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Match Squads

The hosts are fielding an fresh lineup, with the vast bulk of established stars omitted. Milos Kerkez, seeking to improve match sharpness, remains the single athlete to keep his place after the loss at the Bees last weekend. Third-choice goalkeeper Freddie Woodman and youngster Kieran Morrison earn maiden appearances, while the lineup also includes teen talent Ngumoha and 18-year-old midfielder the playmaker. Nobody on their bench is over 21; the substitute is the bench player with most games with nine senior appearances on his resumé.

The visitors in comparison keep half a dozen from the team sent out for the narrow loss at the Gunners on Sunday. The defender, The centre-back, Muñoz, Ismaïla Sarr, Yéremy Pino and The midfielder all start once more. He has a handful of strikes against this opponent in eight appearances for both clubs, while one of the players making an appearance, the striker, scored the winner when the teams faced off at Selhurst Park last month.

Match Squads

Anfield outfit: Freddie Woodman, Ramsay, The youngster, Gomez, The left-back, Endo, The defender, The winger, The playmaker, Ngumoha, Chiesa.
Substitutes: Pecsi, Gordon, Pilling, The talent, Pinnington, Figueroa, The sub, The player, The reserve.

Crystal Palace: Benitez, The defender, The centre-back, Guehi, Daniel Munoz, The midfielder, Kamada, The wing-back, Ismaila Sarr, Yeremy Pino, Eddie Nketiah.
Subs: The keeper, Mitchell, Jefferson Lerma, Uche, Mateta, The full-back, The youngster, Devenny, The sub.

Official: Craig Pawson (Yorkshire).

Preamble

The Merseysiders have often struggled against this opponent as difficult opponents. Not always – they have more victories – but when the visitors defeat the Reds, they land a blow, and hit hard. Their 1990 cup meeting. The memorable comeback. The pre-season match. The recent encounter that triggered this astonishing collapse of Arne Slot’s champion side, the beginning of a poor run in a run of poor results.

Include another set of results into the mix. Of the previous fixtures between the clubs, Crystal Palace have triumphed three times (we’re counting the season opener as a win), Liverpool just two. More concerning the hosts are the form at Anfield: Palace have triumphed once and tied twice of the last three. The Eagles have a firm grip over Liverpool at the moment.

Having said all that, Palace are in a dip in form of their own. Three losses have come of their last four matches in various cups, not securing a win domestically since that previously mentioned loss-inducing fixture to their home. So here are both clubs who would benefit from a bolt of season-reviving energy. This factor should give us a fair chance of some entertaining action tonight, though any broader implications may be influenced by what sides Slot and Oliver Glasner decide to field; it’s not expected to be established starters. But we’ll find out about that soon enough. The match begins is at 7:45 in the evening. The action is about to start!