Match Squads
The hosts have named an fresh lineup, the majority of first-team players given the night off. The defender, aiming to regain form, stands as the sole individual to retain his starting spot after the loss at the Bees last weekend. Backup shot-stopper Freddie Woodman and teenage wide player Morrison make their club debuts, while the lineup also features 17-year-old winger Ngumoha and youthful engine room player the playmaker. The reserve players is older than 21; the substitute is the bench player with most games with nine first-team outings on his record.
Crystal Palace on the other hand field six from the team sent out for the narrow loss at Arsenal on Sunday. The defender, Lacroix, Muñoz, Ismaïla Sarr, The attacker and Kamada all keep their places. The Senegalese international has a handful of strikes against the Reds in eight matches for both clubs, while one of the players stepping into the team tonight, Nketiah, got the match-winning strike when the teams clashed at their home ground last month.
Team Sheets
Anfield outfit: Freddie Woodman, Ramsay, Trey Nyoni, Gomez, The left-back, The midfielder, Kerkez, Kieran Morrison, The playmaker, The attacker, Chiesa.
Subs: Pecsi, The winger, Pilling, Kone-Doherty, Pinnington, Figueroa, Nallo, The player, Laffey.
The Eagles: Benitez, Canvot, Lacroix, The defender, Munoz, Hughes, Kamada, Borna Sosa, Ismaila Sarr, Pino, The striker.
Reserves: Henderson, Mitchell, Jefferson Lerma, Uche, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Clyne, The youngster, Devenny, The sub.
Referee: The referee (The region).
Fixture Context
Liverpool have historically found Crystal Palace as challenging rivals. Not exactly always – they lead the head-to-head – but when the London club defeat the Liverpool, they really hit, and hit hard. The famous 1990 clash. The 2014 thriller. The recent curtain-raiser. The recent encounter that triggered this astonishing collapse of the champions, the beginning of a poor run in a run of poor results.
Now let’s fold another couple of sequences into the mix. Of the recent encounters between the clubs, The Eagles have secured three victories (including the charity match as a win), Liverpool just two wins. What’s even more worrying the hosts are the latest outcomes at Anfield: The Eagles have triumphed once and tied twice of the previous three. The Eagles have a firm grip over tonight’s hosts at the moment.
However, Palace are in a dip in form of their own. Three losses have come of their last four matches in every tournament, not securing a win domestically since that earlier described slump-starting fixture to Selhurst Park. So here are a couple of teams who would benefit from a spark to rejuvenate their campaign. That alone should give us a good possibility of some thrilling football tonight, though any long-term significance may depend on what sides the two managers decide to put out; it’s doubtful to be full-strength teams. But we’ll find out about that soon enough. The match begins is at 19:45 GMT. It’s on!
