Liverpool team vs Crystal Palace predicted as Arne Slot makes Rio Ngumoha and Jeremie Frimpong calls
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Liverpool's team vs Crystal Palace predicted with head coach Arne Slot having some big decisions to make at Anfield, including on Rio Ngumoha and Jeremie FrimpongLiverpool forward Rio Ngumoha.(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Liverpool can take another step towards securing a place in the Champions League next season by winning a third league game on the spin against Crystal Palace.But having failed to beat Oliver Glasner's men on four previous occasions this term, Arne Slot has some major selection decisions to make following on from the late win over Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium last weekend.In goal, Freddie Woodman looks set to stand in for the injured Alisson Becker and Giorgi Mamardashvili. He was introduced against Everton when Mamardashvili was stretchered off, while Alisson is nearing a return from his latest muscle problem.READ MORE: Arne Slot makes Alisson Becker admission amid Juventus transfer interest in Liverpool aceREAD MORE: Arne Slot issues Hugo Ekitike injury update after Liverpool striker undergoes surgeryAt right-back, Curtis Jones impressed at Everton but Jeremie Frimpong and Joe Gomez are both fit.
Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo could then play out wide, behind Alexander Isak.Liverpool head coach Arne Slot.(Image: Molly Darlington/Getty Images)Rio Ngumoha is another option, though he may have to wait to come off the bench. The 17-year-old started against Fulham last time out in the Premier League at Anfield, when he scored an excellent goal."This has not been the season we all wanted or envisaged, but the aim now is to make sure that we end it in a positive manner," Van Dijk writes in the official matchday program."That means Champions League qualification.
Nothing else will do."We welcome Crystal Palace to Anfield knowing that victory would put us in a strong position to secure that top-five place, and there can be no excuses from any of us.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world."It's not the target we had in mind at the start of the season, but it's what we are fighting for now, so we have to deliver, we have to perform and we have to get the three points.""What makes it difficult are the players you face," Slot said on Friday when he was asked about the threat that Crystal Palace will bring to this fixture."I think they have a good team.