Eagles proving to be Liverpool’s bogey team
Crystal Palace have been a thorn in Liverpool’s side this season with the Eagles unbeaten in all three of their encounters across three different competitions.
Their 3-0 victory at Anfield in the League Cup was particularly galling for the Reds and means the south Londoners have the chance to become the first team since Arsenal in 2006-07 to win away at Liverpool twice in the same season.
A victory would also mark only their third league double over the Reds and the first time they have beaten the reigning champions of the English top flight twice in the same season.
They travel to Merseyside in great form having gone four league games unbeaten and having lost just one of their last eight in all competitions. Their goalless draw with West Ham on Monday may have been their sixth 0-0 of the season, but a 12th clean sheet is a figure that can only be surpassed in the top flight by Arsenal and Manchester City.
In fact, since Oliver Glasner’s first game in charge in February 2024, only the Gunners (36) and City (32) have more shutouts in the league than Palace’s 28.