We simulated Crystal Palace vs Liverpool and lethal duo delivered again

Liverpool face Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday, so we simulated the clash to predict the outcome

We simulated Crystal Palace vs Liverpool and lethal duo delivered again

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Liverpool take part in their fourth early kick-off of the Premier League season so far when the Reds travel to the capital to take on Crystal Palace.

Goals from Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai handed Liverpool a 2-0 win over Sheffield United in their last Premier League outing, with the victory keeping the Reds second in the table, just two points behind leaders Arsenal. The gap between the Reds and Manchester City opened to four points after Pep Guardiola's side failed to win for the fourth consecutive league game, and victory for Jurgen Klopp's side on Saturday will send Liverpool top of the league - for a few hours at least.

The Reds have been boosted by the return of Alisson to training ahead of the trip to Crystal Palace, but Alexis Mac Allister is set to miss out after picking up a knock on Wednesday night. Liverpool are unbeaten against Palace in the last 11 meetings between the two, though both meetings last season ended in draws.

So can Liverpool go top of the Premier League on Saturday? Let's take a look.

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We simulated Crystal Palace vs Liverpool to get a score prediction

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that Palace could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Johnstone; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Richards, Lerma; Olise, Schlupp, Ayew; Edouard.

We predict that Liverpool could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Endo, Szoboszlai, Jones; Salah, Nunez, Diaz.

Liverpool got off to the best start possible when Marc Guehi was penalised for pulling down Mohamed Salah in the box, and the Egyptian stepped up to fire home and grab his 200th goal for the Reds. After taking an early lead, Klopp's side took full control of the game, and just minutes later, the Reds found themselves two goals to the good.

Some fantastic footwork from Luis Diaz saw the Colombian skip past two challenges on the left before laying the ball into the path of Darwin Nunez. The striker patiently waited for an opening of goal as he ran across the box, and when the time was right, the Uruguayan blasted a strike into the bottom corner to make it 2-0.

Despite the healthy lead, Liverpool didn't ease up on Palace who were struggling to get out of their half. The Reds tallied up nine corners in the first half, and they finally capitalised in the ninth when Waturo Endo grabbed a third before the break.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner was met by the head of Van Dijk, but his effort was blocked, only into the path of Endo. With little time, the midfielder lashed an effort into the roof of the net to put the Reds three goals ahead.

Crystal Palace pulled a goal back in the 68th minute when Jordan Ayew tapped into an empty net after Joachim Andersen's header ricocheted off the post, but the Reds were able to see out the victory for a huge three points.

EA FC 24 predicted final score: Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool

What do you think the final score will be? Let us know in the comments!

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