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Loving Slot’s team selection. He’s definitely not affraid to leave regulars out. Tsimikas is a better defender than Roberson & will definitely be needed away to palace. Jones can fill in and cover when Gravenberch is helping Trent. Szoboszlai isn’t making good decisions at the moment so can do with a bit of bench reflection. Nice one.
Jay
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
Dion Dublin
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Crystal Palace have lost a couple of key players.
They were key Michael Olise and Joachim Andersen. I think Olise took a lot of weight off Eze so he could float about unseen, but now he is the man and he is being marked out of games.
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesOut come the players on what looks like an absolutely glorious day at Selhurst Park. This home crowd would love their team to get off the mark with a win today.
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Any other Liverpool fan hear the name Sarr and get flashbacks?
Adam in Fort Washington, Maryland, USA
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
Liverpool manager Arne Slot spoke to TNT about what he is expecting from Crystal Place today:
"They have had a full week to prepare and they have done well against top clubs like Manchester United and Chelsea, so you know they have the quality."
"They have been a bit unlucky with their results. It’s an away game and it’s all about how we can start the game in my opinion because we didn’t start well against Wolves. We are hoping we do better today. "
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I’m thinking it’ll be 3-0 to Liverpool… first goal Jota, second Salah, third… Guehi deal sorted for summer 2025
Anon
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
Diogo Jota is making his 100th start for Liverpool in all competitions.
Image source, Getty ImagesAnd in the bottom half of the table, can Crystal Palace finally get off the mark with a first victory of the season?
Here's how things are looking in the top half of the Premier League before the action gets under way. Can Liverpool extend their lead at the top and put the pressure on their closest rivals in the early kick-off?
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
In 30 previous Premier League meetings between Crystal Palace and Liverpool, 14 have been won by the away side (47%).
This is the highest away win ratio of any of the 109 fixtures to be played 30 or more times in history.
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Arne Slot's attitude has been brilliant. It was always going to be difficult because of Jurgen's success.
It seems Slot has gone in and done it perfectly - they are sitting at the top of the league.
They had the bad result to Nottingham Forest, but the way Slot reacted to that has been really impressive.
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The Crystal Palace vs Liverpool match will end in a draw. I see Nketiah getting a goal.
Abdul
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, speaking to TNT Sports: "We are busy building a great squad with a new manager and new ideas.
"We are a big club and we want to win every game and trophies. At the moment we are focused on winning each game."
On Arne Slot: "It has been a good start - everyone is enjoying it. We have good depth in the squad and there's good competition."
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
Crystal Place boss Oliver Glasner spoke to TNT Sports about Trevoh Chalobah making his debut this afternoon:
"We have different reason why we have always had to change the back line. Trevoh [Chalobah] seems to be ready, I don’t know if he will get a full 90 minutes but he looked good in training."
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Tsimikas up against Sarr?! Fraught with danger. I expect Palace to have a lot of joy down both flanks. Robertson would've been the better option given he didn't complete the full 90 mins on Wednesday.
Ken Adams
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
Mohamed Salah has scored in all three Premier League away appearances so far this season.
He needs just two goals to equal Robbie Fowler's Premier League total of 163.
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Image source, Getty ImagesOliver Glasner spoke to TNT Sports about Ismaila Sarr starting the game against Liverpool:
"Ismaila [Sarr] had very good performances when he came into the game and always had a positive impact."
"He has a lot of pace and we expect Liverpool to play with dominance and aggression, so there will be space in behind and this is one of the strengths of ismaila Sarr and we hope that he can find and use this space and score goals."
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Good to see slot putting gakpo in he fully deserves his chance and having a proper run in the team with his recent form always giving it his all.
Ryan, Leeds
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at Selhurst Park
A big day for a couple of Palace players ahead of the Liverpool match today.
Trevoh Chalobah comes in to make his debut for the Eagles after signing for the club on loan from Chelsea. It's another new backline that Oliver Glasner is trying out as he searches for the perfect formula so the Eagles can start picking up points to move up the table.
Ismaila Sarr, another summer signing for the Eagles also gets his first start in the Premier League.
Sarr has been brought in as a ball carrier and his pace is crucial to the attack.
The Eagles would never be able to replace the quality of Michael Olise but Sarr is there to give Glasner another option from the bench or to start and Palace don't have another player with his profile.
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (12:30 BST)
Oliver Glasner discussed his outlook ahead of his teams match against Liverpool with TNT Sports:
"We want to play against Liverpool, we want to compete with the best teams and we want to get our first win. Today no one expects us to get three points but we want it and its an opportunity for us to get a win.
I’m really convinced the team will give everything they have and we will see."
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
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| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
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| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
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| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
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| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
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| 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
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| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
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| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
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| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
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| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
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| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 8 |
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| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
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| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
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| 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 6 |
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| 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 |
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| 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 4 |
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| 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
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| 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 1 |
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| 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 1 |
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Manager: Sean Dyche
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Eddie Howe
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Sean Dyche
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Eddie Howe
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Everton have lost just three of their last 20 Premier League home games against Newcastle (W12 D5), though two of those defeats have come across their last four such meetings (W2).
Newcastle have won five of their last eight Premier League meetings with Everton (D1 L2), as many as in their previous 24 against them (D6 L13). However, they failed to win either meeting with the Toffees last term (D1 L1).
After losing their first four Premier League matches this season, Everton have picked up four points in their last two games (W1 D1). The Toffees are looking for consecutive wins for the first time since April.
Newcastle United have won 11 points in their six Premier League games this season (W3 D2 L1), their most at this stage of a top-flight season since 2011-12 (12) and Eddie Howe’s best start to a league season since 2010-11 in League One with Bournemouth (11 points).
Everton have won six of their last eight Premier League matches at Goodison Park (L2). Since the first game in this run on April 6, the Toffees have won more home points than any other Premier League side (18).
Only Aston Villa and Manchester City (7) have picked up more points from losing positions in the Premier League this season than Newcastle (5) – the Magpies have only lost two of their last seven games when conceding first (W2 D3), having lost 11 of their previous 13 games when going 1-0 down.
Since Sean Dyche’s first Premier League game in charge of Everton in February 2023, the Toffees have scored a higher percentage of their goals via set pieces than any other club (45.5%, 30/66).
Newcastle’s Bruno Guimarães has won the most fouls in the Premier League this season (24) and since his first start in March 2022 he has won 42 more fouls than anyone else (249). Since 2003-04, among players to play 5,000 Premier League minutes, the only players to win more fouls per 90 minutes than Guimarães (3) are Jack Grealish (3.8) and Wilfried Zaha (3.1).
Everton’s Ashley Young has assisted a goal in each of his last two Premier League appearances, which is as many assists as he got in his previous 117 games combined. At the age of 39, Young is the oldest player in Premier League history to assist a goal in consecutive games.
Anthony Gordon has been involved in 13 goals in 23 Premier League appearances in 2024 for Newcastle United (7 goals, 6 assists). He’s yet to score or assist against former club Everton and has one goal in his last 15 games at Goodison Park.
