Crystal Palace vs Liverpool – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Sreya

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool – Crystal Palace hosts Liverpool at the Selhurst Park on 31st March, Saturday as English Premier League resumes after the international break.

Liverpool are third in the Premier League standings with sixty-three points and are embroiled in the race for ‘top four’, registering a 5-0 win over Watford prior to the international break.

Crystal Palace, sixteenth in the league standings with thirty points, also won 2-0 against Huddersfield Town just before the international break after a string of four consecutive losses in the English Premier League.

Team News

Scott Dann, Jason Puncheon, Bakary Sako, Julian Speroni are sidelined through injuries for Crystal Palace while Connor Wickham is yet to regain match fitness. Wifried Zaha, Jeffrey Schlupp and Joel Ward will face late fitness tests.

Liverpool will be without the injured Joseph Gomez and Nathaniel Clyne while Emre Can and Dejan Lovren have been listed as doubts.

Crystal Palace Possible Starting Lineup: Wayne Hennessey, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, James Tomkins, Mamadou Sakho, Patrick Van Aanholt, Andros Townsend, Luka Milivojevic, Yohan Cabaye, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Christian Benteke, Wilfred Zaha.

Liverpool Possible Starting Lineup: Loris Karius, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Crystal Palace vs Liverpool H2H Stats, Liverpool have won three and lost two of their previous five encounters with Crystal Palace.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in nine of Liverpool’s last eleven away games in the English Premier League, so it is expected to be a high-scoring affair. Moreover, Liverpool have won twenty of their previous twenty-two league fixtures and are the clear favorites on Saturday.

Although Manchester City have all but secured the league title, Liverpool could get the second position over arch rivals Manchester United with a strong finish to the season.

A 3-1 win for Liverpool is the most probable result.