Liverpool vs Crystal Palace Match Predictions 19/08/2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-0

Opening weekend's beaten side of Frank de Boer by newcomers Huddersfield Town travel to Merseyside to take on a Liverpool side that is set to play their third game over the week, after Jurgen Klopp's men beat German counterparts TSG Hoffenheim in their 2-1 first-leg win midweek before starting out the new PL season with the dramatic 3-3 draw to Watford.

Match status: 2017/18 FA Premier League - Matchweek 2
Kick-off: Saturday 19 Aug 2017, 03:00pm GMT
Venue: "Anfield" in Liverpool, Merseyside, England

There are two home games Liverpool have got ahead of them in a five-days' time. Similarly, on back of the opening 3-3 draw at Watford on last Saturday and a first European success which came three days later when Liverpool travelled to German side Hoffenheim, only to beat the German opposition 2-1 to take the lead in their tie ahead of the return game set to take place on next Wednesday.

Fairly speaking, it was no pleasing start to the new season Klopp might have wanted to put, as The Reds had managed to come around having lost the first-half 2-1 - goals from Stefano Okaka and Abdoulaye Doucoure putting the Hornets ahead early on either of an excellently-executed Sadio Mane goal shot after playing out one-two to allow him to run in straight on goal.

In the second period, there was the man who had turned things around for Liverpool, with Mohamed Salah fouled in the box to help Firmino make it level before the Egyptian international himself scored his debut Premier League goal as giving his team the lead for the first time in the game. Nevertheless, while the Reds should have scored a third and wrapped the game up, there happened a late goal with Miguel Britos pulling things level again, 3-3, following on Richarlison's shot which Simon Mignolet could keep out.

On the same day, 12 August, new manager Frank de Boer side were taking on newly-arrived Huddersfield Town at Selhurst Park, but that was a dreadfully disappointing night for the London side on the Dutch coach's debut as they let in two first-half goals, particularly one of those was an own goal, from Joel Ward and Steve Mounite, only for the latter to double his scoring with 22 minutes left to go, which were his debut goals in the top-flight for Terriers.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Liverpool: Simon Mignolet - Alberto Moreno, Joel Matip, Dejan Lovren, Trent Alexander-Arnold - Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson, Emre Can - Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane (4-3-3 formation)

Crystal Palace: Wayne Hennessey - Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Scott Dann, Jairo Riedewald - Joel Ward, Luka Milivojevic, Jason Puncheon, Patrick van Aanholt - Yohan Cabaye, Ruben Loftus-Cheek - Christian Benteke (3-4-2-1 formation)

Liverpool & Crystal Palace Missing Players:

Liverpool: Adam Lallana, Philippe Coutinho, Danny Ings, Mamadou Sakho, Nathaniel Clyne.

Crystal Palace: Bakary Sako, Wilfried Zaha, Pape Souare, James McArthur, Connor Wickham.

Liverpool - Crystal Palace Head-to-Head Stats:

2017 Pre-Season PL Asian Trophy
Liverpool 2-0 Crystal Palace

2016/17 Premier League
Liverpool 1-2 Crystal Palace

2016/17 Premier League
Crystal Palace 2-4 Liverpool

2015/16 Premier League
Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool

2015/16 Premier League
Liverpool 1-2 Crystal Palace

Obviously, one of the major tasks The Eagles will be seeking to complete is to bounce back after the horrible loss to the new boys and, most importantly, they need to get positive results if they are to patch up the start slip-up and later on be more cautious not to repeat last season's relegation battle. So, while the Palace team go full throttle, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's side might face minor changes to the identical starting shape featured in their last two games at Watford and Hoffenheim, hence the Reds' defensive line is expected to be exposed one time again here at Anfield.