Liverpool host Crystal Palace in the Premier League at the weekend, and they will be hoping to secure their place in the top four with a win.
Venue: Anfield
Key Statistics
- Liverpool have won their last 8 matches against Crystal Palace in all competitions.
- Liverpool have won their last 4 matches (Premier League).
- Liverpool have scored at least 2 goals in their last 6 matches against Crystal Palace in all competitions.
Liverpool
The Reds have picked up seven wins and two draws in their last nine Premier League games, and they will be firm favourites to pick up all three points here.
They cannot afford to drop points if they want to secure their place in the Champions League next season, and Jurgen Klopp will demand a strong performance from his players.
The last time these two sides met earlier on in the season, the Reds picked up a 7-0 win away from home.
Possible line-ups
Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Nat Phillips, Neco Williams, Andrew Robertson; Fabinho, Gini Wijnaldum, Thiago Alcantara; Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mané
Crystal Palace
The Eagles will be desperate to pull off an upset here and give Roy Hodgson a proper send-off.
The Palace manager is set to step down from his post at the end of the season, and it will be interesting to see if he can pick up one last win with the Londoners.
Palace have lost four of their last six league games, and they will be massive underdogs heading into this contest.
Possible line-ups-
Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, James Tomkins, Gary Cahill, Patrick Van-Aanholt; Cheikhou Kouyaté, James McCarthy, Jeffrey Schlupp; Andros Townsend, Christian Benteke, Wilfried Zaha
Betting Odds
Liverpool : Draw : Crystal Palace :: 1.14 : 8.50 : 15.00
Prediction
There is no doubt that Liverpool had the better team, and they are in impressive form right now.
Palace have what it takes to pull off an upset, but this will be a tough outing for them, and the Reds have way too much motivation to slip up.
With Champions League qualification at stake, the home side should be able to grind out a win here.
Liverpool 2-0 Crystal Palace.
