Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Preview and Prediction: A Disappointing Drop of Points

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Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike received a red card (second yellow card) for taking off his shirt to celebrate a goal against Southampton in the League Cup on September 23, 2025.

The only downside for Palace last weekend was that Yeremy Pino had to leave the pitch midway through the game due to a knee injury, but the winger has returned to training this week and is ready to play.

Ismaila Sarr – who suffered a thigh problem in the 3-0 win against Aston Villa at the end of August – could also return, threatening Daichi Kamada's starting place. However, Palace will still be without five players: Cheick Doucoure (knee), Chadi Riad (knee), Walter Benitez (finger), Odsonne Edouard (Achilles tendon) and Caleb Kporha (back).

On Liverpool's side, Ekitike's foolish red card in the League Cup means the 23-year-old striker is suspended for one match, and Alexander Isak is likely to make his Premier League debut for The Reds.

In addition, Liverpool suffered a setback when young central defender Giovanni Leoni sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury and could be out for the rest of the season.

Apart from those two cases, manager Slot has no other squad problems. He plans to make up to 10 changes compared to the match against Southampton. However, he is still considering the possibility of using Florian Wirtz – the £116 million player who was on the bench in the Merseyside derby.

Latest predicted lineups for Crystal Palace vs Liverpool

Crystal Palace:

Henderson; Guehi, Richards, Lacroix; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Pino; Mateta

Liverpool:

Alisson; Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak

Latest Crystal Palace vs Liverpool football match preview

Currently holding the longest unbeaten run in the Premier League, Crystal Palace are aiming to extend their unbeaten streak to 12 matches in England's top flight on Saturday afternoon; historically, they have only achieved this once before, under Steve Coppell in 1990.

On September 20th, manager Oliver Glasner witnessed his 11th consecutive unbeaten Premier League match, as goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell – sandwiched between a strike from Jarrod Bowen – secured a 2-1 victory over West Ham in the London derby away from home.

Bowen's equalizer was only Palace's second goal conceded this season, the best defensive record in the league – tied with Arsenal. This positive start bodes well for the FA Cup champions.

In fact, the last time Palace were unbeaten in their opening five Premier League games was in the 1990-91 season, when they went unbeaten in their first 10 matches and finished third – the club's highest ever finish in English football history.

Although the Champions League dream is still a long way off, Palace will soon have to focus on European competition: after hosting Liverpool, they will play their opening Europa Conference League group stage match against Dynamo Kiev next Thursday.

Coincidentally, Palace and Liverpool will meet again in the fourth round of the League Cup, after The Reds overcame Southampton with a 2-1 victory at Anfield on Tuesday.

As usual, Slot's heavily rotated squad had to wait until the final 10 minutes to score the winning goal, thanks to a close-range tap-in from Hugo Ekitike. However, the joy was quickly overshadowed by a silly second yellow card when he took off his shirt to celebrate, resulting in a red card.

Despite the ill-considered play, that goal still secured Liverpool's seventh consecutive victory in all competitions. Prior to that, their sixth win in that streak was a 2-1 Merseyside derby against Everton, helping the defending champions maintain their perfect Premier League record.

Liverpool haven't had any overwhelming wins yet, but they've created a five-point gap over the chasing pack at the top of the table. If they win again, it will be the fifth time in history that Liverpool have started a Premier League season with six consecutive wins.

The head-to-head record at Selhurst Park also favors Liverpool, with nine wins and one draw in their last ten away Premier League matches against Palace. However, it was Palace who beat The Reds on penalties to win the Community Shield back in August.

Latest Crystal Palace vs Liverpool score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Crystal Palace vs Liverpoolas follows:

• Sportsmole:Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool

• WhoScore:Crystal Palace 1-1 Liverpool
• We predict:Crystal Palace 1-1 Liverpool

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