Crystal Palace host Liverpool at Selhurst Park Stadium on Sunday 8 November (14:00) in Premier League gameweek 10, with the two sides in very different parts of the table.
Table and form
Liverpool are fifth with 15 points from nine games, having won four and with a goal difference of +2. Arsenal lead the way on 24 points.
Palace are 18th with seven points from nine, two wins and a goal difference of -12. Only Sunderland, 20th on five points, are in a worse position among the clubs in our table.
Palace's last five matches brought one win, one draw and three defeats: a 0-0 draw at Leeds United, a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest, and losses at Brighton (0-5), at home to Newcastle (0-2) and at Tottenham (0-2). They scored three and conceded ten.
Liverpool have won three of their last five and lost two. They won 1-0 at Bournemouth, 2-1 at Brentford and 2-0 against Brighton, but lost 3-0 to Manchester City and 1-0 to Arsenal.
The numbers that matter
The gap shows up at the back. Palace concede 2.33 goals per game and have one clean sheet; Liverpool concede exactly one per game and have four. Palace average one goal a game to Liverpool's 1.22, and 0.78 points a game to 1.67.
Expected goals data via Fantasy Premier League, which measures the quality of chances created, tells the same story. Palace average 1.24 xG for and 2.15 against per game. Liverpool are on 1.47 for and 1.17 against.
Liverpool's Isak has 6 goals from 4.35 xG in 657 minutes. Wirtz has four assists from 1.09 expected assists. Palace's Strand Larsen has one goal from 1.41 xG in 440 minutes, and Khalaili has one from 1.24.
Mateta has 1.96 xG without a goal in 164 minutes, but he is not available. By MFF's card count he is banned for this match after a straight red card, under the standard punishment.
Availability and head-to-head
FPL lists Gravenberch as doubtful with a foot injury, 75% chance of playing. It also lists Frimpong, Bradley, Leoni, Ekitiké and Jaros as out for Liverpool, each at 0% chance of playing.
For Palace, FPL lists Riad as out with a knee injury. It shows Tomiyasu (calf) and Sarr (groin) as injured, with an expected return of 8 November, the day of the match.
The recent meetings favour the hosts. In the last six, Palace have three wins, Liverpool two and one was drawn. Palace won 2-1 at Selhurst Park in September 2025, and won 3-0 at Liverpool on 29 October 2025. Liverpool took the latest, 3-1 on 25 April 2026.
Palace also won 1-0 at Liverpool in April 2024. Liverpool won 1-0 at Selhurst Park in October 2024, and the sides drew 1-1 in May 2025.
MFF prediction
MFF's match model predicts a 1-0 Liverpool win. It gives Liverpool a 54% chance of winning, Palace 23% and a draw 24%.
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