On the 15th of August, in this week 2 match, Liverpool will play host to Crystal Palace in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 12th placed Liverpool is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrović scored the first goal for Fulham in the 32nd minute, but Darwin Nuñez got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 64th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while crystal Palace is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Arsenal. Martinelli scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 20th minute, then Marc Guehi added another on an own goal in the 85th minute In the end, Crystal Palace was frustrated by Arsenal’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Arsenal ended the match with the shutout victory. Crystal Palace looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Liverpool won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Wilfried Zaha has been the most prolific scorer on Crystal Palace in the last five matches with 3 goals. Mohamed Salah has been the most prolific scorer on Liverpool in his last five matches with 2 goals
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keïta, Thiago Alcântara, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota and Kelleher are unavailable to play for Liverpool, while Crystal Palace will be without James Tomkins, James McArthur, Michael Olise and Sam Johnstone.