Eleven players could miss Liverpool showdown against Crystal Palace as injury update imminent
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SportFootballLiverpool FCArne Slot is waiting for an update on the fitness of his Liverpool players ahead of the Premier League clash against Crystal PalaceLiverpool are back in action on Saturday afternoon with the Premier League home clash against Crystal Palace. And the Reds are still waiting to discover exactly who they can call upon for the game against a team that has already beaten them three times this season.Giorgi Mamardashvili became Liverpool's latest absentee when he suffered a nasty wound to his knee after being caught by Beto in last weekend's Merseyside derby win at Everton.And with Alisson Becker still not having recovered from a hamstring problem, it means third-choice goalkeeper Freddie Woodman, who replaced Mamardashvili during the second half at Hill Dickinson, will start between the sticks.Hugo Ekitike faces a long period of rehabilitation after undergoing surgery this week on the Achilles tendon rupture suffered against Paris Saint-Germain last week.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!
All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageConor Bradley is out for the season after a knee operation in January, while teenage centre-back Giovanni Leoni is also missing until the summer following ACL surgery in September. Wataru Endo is continuing to recover from an ankle operation he underwent in February.Liverpool will have Joe Gomez available after taking part in training on Thursday, having missed the Everton game after being replaced against PSG initially as a precaution.
Youngsters Stefan Bajcetic and Jayden Danns haven't featured in the Premier League this season and are unlikely to do so.For Palace, Eddie Nketiah, Evann Guessand and Cheick Doucoure remain out, but boss Oliver Glasner is confident midfielder Adam Wharton could return.Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FC