Liverpool vs Crystal Palace Preview

October 4, 2013
By: Deke Hardman

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Saturday afternoon’s game at Anfield sees second place Liverpool host a Crystal Palace side who have slipped to nineteenth place after three straight defeats.

The hosts go in to the match on the back of their 3-1 win at bottom of the league Sunderland, their fourth victory in six top flight games this term.

Brazilian midfielder Lucas misses out after collecting his fifth yellow card of the season at the Stadium of Light last Sunday, while Philippe Coutinho, Aly Cissokho, Glen Johnson, Sebastian Coates and Joe Allen all remain side-lined through injury.

Suarez is favourite to open the scoring at 4.1 (31/10) with Bet Victor, while top scorer Daniel Sturridge is a 4.33 (10/3) shot with Sky Bet.

The home win is available at best price of 1.25 (1/4) with Paddy Power, with Palace as highly priced as the 17.0 (16/1) on offer from Bet 365, who also give odds of 7.5 (13/2) for the draw.

Relegation favourites Palace have one just one of their six games in the league so far this season – the3-1 over Sunderland on August 31st.

The have failed to score in their last three games, and have netted on just four occasions – the joint worst return in the division.

Manager Ian Holloway has said that he is without two key players for the game, but has refused to name them while Damien Delaney and Yannick Bolasie are set to return after recovering from their respective injuries.

Dwight Gayle, Cameron Jerome and Marouane Chamakh are all priced at 21.0 (20/1) with Paddy Power to get the first goal of the game, while Jason Puncheon is a 29.0 (28/1) shot with Bet Victor.

Palace have won the last two meetings between the sides, though the last two clashes at Anfield ended with the Reds taking all three points.

Each of the Eagles last three games have finished in 2-0 defeats, and you can back that scoreline at 7.0 (6/1) with Bet Victor, while a Liverpool win to nil is available at 1.91 (10/11) with Paddy Power.

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