Liverpool head to Selhurst Park on Monday night to face Crystal Palace after a spectacular display last week which saw Liverpool beat visitors West Ham by four goals to none.

A win would probably see Liverpool on top of the Premier League table for the second week in a row, and the expectations remain high after an exciting start to the season.

Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 4 times in their last 5 Premier League meetings, with 3 of those wins coming at Selhurst Park.

1. Our opponents:

Crystal Palace sit sixth in the Premier League after a promising 2-0 win against Fulham, with Jeffrey Schlupp and Wilfried Zaha getting their names on the scoresheet.

The Eagles have won 4 of their last 5 games in all competitions, scoring 11 goals and conceding only 1.

Crystal Palace have signed Cheikh Kouyate, Max Meyer and Jordan Ayew (loan) this summer, and those three players will certainly add more talent to the team. Defender Scott Dan will not be available due to a knee problem.

2. Team news:

Dejan Lovren remains unavailable for selection due to an abdominal problem which will likely see him out for a couple of weeks, while fellow defender Joel Matip should be available after featuring in a friendly game at Melwood.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain remains unavailable for the Reds after a knee injury, while Fabinho should be available after making the bench last week despite some illness rumours.

Jurgen Klopp has no fresh injury concerns to worry about.

3. Predicted lineup:



4. What the boss had to say:

On Lovren:

Dejan hasn’t trained.

On Klavan to Cagliari:

I didn’t hear about anything being finally sorted. But I said before in general that’s it’s possible players could leave the club and that will happen if it’s good for everyone. We will see whthe front three:at happens. No player would leave this club if I didn’t allow it. If he leaves then I’ve said yes.

On the transfer window:

Maybe the problem with the transfer window is the rest of the world has waited for England window to close then they bid lower prices on players. We won’t allow that to happen. We are not in a financial need.

On the front three:

It’s not about having a competition between strikers, it’s about working together. That’s obvious. I don’t think they are bothered about a specific number of goals, they want to win football games. I love the fact we have the possibility to bring other players in with similar qualities. That’s really nice. But the strikers love working together. That is obvious I would say.

On Mane:

Sadio is a very offensive midfield player. There’s not a competition (between the front three). It’s about working together.

On the excitement:

People are clearly not used to us playing good football. We haven’t won anything yet. We must stay angry, don’t celebrate for a whole week until the next game. The fans and journalists are always excited. But we have to work first.

On Gomez:

I was never in doubt about his ability to play centre half, but he needed time after his injury. Playing full back will help him, but now he’s fit and a very good footballer. With VVD he had a very good understanding, which is really cool.

On Crystal Palace:

They were very consistent with results last season, pre-season was good and they won their first game with three or four new signings not starting. They are a good football team. They have speed on the wings, both full-backs are pretty quick and they have experienced centre-halves. It’s good if you have different players doing these things but if it’s only one doing it [Zaha] then it’s good as well. I’m sure they’re happy he signed a new contract.

Full press conference:

5. Opta match facts:

Crystal Palace have lost each of their last three home league games against Liverpool – it’s their longest losing home run against the Reds in league competition.

After a run of three defeats in a row against the Eagles, Liverpool have won four of their last five Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace.

In all competitions, both teams have scored in 11 of the last 12 meetings between Crystal Palace and Liverpool, with the exception being Liverpool’s 1-0 win at Anfield last term.

The last Premier League meeting on a Monday between these sides was back in May 2014 – Liverpool were leading 3-0 after 78 minutes before Crystal Palace came back to draw 3-3.

This will be Liverpool’s 73rd Premier League game played on a Monday, more than any other side in the competition (W33 D20 L19).

Crystal Palace, who have won their last three Premier League games at Selhurst Park, are looking to secure four home top-flight wins in a row for the first time since December 1990 – the fourth game in this run also came against Liverpool.

Since Jurgen Klopp took charge in October 2015, Liverpool’s Premier League games have seen more goals than any other side (341 – 221 goals, 120 conceded). No side has scored 4+ goals in more different Premier League games than Liverpool in that time (22, level with Man City).

Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha needs one more goal to become the Eagles’ all-time highest Premier League goalscorer (currently 23, level with Chris Armstrong).

Liverpool’s Sadio Mané has scored five goals in his seven Premier League appearances against Crystal Palace, more than he has against any other side.

Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke has scored six goals in nine top-flight games against former club Liverpool, more than he has against any other current Premier League team.

6. LFC Matchday Image:

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