In this week 2 match on the 15th of August, Liverpool will host Crystal Palace at Anfield in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Liverpool recorded a 2-2 draw against Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrović scored the first goal for Fulham in the 32nd minute, then Darwin Nuñez tied it up for Liverpool in the 64th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed Crystal Palace, recorded a 0-2 loss against Arsenal. Martinelli struck first for Arsenal in the 20th minute on a feed from Oleksandr Zinchenko, then Marc Guehi added another on an own goal in the 85th minute In the end, Crystal Palace was frustrated by Arsenal’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Arsenal ended the match with the shutout victory. Crystal Palace looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Liverpool won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Wilfried Zaha has been the most prolific scorer on Crystal Palace in his last five matches with three goals. Mohamed Salah has been the most prolific scorer on Liverpool in his last five matches with two goals
Liverpool will be without Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keïta, Thiago Alcântara, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota and Caoimhin Kelleher, while Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace squad will be without James Tomkins, James McArthur, Michael Olise and Sam Johnstone.