Surprising statistic suggests Liverpool fans shouldn't be so worried about Alisson's injury

Arne Slot's record-breaking start to Liverpool appeared to have hit a snag due to a key injury, but the statistics disagree.

First in the Premier League and with nine wins in ten, the Reds were flying until they suffered an unpleasant surprise against Crystal Palace.

Up a goal and holding on to a resurgent Palace, everything suddenly went wrong when the goalkeeper Alicia Becker He went down clutching his hamstring in the 79th minute.

It was clear that all was not well and it looks like Alisson could be out for up to a month, but things changed quickly.

Eberechi Eze was sent into the Reds box one by one, and the substitute Vitezslav Jaros stepped up to make a key save on a tricky moving shot to win the match.

And there is also better news: Liverpool's real reinforcement, Caoimhin KelleherIt's even better.

The Irishman, now his country's number one, has regularly deputized for Alisson over the years and has rarely put a foot wrong.

With 49 appearances to his name, including two already this season, the 25-year-old has proven to be one of the game's most reliable substitutes and has been rewarded with a starring role in Liverpool's League Cup and Cup victories. FA Cup. .

In the Premier League alone he has 16 appearances and a win rate of 68.8 per cent, compared to Allison's 66.7 per cent.

Liverpool They concede more goals under Kelleher, 1.1 per game compared to 0.9 under Alisson, but there's more of that when you dig a little deeper into the stats.

Alisson records more clean sheets, in 43 per cent of his games, compared to Kelleher's 31 per cent, but the Irishman is busier and more effective.

The younger goalkeeper takes 4.4 shots per game compared to Alisson's 3.2 and, as a result, makes 3.3 saves per game compared to the Brazilian's 2.4.

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He also has a higher save percentage (74.3 percent vs. 73.7 percent), while the expected goals stats back him up saying he prevents 0.23 more goals than he should per game, compared to Allison's 0.11.

Perhaps more interesting than all those statistics is that he also makes more passes per game (35.6 compared to 31.3), a notable achievement considering Alisson's reputation as one of the all-time greats with his feet.

All of this comes amidst a backdrop of turmoil in the Liverpool network, and with the club's player analysis department known to rely heavily on statistics, this run could well see Kelleher increase his chances of being your next number one.

The club has already signed Giorgi Mamardashvili for the 2025/26 season, so one of the Alissons or Kellehers will surely leave.

Alisson is under contract until 2027 and Kelleher appears to be tired of sitting on the bench, meaning the Reds' decision could well be made in the coming weeks.