Crystal Palace are suffering for form this season, sitting 14th in the table with only four wins so far in 2023/24.
Roy Hodgson will meet his former club at Selhurst Park in the early kick-off on Saturday, hoping to turn things around, but he will be missing some key players.
Cheick Doucoure was linked with a move to Anfield during the summer, but the Mali international stayed with the Eagles while Liverpool pursued Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch.
The midfielder will be unable to show Jurgen Klopp what he is missing in this weekend’s early kick-off due to a catastrophic Achilles injury that is set to sideline him for the rest of the season.
He is now joined on the sidelines by right-back Tyrick Mitchell, who sustained a hip injury in Wednesday’s 2-0 loss to Bournemouth.
More short-term exclusions include Eberechi Eze and Rob Holding, who are both struggling with ankle injuries and will be unable to play against the Reds.
Crystal Palace, like Liverpool, will be without a goalkeeper for the match as Dean Henderson recovers from a thigh injury that reoccurred in September.
Henderson, on the other hand, is no longer considered first choice at Selhurst Park, having been overtaken by Sam Johnstone in the pecking order.
Palace will also be without young forward Jesurun Rak-Sakyi until the new year as he recovers from a thigh injury.
Klopp will have to make do without numerous important individuals of his own, as Joel Matip, Diogo Jota, Alisson, Andy Robertson, Thiago and Stefan Bajcetic are still out of contention for
