Liverpool vs Crystal Palace; Sat 5th Oct; 3pm

[SB]

LIVERPOOL v CRYSTAL PALACE: INTERESTING OPTA STATS
SportingPreview.com: 5 October

Things don't get any easier for Crystal Palace as they travel to Anfield to face Liverpool. Opta provides all the vital statistics.

Daniel Sturridge has either scored or assisted 15 goals in his last 11 Barclays Premier League appearances for Liverpool. Sturridge is 1.8 to score.

Crystal Palace have now gone 270 minutes without a Barclays Premier League goal. Liverpool are 1.82 to keep a clean sheet.

No side has conceded more goals from set-piece situations this season than Crystal Palace (5, the same as Sunderland). Daniel Agger is priced at 6.0 to score.

On average, Liverpool have scored their first goal of the game in the 19th minute this season in the Premier League; quicker than any other side. Liverpool are 1.2 to score the first goal.

Liverpool midfielder Lucas will be suspended for this match after accumulating five yellow cards in his seven competitive appearances for the club already this season. You can lay Liverpool at 1.23.

Steven Gerrard has created more goalscoring chances from set pieces this season than any other player (8) in the Premier League. Gerrard is 3.0 to score himself.

Simon Mignolet has been forced in to making more saves than any other goalkeeper in the Premier League this season (29). Liverpool are 1.82 to win to nil.
so much for our great defence
The Eagles have made more tackles than any other Premier League side this season (146). Palace are 13.5 to not concede.

The Reds have kept eight clean sheets in their last 13 Premier League matches, but have currently conceded in three successive games. Crystal Palace are 2.12 to score a goal.

Crystal Palace are the only side yet to attempt a single through-ball in the Premier League this season. A 2-0 win to Liverpool is available at

[Madridred]

Haven't been on here for quite a long time now...

[Bender]

Confirmed #LFC team v Crystal Palace: Mignolet, Toure, Skrtel, Sakho, Henderson, Enrique, Gerrard, Sterling, Moses, Sturridge, Suarez
LFC subs: Jones, Ibe, Wisdom, Agger, Aspas, Ilori, Alberto

[Sarb]

Sterling right wing back. Wont go down well with some here I imagine

[Gibbo]

So.. Sterling at WB?

[Bernardicus]

..................Mignolet..................
...........Touré..Skrtel..Sakho.........
Sterling............................Enrique
...........Gerrard...Henderson..........
..................Moses.....................
............Suarez...Sturridge...........

[RichC]

Unless we're playing a flat back 4 with Toure or Skrtel at RB I'd imagine that to be the formation

[Bender]

Palace XI: Speroni, Ward, Mariappa, Delaney, Moxey, Jedinak, O'Keefe, Puncheon, Kebe, Jerome, Chamakh
Subs:Price, Inniss, Campana, Guedioura, Bolasie, Gayle, Phillips

[Chazza]

Sterling right wing back. Wont go down well with some here I imagine

Meltdown.

[Sarb]

Meltdown.

I must be in a minority. I thought he did ok when he came on last week. Broke up a few attacks and relieved some pressure. Won a couple free kicks too. Provided an outlet

****ing hope we win today. ****ting myself at thought of this game, but I really should not be. If we dont score in openin 20 mins I fancy a long old afternoon

[The_weatherman]

Unless we're playing a flat back 4 with Toure or Skrtel at RB I'd imagine that to be the formation

Why not four at the back, Sterling right wing and Moses on the left?

[Bernardicus]

At least he won't be posed many questions defensively at home against Palace. If it was any other game I'd be worried.

[RichC]

Sterling should provide a great out ball for us, he's very quick and we can use him to get at the Palace team I think.

[Chazza]

I must be in a minority. I thought he did ok when he came on last week. Broke up a few attacks and relieved some pressure. Won a couple free kicks too. Provided an outlet



****ing hope we win today. ****ting myself at thought of this game, but I really should not be. If we dont score in openin 20 mins I fancy a long old afternoon

Yeah I think he has been alright this season certainly not as bad as some have made out and if he does play RWB its because Rodgers thinks/knows he can do the job.

[DannyMan2006]

Sterling at RWB is clearly the best choice without Glen & Kelly. Was fantastic in the role previously. Granted, against a double tandem the top teams can offer someone like Toure would be the way to go. Otherwise, it's a great idea.

Two ways you can play 3 at the back. As a 5 with the wings kept back. Or as a 3 with the wings pushed forward.

Normally we play with two DM's as opposed to two box to box players, which means the wings have more license to get forwards.

I'd rather have a player more of a liability at the back in this instance as at home we need players on the wings who offer an attacking threat.

The way we gifted possession to So'ton at home with Sakho & Toure at full back should be a lesson to anyone thinking we should slot in a CB there for solidarity.