Crystal Palace vs Liverpool LIVE commentary: Predicted lineups and team news as Salah seeks another record at Selhurst Park

Liverpool travel to Crystal Palace this weekend looking to maintain their excellent start to the season, and it's live on talkSPORT.

Arne Slot''s men have won all but one of their Premier League matches so far this season.

However, after the international break, the Reds face a daunting schedule that includes Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid.

Therefore, they will want three points to continue the momentum.

Meanwhile, Palace have suffered a shocking start to the campaign and pre-season hopes of a European challenge are evaporating.

The Eagles are yet to win a league game this season and Oliver Glasner's men are in serious trouble.

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool: Eagles not so high

After Glasner replaced Roy Hodgson Near the end of last season, Palace suddenly became one of the best teams in the league.

They beat Manchester United and Aston Villa, and Jean-Philippe Mateta found the back of the net most weeks, while Michael Olise and Eberechi Eze They were sensational.

However, Olise is gone and the rest of the team is struggling.

On paper, they haven't faced the toughest teams either, so they need something to change drastically.

If things don't change, Palace fans might have to start worrying about trips to Preston next season and not dream of European nights.

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• Crystal Palace have lost 11 of their last 14 Premier League games against Liverpool (W1 D2), although that only victory was in their last such meeting at Anfield in April.
• Each of Liverpool's last four Premier League defeats against Crystal Palace came at Anfield; are unbeaten in their last nine at Selhurst Park (W8 D1) since a 3-1 defeat in November 2014.
• Crystal Palace have conceded more Premier League goals against Liverpool than against any other opponent, both overall (69) and at home (38). In fact, the Reds are responsible for the Eagles' two biggest home defeats in the history of the competition (6-1 in August 1994, 7-0 in December 2020).

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool: Date and how to follow

This Premier League match will take place on Saturday, October 5.

Kick-off at Selhurst Park is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

talkSPORT will have live, EXCLUSIVE coverage from south London, with Reshmin Chowdhury as presenter.

Commentary will come from Sam Matterface and former Chelsea defender Scott Minto.

talkSPORT.com will also cover the game on our dedicated site first division blog.

To tune in to talkSPORT via the website, Click HERE to watch the live stream.

You can also listen through the talkSPORT appon DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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• In 30 previous Premier League meetings between Crystal Palace and Liverpool, 14 were won by the away team (47%). This is the highest away winning percentage of any of the 109 matches to be played more than 30 times in the competition's history.
• This is the fifth time in the Premier League that Crystal Palace have faced Liverpool with the Reds at the top of the table – the Eagles have lost each of the previous four by an aggregate score of 17-4, including a defeat in home 7-0 in the most recent such meeting (December 2020).
• Crystal Palace remain winless in their six Premier League games so far this season (D3 L3). Only in 1992-93 (8), 1994-95 (7), 2004-05 (7) and 2017-18 (7) have they gone longer without winning since the start of a campaign in the top category, relegating to the final of the first three.

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool – Team news and expected line-ups

Heading into this game, the Eagles are without a few players, including three centre-backs.

Rob Holding has been excluded from the team for an unknown reason, while Chadi Riad and Chris Richards are also out.

Of course, Glasner has some players who are determined to get going.

Dean HendersonMarc Guehi, Maxcence Lacroix, Adam Wharton, Tyrick Mitchell, Daniel Munoz and Eze will be in the XI.

Jefferson Lerma should move to midfield, that is Nathaniel Clyne could enter the last three.

Mateta should lead the line, with Eze on the side and Eddie Nketiah the other.

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For Liverpool, Harvey Elliott He is the only player who will definitely not participate.

federico chiesa He missed the Reds' 2-0 win over Bologna in midweek and is currently being assessed.

Even if he passes his physical form, it is unlikely that he will be a starter, while Diogo Jota He is also expected to recover after suffering a slight blow to his foot.

The Slot team is becoming easier to predict, with Alisson Becker, Andrew Robertson, Virgil van DijkIbrahima Konate, Trent Alexander-ArnoldAlexis MacAllister, Ryan Gravenberg, Dominik Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah it will almost certainly start.

The only real positions in play are forward and left wing.

After starting in the middle of the week, Luis Díaz could leave for Cody Gakpowhile Jota could replace Darwin Núñez.

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• Liverpool have won all three of their away games in the Premier League this season; only in 1990-91 and 2019-20 did they win their first four away games in a league campaign.
• Liverpool's Arne Slot is looking to become the fourth manager in Premier League history to win each of his first four away games in the competition after Felipe Scolari (first 8), John Gregory (5) and Bobby Gould (4).
• Jean-Philippe Mateta has scored 15 goals in his last 11 home games for Crystal Palace in all competitions, scoring multiple goals in five of those 11 games (4 doubles, 1 hat-trick).
• Mohamed Salah has scored in all three of Liverpool's away games in the Premier League so far this season. There have been nine previous occasions in which a player has scored in his team's first four away games in a single campaign; The Egyptian could be the first player to do it twice (also in 2021-22).

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool: What has been said?

Gabby Agbonlahor believes Liverpool have one of the best midfielders in the Premier League in Ryan Gravenberch.

Speaking to talkSPORT About the Dutchman, he said: “Apart from one match, he has been the player of the match throughout the season.

“He didn't have a lot of playing time under Klopp, but this season with Slot he has had a lot of playing time.

“He has strength, he has aggression, he has pace, he has skill, he can run with the ball and he is a unit.

“He also has the size for set pieces if necessary.

“An exceptional talent and shows how strong Liverpool are in that regard.”