TEAM NEWS

Crystal Palace will be without suspended former Liverpool forward Christian Benteke as a consequence of his sending off at the weekend.

Liverpool will assess Joel Matip, who was kept out of the win over Spurs because of ongoing back spasms.

Their lengthy injury list includes Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Thiago Alcantara and Diogo Jota.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Liverpool are on a six-match winning league streak against Crystal Palace.
• The Reds have also won on their past five league trips to Selhurst Park.
• Palace’s most recent home win over Liverpool was 3-1 in November 2014.
• The three most recent encounters have produced 14 goals.

Crystal Palace

• Crystal Palace are unbeaten in three games this month, winning once and drawing twice.
• The Eagles have won just two of their past 10 home league matches, losing five and drawing the other three.
• They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 12 Premier League games since beating Southampton 1-0 at Selhurst Park on the opening weekend.
• Five of the Eagles’ past six home victories have been by a single-goal margin.
• Roy Hodgson has lost all six league matches against Liverpool since he left the club.
• If selected, Patrick van Aanholt will be making his 200th Premier League appearance.

Liverpool

• Liverpool are unbeaten in nine Premier League matches, winning five and drawing four.
• However, the Reds are winless in five away league games, drawing their last four fixtures. They have not endured a six-match winless run since January 2011.
• They have won just three and lost four of their last 12 league matches on their travels.
• Jurgen Klopp’s side have only lost one of their 13 most recent top-flight fixtures in London, winning eight and drawing four.
• Liverpool have scored in 19 successive league games.
• Mohamed Salah has scored 17 goals and provided nine assists in 21 Premier League matches played in December.