Crystal Palace vs Liverpool

Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last 18 games in all competitions (W8 D10), their joint-longest ever unbeaten run as a Football League club (also 18 from February-August 1969). Three of their current unbeaten run of games have been against Liverpool (also May and August).

Timed at 96:59, Eddie Nketiah recorded both the latest winning goal on record scored by Crystal Palace in the Premier League and latest winner conceded by Liverpool in the competition (since 2006-07).

Crystal Palace are now the only remaining unbeaten side in the Premier League this season (P6 W3 D3). It’s only the fifth time the Eagles have ever avoided defeat in their opening six matches of a league campaign, along with 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, and 1990-91.

Crystal Palace have won just one of their last 16 Premier League meetings with Liverpool (D3 L12), winning 1-0 at Anfield in April 2024. The Eagles haven’t scored more than once in any of their last 12 league games against the Reds (6 goals).

Liverpool have won nine and lost none of their last 10 away league games against Crystal Palace (D1) – this is their longest ongoing unbeaten run away from home in the league against any side.

This match will see the Premier League’s only two unbeaten sides so far this season facing, with Liverpool winning all five of their matches and Crystal Palace winning two and drawing three so far. Three of the last four occasions two unbeaten sides have met this late into a season has seen the match end in a draw, with the exception Spurs’ 2-1 win over Liverpool in September 2023.

Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their opening five matches of a top-flight season for the first time since 1990-91 (opening 10) when they went on to finish 3rd, their best ever finish in the top-flight.

Liverpool are looking to win their opening six top-flight matches in a season for a fifth time – they previously did so in 1978-79 (six), 1990-91 (eight), 2018-19 (six) and 2019-20 (eight). Only two reigning Premier League champions have started with six wins – Chelsea in 2005-06 and Man City in 2023-24, both of whom retained their title.