In a weekend match in week 5, on Saturday Sep 18th, Liverpool will host 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 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Liverpool recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Leeds United. Mohamed Salah struck first for Liverpool in the 20th minute on a feed from Trent Alexander-Arnold, then Fabinho added another in the 50th minute In the end, Leeds United couldn’t muster any offence and Liverpool ran away with the shutout win. Liverpool is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Crystal Palace recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Tottenham Hotspur. Wilfried Zaha struck first for Crystal Palace in the 75th minute on a penalty shot, then Odsonne Édouard added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Wilfried Zaha At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tottenham Hotspur couldn’t manage to score, and Crystal Palace took the shutout win. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Liverpool won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Crystal Palace is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Conor Gallagher and Odsonne Édouard each having 2 goals in their last five. Liverpool is fortunate enough to have Sadio Mané in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals
Roberto Firmino and Neco Williams are unavailable to play for Liverpool, while Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace squad will be without Jeffrey Schlupp, Eberechi Eze and Nathan Ferguson.