Liverpool have lost just one of their last 26 Premier League games. That was a 1-2 defeat to Tottenham on September 30. In the most recent round of the Premier League, The Kop had a light 2-0 victory over Sheffield United. Since the 1-4 loss to Man City in April, Liverpool have won more points than any other team in the tournament (59).
Virgil van Dijk made a cool volley before Dominik Szoboszlai sealed Liverpool's victory over Sheffield. The Kop have won all 15 Premier League games in which the Dutch defender has scored.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has also made his 75th assist in all competitions for Liverpool since his club debut in October 2016. Only Kevin De Bruyne (129) and Mohamed Salah (80) have a better record than the English defender.
Salah has failed to score in his third consecutive Premier League match, while the Egyptian striker is still looking for his 200th goal for Liverpool. When he achieves that feat, Salah will become the fifth player to reach 200 goals for the club after Ian rush (346), Roger Hunt (285), Gordon Hodgson (240) and Billy Liddell (228).
Jurgen Klopp will have to worry after losing Argentine midfielder Alexis Mac Allister to injury. The former Brighton player will join the absentee list of The Kop with Alisson, Joel Matip, Diogo Jota, Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic and Andrew Robertson.
Klopp could at least get comfort from Liverpool's position in the rankings, only 2 points behind the leader Arsenal. They are also 2 points ahead of third-placed Aston Villa.
In complete contrast to the visitors, Palace have only won 1 of their last 8 matches in the Premier League and dropped to 14th place in the rankings.
Palace fans will have to worry, because Roy Hodgson's performance when meeting his former team Liverpool is not very promising. The tactician has lost his last eight Premier League games against Liverpool since a 1-0 win in April 2012.
In fact, former Liverpool managers in the Premier League have lost 17 of their last 19 games against the team.
Klopp has won 12 of his 16 Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace (D2 L2), his best tally against a team in the competition. During his coaching career, only SC Freiburg (3) Klopp has won more matches.
In fact, Liverpool have never lost an away Premier League match to Palace under Klopp, winning 7/8 visits. Their most recent defeat was in November 2014 under Brendan Rodgers.
Impressive form in attack is the key to Liverpool's victory. Before the round of 16, The Kop had scored at least 1 goal in the last 32 matches in all competitions. This is the second longest scoring streak in the history of The Kop, after 34 matches from April to December 2021.
In contrast, since the start of October, no team has won fewer Premier League games than Crystal Palace. Meanwhile, only Sheffield United have scored fewer goals than London in the same period.
The match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool takes place at 7:30 p.m. on December 9 (Vietnam time), live on K+.
