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Crystal Palace (A) - Sat 5th Oct 2024 (12:30pm)

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Saturday lunchtime kick-off after a midweek European game is par for the course with us. Selhurst Park is one of those grounds that makes for difficult television viewing when there's an early kick-off or when the sun's out, because the relatively low camera angle in a stand that is positioned north east puts the afternoon sun directly into the camera. This fixture was an early kick-off last year too, and that one was settled by Harvey deep into stoppage time. The game represents a chance for us to cement top spot in the table going into the international break, and up to now we've been getting results even though we have had spells where things are not quite clicking.

 

Palace got a new manager bounce last season whe Oliver Glassner came in, and were one of the league's in-form sides in the run-in. The very first game of that run-in was the one at Anfield. Eze, Wharton and Mateta in particular have thrived under the new manager even though Palace currently find themselves in the bottom 3. They lost key players Michael Olise and Joachim Andersen to Bayern and Fulham respectively in the summer, and even Jordan Ayew finally left, moving to Leicester. It seemed as though he'd been playing every game for them for the last decade, regardless of form. Marseille winger Ismaila Sarr has joined them (he'd been linked with us in the past but has always been inconsistent), as has defender Maxence Lacroix from Wolfsburg, another player previously linked with us. Eddie Nketiah was signed off Arsenal's bench for big money, and Trevoh (I always wonder if that was a typo on his birth certificate) Chalobah has arrived on loan from Chelsea. I mentioned Ayew before, but Palace's squad in general seemed to give off an air of staleness as it barely seemed to change for years under Hodgson. Maybe the air of staleness was coming off the old boss himself. Anyway, they've freshened up the squad and maybe Glassner is yet to find cohesion as a result.

 

He can wait even longer to find it. For us, we need to continue being a tough nut to crack and coming away with wins. We've been very consistent with results but performances have occasionally wavered, so I guess Slot's process is still one not yet fully established. Harvey is definitely still out, and Fede missed the Bologna game so is maybe another doubt. Other than that, I've not heard of any other potential absentees for this game. Slot hasn't really wavered in his team selections to date so you would think it would be more of the same, even though a couple of players look like they need a breather. Sharpening up in all facets is most welcome.

 

How have our previous managers got on in their first away fixture against Palace?

 

Souness...23/03/1993...Palace 1-1 Liverpool (Rush)

Evans...20/08/1994...Palace 1-6 Liverpool (Molby pen, McManaman 2, Fowler, Rush 2)

Houllier...N/A

Benitez...23/04/2005...Palace 1-0 Liverpool

Hodgson...N/A

Dalglish...N/A

Rodgers...05/05/2014...Palace 3-3 Liverpool (Allen, Delaney og, Suarez)

Klopp...06/03/2016...Palace 1-2 Liverpool (Firmino, Benteke pen)

 

I don't ask for much. Maximum motivation, control, application, attitude and concentration from minute one. 3 points please. Get it done!

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12:30 kick-off at Selhurst Park in December 2020 turned out alright.  I'd settle for that again.

https://youtu.be/AUNK5_lFEeo?si=KSOcvBNs6cIQerlM

 

Palace fans annoy me, making repetitive witless noise and pretending it creates a great atmosphere.  It doesn't. It's shit.

 

Just get these beat, Reds.

 

 

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Apart from Jota for Nunez, I suspect it’ll be the same team that beat Bolognaise on Wednesday. Maybe Gakpo, although I’d be a little surprised. 
 

Even with their poor start, I suspect we’ll have to be better than we have been in our last few games to win this. 

 

I’ll be up at 5am tomorrow to go to this. A win sets up very nicely to relax and enjoy(ish) the rest of the weekends football with the assurance we’ll be 1st for the international break. 

Just. Fucking. Win. 

 

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Our record at theirs is actually really good in recent years, even though it nearly always feels like a tough place for us to go.

 

Would be great to keep that going and have the good feeling going into yet another stupud fucking break for poxy international shite and ahead of a really tough run of games.

 

The early kick off down in London after a weds european cup game worries me though.

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I remember my Grandad saying to me as a lad "Nothing ever good comes from an early kick off game in London on TNT sports son, especially after a midweek European game, get in, get the points and scarper home on the train back north, the place is full of cunts".

He was a wise man.

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Get these beat and let Slot take a good look at Adam Wharton who we should be wanting to sign. 
 

I hate that people think Selhurst Park is all of a sudden a great ground/atmosphere etc. it’s a shithole of a stadium in a shithole area and their fans are forced little drumming divvies desperate to look relevant. 

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