Crystal Palace vs Liverpool - Premier League (20/21 - Game 14)

[Fosterbloke]

UK:
Saturday 19th December at 12:30pm
Live on BT Sport 1

Australia:
Perth Time: 19th December at 8:30pm
QLD Time: 19th December at 10:30pm
NSW/VIC: 19th December at 11:30pm
Live on Optus Sports

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This is it!

We are top of the league, say we are top of the league!

A very convincing, albeit nervy win over Spurs sees us go top of the league and at least a point over Crystal Palace would cement our place at the top over the Christmas period.

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CRYSTAL PALACE

Table: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/t...l-palace/table

Top scorers (Premier League)

Wilfried Zaha - 7
Christian Benteke - 3
Jordan Ayew - 1
Scott Dann - 1
Eberechi Eze - 1
Cheikhou Kouyaté - 1
Jairo Riedewald - 1
Jeffrey Schlupp - 1
Andros Townsend - 1

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LIVERPOOL

Table: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/t...iverpool/table

Top scorers (Premier League)

Salah - 11
Jota - 5
Mane - 4
Firmino - 3
Matip - 1
Wijnaldum - 1
Robertson - 1
VVD - 1

Injuries: https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php

[Assassin]

Shame Benteke was sent off at the midweek and misses this game

[Irishnev]

FB

[Rafa Justice]

Saturday lunchtime kickoff.

Hope they start well, CP are no mugs.

[BigChief]

Shame Benteke was sent off at the midweek and misses this game

FB

Klopp, best manager again. Let's stay awake for this one and we should walk it.

[Shaggy]

So how do we line up? We have barely any options to rotate in - losing Jota is a cruel blow. Let's assume Matip will be fit given he was so close midweek. I think Naby will come in for one of the midfield 3 - surely one of them has to have a rest? - probably Jones. That's probably about it?

We have a week off so I think we can afford to go like this:

Alisson

Trent
Matip
Fabinho
Robbo

Henderson
Gini
Keita

Salah
Firmino
Mane

[Buzzo]

Start the weekend with a win build a 6 point gap and it puts big pressure on everyone else.

[Fredo]

Yeah, need to go strong if possible and give the lads a couple of days off and go again next week.

[RedReet]

Shame Benteke was sent off at the midweek and misses this game

All joking aside, I'm glad he's out. When he scored 2 last weekend I said to my brother he'll probably go on a scoring run for a few games, so I wasn't surprised to see him score again midweek. With 3 goals in 2 games, I'd have been worried the Aston Villa Benteke that tortured us a few times would show up.

[Fredo]

To be fair to Benteke, he was starting to look a threat again. He played well against Spurs, linking play and being a nuisance. It’s a relief he’s not playing.

[red g]

Agree Fredo, And who will come in? Is Connor Wickham still there?

[dom9]

Another Saturday lunchtime game eh?

[ChesterDave]

Possibility of Fab moving to midfield and Matip and Williams playing in defence?

[RedReet]

Agree Fredo, And who will come in? Is Connor Wickham still there?

Most likely Ayew, but maybe Batshuayi who is on loan again.

[Fivex]

Possibility of Fab moving to midfield and Matip and Williams playing in defence?

I think that'd be a bad idea personally