LFC Live - Eight players could miss Crystal Palace vs Liverpool after devastating injury update

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Liverpool will be without some key players when they face Crystal Palace in the Premier League this weekend.

Liverpool go into the game on the back of a 2-1 win over Southampton in the Carabao Cup, which saw Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike on the score sheet.

However, Liverpool will not have Ekitike available for selection for the clash against Palace.

The striker was sent off during the victory over Southampton after picking up two yellow cards at Anfield.

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Ekitike will serve a one-match suspension for the red card, which will see the striker miss the clash against Palace.

Liverpool will also not have Giovanni Leoni available for the match after the defender suffered an ACL injury during the win over Southampton.

Slot confirmed during Friday's press conference that Leoni is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines in recovery.

"He is not in a good place because he tore his ACL which means he will be out around a year," Slot told reporters on Friday.

"Being so young and coming to a new country and playing so well in your first game, it's very hard to take the positives," the Liverpool head coach added.

"There is never a positive side but you try to look at that and that is that he is still so young and he has so many years still go to after he recovers from a terrible injury."

Palace also have several injury concerns going into the clash with Liverpool this weekend.

Ismaila Sarr, Yeremy Pino, Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure, Caleb Kporha and Walter Benitez have all spent time on the sidelines in recent weeks and it remains to be seen if any will return to feature against the Reds.

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