Liverpool v Crystal Palace: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash
- Daniel Sturridge set to return to Liverpool squad following thigh injury
- But Philippe Coutinho, Nathaniel Clyne and Adam Lallana are all ruled out
- Hamstring injury sees Wilfried Zaha ruled out for Crystal Palace
- Yohan Cabaye and James McArthur lacking match fitness for the Eagles
Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Liverpool's home clash with Crystal Palace...
Liverpool v Crystal Palace (Anfield)
Team news
Liverpool
Striker Daniel Sturridge is set to return to the squad for the visit of Crystal Palace.
A thigh injury in pre-season prevented the England international playing either of the first two competitive matches but he trained with the full squad on Wednesday.
Daniel Sturridge had been struggling with a thigh injury sustained during pre-season
Wantaway playmaker Philippe Coutinho (back), right-back Nathaniel Clyne (hamstring) and midfielder Adam Lallana (thigh) are all out.
Provisional squad: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Lovren, Moreno, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Can, Mane, Firmino, Salah, Karius, Gomez, Klavan, Robertson, Milner, Grujic, Origi, Solanke, Sturridge.
Crystal Palace
Wilfried Zaha is out of Crystal Palace's trip to Liverpool.
The winger suffered a knee injury during last weekend's 3-0 defeat by Huddersfield Town and could face a month on the sidelines.
Wilfried Zaha could miss the next month for Crystal Palace with a knee injury
Midfielders Yohan Cabaye and James McArthur may feature at some point despite being short of match fitness.
Provisional squad: Hennessey, Speroni, Ward, Tomkins, Dann, Riedewald, Fosu-Mensah, Van Aanholt, Delaney, Kelly, Schlupp, Townsend, McArthur, Cabaye, Loftus-Cheek, Milivojevic, Lee, Williams, Mutch, Kaikai, Puncheon, Benteke, Ladapo.
Key match stats (supplied by Opta)
Both teams have found the back of the net in each of the last 10 meetings in all competitions between Liverpool and Crystal Palace, averaging 3.9 goals per game.
Crystal Palace are looking to become the first side to win four consecutive top-flight games versus Liverpool at Anfield since Arsenal in December 1935.
Liverpool haven’t kept a clean sheet against Crystal Palace in 13 competitive matches, since a 0-0 draw in an FA Cup fourth round tie in January 2003 (0-0).
Christian Benteke has scored five goals in his previous three Premier League games at Anfield as an opposition player, more than he has at any other away ground in the competition.
The Belgian’s brace in this fixture last term means he has now scored more Premier League goals at Anfield as a visiting player (5), than he did as a Liverpool player (4).
Christian Benteke celebrates scoring during Crystal Palace's victory at Liverpool in April
Philippe Coutinho has had a hand in four goals in his last four Premier League appearances against the Eagles (two goals, two assists) but is unlikely to play this weekend.
Roberto Firmino has both scored more and assisted more Premier League goals than any other Liverpool player since the start of 2015-16 (22 goals, 15 assists).
On MD1, Mohamed Salah became the 12th different player to score on his Premier League debut for Liverpool – only Nigel Clough, Milan Baros and Daniel Sturridge have scored on their first two Premier League appearances for the Reds.
Sadio Mane, who has netted five goals in his last seven Premier League games, has had a hand in four goals in five matches against Crystal Palace in the top-flight (three goals, one assist).
Frank de Boer lost his opening Premier League game in charge of the Eagles - the only Dutch manager to lose his first two games as a manager in the competition is Martin Jol (lost first three).
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