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By Liverpool FC
Here is our lowdown on Crystal Palace ahead of Liverpool’s visit to Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon.
Season so far
This meeting involves the only teams in the 2025-26 Premier League yet to be beaten after five rounds of fixtures.
Heading into the weekend, Oliver Glasner’s men occupy fifth spot in the standings on nine points.
They won 2-1 away at West Ham United last weekend; their other victory in the term came against Aston Villa at the end of August.
The Eagles’ UEFA Conference League campaign begins next week and they will meet the Reds in round four of the Carabao Cup.
Key players
Jean-Philippe Mateta is Palace’s top scorer at the moment with four goals from his nine appearances in all competitions.
The Frenchman has one more than Ismalia Sarr in the scoring charts.
Defenders Maxence Lacroix and Daniel Munoz have played every minute of their campaign thus far.
Previous meetings
This encounter comes just shy of seven weeks since the FA Community Shield, which Palace pipped Liverpool on penalties following a 2-2 draw at Wembley.
In this league fixture last season, Diogo Jota’s ninth-minute goal secured a 1-0 win for the visitors.
They then met at Anfield in matchweek 38 for a 1-1 draw that preceded the Reds’ lifting of the title.
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Team news
Sarr is available again after a three-match injury absence, while the issue that forced Yeremy Pino off at the break last time out was not serious.
Cheick Doucoure, Caleb Kporha and Chadi Riad are ruled out.
What they said
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner
“We’re always looking forward to playing the champion and we want to compete. We want these challenges against the best teams. Liverpool was the best team last year because they won the league.
“But I think we showed that we are competitive in the Community Shield and also at the end of last season. This is what we want to show again – that we are competitive. Then let’s see how the football, how the game is going.”
Pre-match stats
Palace have won just one of their last 16 Premier League meetings with Liverpool (drawn three, lost 12).
The Eagles have not scored more than once in any of their last 12 league games against the Reds.
Palace are unbeaten in their opening five matches of a top-flight season for the first time since 1990-9, when they went on to finish third – their best ever finish.
Glasner’s team have made the fewest high turnovers (19) of any side and have the fewest high-intensity pressures in the final third of the pitch (304). Their direct speed, however, is the second highest of any side (2.02 metres/second).
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