reinvigorated under the new management team having already been in the goals, which five to his name already so far this campaign. |
KEY CLASH
| TYRICK MITCHELL v MOHAMED SALAH |
| The Palace full back will have his hands full against the Egyptian attacking midfielder who has looked in great form this season for the Reds, but Mitchell has been racking up the tackles and currently sits fifth in the Premier League on that statistic. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Jean-Philippe MATETA 2 (19th) |
| Assists | Tyrick MITCHELL, Maxence LACROIX 1 (26th) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 365 (18th) |
| Tackles | Tyrick MITCHELL 21 (5th) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 446 (20th) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 25 (3rd) |
| Fouls | Daichi KAMADA 12 (9th) |
| Dispossessed | Ebere EZE 10 (21st) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 19 (6th) |
| Clearances | Marc GUEHI 40 (1st) |
| Big Chances Missed | Ebere EZE 4 (5th) |
TEB PREDICTION
The run for Palace without a win has to end at some point and it will likely come against in a game it is perhaps most unlikely. Could it be this one? Well, the Reds have already dropped points to Forest and were less than convincing against Wolves last weekend. It really does have to click soon for Palace and perhaps we may see an Ebere Eze masterclass after is omission from the England squad for the upcoming international. Call us mad, but can see the Eagles taking something from this game, but we are not bold enough to suggest a first victory.
| PREDICTED SCORE: 2-2 |
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