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Liverpool prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Anfield on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 12 wins out of 18 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Anfield was two seasons ago, in February 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Feb | Liverpool | 0-2 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 26 Jan | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 24 Jan | Liverpool | 5 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LC |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 10 Jan | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Liverpool | LC |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Dec | Crystal Palace | 0 - 3 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 08 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Reds have scored 9 and conceded 1 during this period.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Eagles have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Liverpool's 17 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Liverpool may be coming up against a decent side in Crystal Palace, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Reds. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Crystal Palace | 5 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |