Liverpool and Crystal Palace could be without 8 players for Premier League game
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Liverpool and Crystal Palace will be missing several crucial players when they face off in the Premier League this weekend.
The Reds will journey to Selhurst Park as they seek to maintain their flawless start to the campaign.
Arne Slot's team have secured victory in all five of their Premier League fixtures this term and remain the sole club to achieve such a record, establishing a five-point advantage at the summit.
Liverpool enter the fixture following a 2-1 triumph against Southampton in the Carabao Cup, with Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike finding the net.
The forward received his marching orders during the Southampton victory after collecting two bookings at Anfield.
Ekitike will serve a one-match ban for the dismissal, ruling the striker out of the Palace fixture.
Liverpool will also be without Giovanni Leoni for the match after the defender sustained an ACL injury during the Southampton win.
Slot confirmed at Friday's press conference that Leoni faces an extended period on the treatment table.
"Apart from that – but that's for every team in the Premier League – they have some individual quality, some individual players who are a big threat offensively.
"[Jean-Philippe] Mateta is one of them, [Ismaila] Sarr, who wasn't available last week but might be available this week, again was really good against us in the Community Shield, two midfielders that know how to play and good centre-backs, good wing-backs
"So, a good team but that is what, I would say, every Premier League team has