Liverpool may have given itself one advantage after Crystal Palace defeat

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Now having lost six out of its last seven games, Liverpool getting knocked out of the League Cup was not a positive. But in December, when Crystal Palace will travel away to Arsenal in the League Cup quarter-finals, the Eagles will face four games in eight days or five in 11.

Liverpool, of course, is no stranger to the League Cup and fixture congestion. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool, looks on prior to the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield on October 29, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

While Crystal Palace is seeking to find a way through all those games while successfully managing its roster of players, Liverpool will have one less fixture to think about. Between hosting Brighton and going away to Spurs in December — shortly after consecutive midweek games with Sunderland and then Inter Milan — Liverpool will have a rare free midweek.