Oliver Glasner will be missing one of his key players when Crystal Palace face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup tomorrow night.<\/p>\n
The Eagles make the trip to Anfield hoping to deepen Arne Slot\u2019s woes after the Reds\u2019 fourth straight Premier League defeat to Brentford on Saturday. It was Palace who started Liverpool\u2019s poor league run with a 2-1 win at Selhurst Park late last month.<\/p>\n
Glasner, who led Palace to FA Cup glory last season, confirmed that Chris Richards will sit out the game due to a calf issue. The American defender has featured in every Premier League minute for the south London side so far this campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve just one problem \u2014 Chris Richards has a small issue with his calf, so he won\u2019t be available for the trip to Liverpool tomorrow,\u201d Glasner told Liverpool.com. \u201cEveryone else is fit and has recovered well. The players showed great energy at the Emirates, pushing for an equaliser until the end, so that\u2019s encouraging.\u201d<\/p>\n
Palace will aim to bounce back from their narrow 1-0 loss to Arsenal, and with attacking threats like Jean-Philippe Mateta, Ismaila Sarr, and Adam Wharton, they\u2019ll look to exploit Liverpool\u2019s fragile defence.<\/p>\n
The Reds haven\u2019t kept a clean sheet since beating Burnley 1-0 in mid-September. Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 have looked uneasy together at the back, while Arne Slot continues to search for his ideal full-back duo \u2014 with Milos Kerkez still settling in after joining from Bournemouth and Jeremie Frimpong sidelined by injury.<\/p>\n
All eyes will be on Slot\u2019s team selection, as the Carabao Cup presents Liverpool with a prime chance to claim some much-needed silverware this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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