Crystal Palace go host Liverpool for Selhurst Park on Sunday for one Premier League match wey go determine plenty things for both teams. Palace dey fight relegation, while Liverpool wan bounce back from two defeats.
Palace dey 19th for table with seven points, and dem don lose their last three Premier League games without scoring. Dem lose 5-0 to Brighton on October 18, 2-0 to Newcastle on October 25, and 2-0 to Tottenham on October 31. Na dem concede pass for league with 21 goals. Manager Pierre Sage, wey join this summer on three-year contract after winning Coupe de France with Lens, dey under serious pressure. To make matter worse, Jean-Philippe Mateta no go play because of three-match suspension after him red card against Tottenham, and independent commission reject Palace appeal. But Jorgen Strand Larsen dey return.
Palace home form no good at all. Dem win only one of four home league games, and dem concede ten goals for those games. Dem also dey behind at half-time in six of their nine league games. And dem don face 79 more shots than dem attempt, na the widest gap for league.
Liverpool dey sixth with 15 points, but dem lose back-to-back games: 1-0 to Arsenal at Anfield and 3-2 to Fenerbahce for Istanbul. The Fenerbahce loss pain well well because dem lead twice and concede three set-piece goals. But Liverpool away form dey strong: dem win their last three away league games at Ipswich, Bournemouth, and Brentford. Alexander Isak score the winning goal in all three games and six of Liverpool 11 league goals. Manager Andoni Iraola, wey replace Arne Slot this summer, talk say: “We need the win against Palace away and we’ve been in similar situations. We have to go there and do the job and win the game.” Iraola also dey unbeaten in 13 Premier League away games across 2026, including his time at Bournemouth.
Na the final game before November international break, so both teams wan end on good note. Palace go need to stop their losing streak, while Liverpool go want to show say dem still get quality.
