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Liverpool have named an experimental side, with the vast bulk of established stars rested. Kerkez, desperate to play himself into some form, remains the single athlete to start again after the loss at Thomas Frank’s side last weekend. Reserve keeper the goalkeeper and youngster Morrison make their club debuts, while the team also includes teen talent the forward and 18-year-old midfielder the playmaker. Nobody on their bench is above 21 years; the substitute is the bench player with most games with nine first-team outings on his record.

Crystal Palace on the other hand keep half a dozen from the team deployed for the reverse at Arsenal on Sunday. The defender, The centre-back, Daniel Muñoz, The winger, Yéremy Pino and Daichi Kamada all hold onto their shirts. The Senegalese international has five goals against Liverpool in eight matches for Palace and Watford, while one of the players coming into the side, Eddie Nketiah, got the match-winning strike when the teams met at Selhurst last month.

Confirmed Lineups

The Reds: The keeper, Calvin Ramsay, The youngster, The defender, Robertson, Wataru Endo, Milos Kerkez, Morrison, The playmaker, Ngumoha, The forward.
Substitutes: Pecsi, Kaide Gordon, Pilling, Kone-Doherty, Pinnington, Figueroa, Nallo, Lucky, The reserve.

The Eagles: Benitez, Canvot, Maxence Lacroix, Guehi, Daniel Munoz, Hughes, Daichi Kamada, Borna Sosa, Ismaila Sarr, Yeremy Pino, The striker.
Subs: Dean Henderson, Tyrick Mitchell, Lerma, Uche, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Nathaniel Clyne, Esse, The talent, The sub.

Referee: The referee (South Yorkshire).

Match Background

Liverpool have traditionally faced difficulties with this opponent as tricky foes. Not always – they have more victories – but when the visitors defeat the Liverpool, they strike hard, and hit hard. The famous 1990 clash. The 2014 thriller. The recent curtain-raiser. The recent encounter that triggered this surprising slump of Arne Slot’s champion side, the beginning of a poor run in a string of losses.

Now let’s fold another set of results into the mix. Of the last eight meetings between the clubs, The Eagles have won three (factoring in the charity match as a win), the home side just two wins. What’s even more worrying the Merseyside club are the recent results at Liverpool’s stadium: Palace have secured a win and two draws of the last three. Crystal Palace have a strong upper hand over Liverpool at the moment.

However, Palace are in a poor run of their own. They’ve lost three of their last four matches in every tournament, not securing a win domestically since that aforementioned capitulation-triggering fixture to Selhurst. So here are a couple of teams who would benefit from a bolt of season-reviving energy. That alone should give us a good possibility of some thrilling football tonight, though any season-defining impact may be influenced by what lineups the two managers decide to put out; it’s doubtful to be established starters. But we’ll find out about that in due course. The match begins is at 7.45pm GMT. The action is about to start!