Crystal Palace v Liverpool: Predicted Lineup & Match Preview

Liverpool face Crystal Palace in a crucial game for the Reds as they look to right the wrongs of the last two defeats in the league and in Europe.

But with the fixture schedule being so relentless, who would the Basque boss select for this challenging away trip to South London?

One of the few who has been receiving a fair amount of criticism in recent games for his shaky performances and costly errors, but he remains LFC's number one in goal, and he knows more than anyone that he can improve his form.

While he had a quieter game against Fenerbahce, he had a strong showing last time out in the Premier League.

The skipper was one of Liverpool's better performers midweek, seen on multiple occasions picking up the pieces dropped by his teammates around him.

Off the back of his worst showing in a Red shirt since his summer arrival, Jacquet will be hoping to return to his dominant best against Crystal Palace.

The Uruguayan won the Liverpool Player of the Month award recently, and it was fully deserved.

He has been a key cog in the Andoni Iraola machine, and after being rested midweek, we fully expect him to return to the side in order to return some defensive stability to the backline.

The Argentine had a very average game in the Champions League, but his on-field displays throughout the first quarter of this season have earned him a spot in the starting XI.

He played a full 90 minutes against Fenerbahce, and while he looked off the pace, that could be excused given it was his first full game back from injury.

While I could see the Hungarian international maybe being deployed as a right-back, with Araujo being moved into the centre of defence, with Gravenberch being an injury doubt, Szoboszlai could feature in the double pivot.

After Iraola experimented with the French forward by putting him in the striker role in the Champions League, it was a test that Barcola ultimately failed.

And after the Reds' boss confirmed in his press conference that he sees him as a winger almost all the time, that is where I expect to see him this weekend.

The German has been managed and rotated in and out of the starting XI in recent weeks, but it is clear that Liverpool looks a stronger attacking outfit when Wirtz is playing.

Like Szoboszlai, he made his first start since his return from injury in the last game, and looked bright, particularly in the first half.

Coming off the bench and scoring a goal showed exactly why the Swedish striker is so important to this Merseyside club in attack.

And with goals and chance creation in the Premier League low at the moment, you need to have a clinical finish at the end of the handful of chances created, which is exactly what Alexander Isak is.

Andoni Iraola reiterated that the injury to Ryan Gravenberch is not serious, but it is something they are monitoring day-by-day, with the Dutchman likely to be involved in the matchday squad at the very least.

Other than that, there are no fresh injury concerns going into this game as the Reds look to go into a two-week international break with another three points in the league secured.

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