Crystal Palace vs Liverpoolpredicted line-ups, prediction and how to watch

Predicted line-ups, prediction and how to watch for Crystal Palace vs Liverpool: everything you need to know before the game.

Crystal Palace host Liverpool at Selhurst Park on Sunday, with kick-off at 2pm GMT in matchweek 10 of the Premier League.

The Eagles are 18th with seven points from nine games, while the Reds sit sixth on 15 points, eight clear of their hosts after the same number of matches.

Match preview

Crystal Palace are in a difficult spell. They are 18th with seven points from nine games and a goal difference of -12.

Selhurst Park has offered little comfort. They have won one and lost three of four home league games, scoring six and conceding ten.

Their last five matches in all competitions brought one win, two draws and two defeats. Palace lost 2-0 at Tottenham on October 31 and 2-0 at home to Newcastle a week earlier. On Thursday they drew 1-1 with Hoffenheim in the Europa League. The win was 1-0 at Fulham in the League Cup, and before that they drew 2-2 at Besiktas.

Pierre Sage is under growing pressure, and the international break arrives straight after this fixture.

Liverpool are sixth on 15 points with a goal difference of +2. They arrive off a 1-0 home loss to Arsenal on November 1 and a 3-2 defeat at Fenerbahce in the Champions League. They led twice in Istanbul and still lost.

It is the first time this season that Andoni Iraola's side have lost back-to-back games. Before that they drew 1-1 with Chelsea in the League Cup, and beat Brighton 2-0 and Villarreal 4-3.

Away from Anfield they have been a different team, with three wins and a draw from four games, scoring seven and conceding three. Alexander Isak leads the attack with six league goals.

Recent meetings have been tight. Of the last five, Liverpool won 3-1 in April, while Palace won 3-0 at Anfield in the League Cup in October 2025 and 2-1 at Selhurst Park the previous September. There were draws in the Community Shield (2-2) and in May 2025 (1-1).

Even so, Liverpool have won 36 of the 67 meetings, and Palace have lost nine of their last 11 home games against the Reds.

Palace want to climb out of the relegation zone before the break. Liverpool need to stop the slide to avoid losing ground near the top.

Team news

Palace will be without Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is suspended after his red card against Tottenham. Ismaila Sarr, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Chadi Riad remain injured. Adam Wharton was sent off against Hoffenheim, but that card came in Europe, so he is available. Quinten Timber returned against the Germans after four games out.

Eddie Nketiah is expected to lead the line in a 3-4-2-1, with Dean Henderson in goal.

For Liverpool, Ryan Gravenberch is the doubt after missing the games against Arsenal and Fenerbahce with a heel injury. Jeremie Frimpong remains out.

Milos Kerkez and Ronald Araujo should return at full-back, with Virgil van Dijk and Jeremy Jacquet in central defence. Alisson is expected to keep his place despite some recent errors. Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister look set to pair up in midfield.

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