Crystal Palace 0-7 Liverpool - Reds Rampant: As it happened

Ruthless from a relentless Liverpool side who move further clear at the top after previous juxtaposition at the summit.

WOW! Perhaps the pick of the bunch as Salah finds the top right hand corner with an absolutely stunning strike. 

This is turning into a day out for the Reds.

The resulting corner is won by a header from Joel Matip who nods it down to Salah who heads home!

Liverpool work the ball beautifully after what seemed like at least a 100 pass move. 

TAA can't provide the assist though.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Roberto Firmino who has had a remarkable week, topped with a brace today. 

Liverpool in cruise control as we enter the final 15 minutes. 

Klopp will be content as things stand but the players will want more. 

A long awaited return beckons...

Jones has replaced Gini Wijnaldum whilst Batshuayi is on for Palace in place of Eze

Another counter attack and its Firmino again who somehow finishes with the angle getting tighter all the time.

Far more precision from Liverpool in the second half who look a though they could add to their tally at any given moment. 

Minamino should score after lovely movement saw him in behind the defence. 

Keita with the run and pass to find the Japanese attacker.

Liverpool's number 11 is on in place of Mane who is visibly upset at being taken off.

Andy Robertson finds Sadio Mane in acres of space but the Senegalese frontman drags wide. 

Salah is preparing to come on for Liverpool and he will be eyeing adding his own name to the goal scoring list for today. 

Yet more precise build up from Liverpool sees Jordan Henderson find the back of the net from the edge of the box!

No substitutions from either side at the break!

Back underway at Selhurst Park as Liverpool look to kick on from where they left off.

Liverpool in command at the break thanks to three moments of brilliance in an otherwise somewhat lacklustre performance. 

Much to improve on but plenty to be pleased about. 

Wow. Liverpool make it three on the counter but its the Roberto Firmino touch and finish that will take the plaudits.

Despite being off their best Liverpool lead as we approach half-time. 

Palace remain a threat but the Reds with a touch more quality in front of goal. 

Klopp's side will fancy they can score more as the hosts attack, more clinical passing is needing however. 

Sublime turn and strike from Sadio Mane who doubles the Liverpool lead after some lovely build up play. 

Minamino was nearly in for a second but he is thwarted by a back tracking Clyne who clears for a corner.

A more settled 5 minutes for Liverpool as the match calms down somewhat. Chances for Palace have died down although the aerial threat from set pieces remains. 

More worrying moments for Liverpool as Palace grow further into the game.  

The Reds struggling to find one an other in the last few minutes. Need to wake up a bit despite leading. 

Anxious moments occasionally defensively for Liverpool but the visitors look a real threat when they link up in an attacking sense. 

Little action since the goal with Liverpool dominating possession and Palace attempting to attack on the counter.

Lightning start from the Reds as the Japanese international gives Liverpool an early lead 

3' Liverpool take the lead very early on as Takumi Minamino fires home after a Mane assist

We are underway...

A notoriously difficult fixture for Liverpool to manoeuvre but Klopp's side should have enough to prevail.

Crystal Palace 0-2 Liverpool

We await the referees whistle which will be greeted by both sets of players taking to one knee before the action gets underway!

Both sides are out of the dressing rooms and Liverpool are heading through the car park to the pitch in south east London. 

A reminder this match is available now on BT Sport or you can stay tuned with VAVEL.com as we bring you all the important updates throughout the 90 minutes. 

No Christian Benteke or Mohammed Sakho for Crystal Palace, who are of course managed by former Reds boss Roy Hodgson. 

However there is a reunion on the pitch today as Nathaniel Clyne faces his former club just months after leaving Anfield. 

Today is unlikely to be the final opportunity for either Keita or Minamino; but it certainly provides yet another chance for both players to shine in what have been up until now disappointing Liverpool careers.

We are just 10 minutes from kick-off at Selhurst Park and the sides have headed in for their final preparations. 

Stay tuned for our final pre-match thoughts before the action commences.

''It'll be a tough task, they play like Tottenham, counter attacks, well organised.''

On Salah being rested: ''We want options to be able to change, Naby trained really well actually, we need him and we need all the boys.''

''We felt good after the game (Spurs), we tried to keep that and we will see today, both teams are in the same situation.'' 

Liverpool will be well aware of the threat posed by todays hosts with Eze and Zaha in particular a threat. 

Klopp's side will be hoping to implement their own attacking style on the match and make it difficult for the Eagles' influential players to have an impact.

We are just 45 minutes from kick off and between now and then we will be bringing you more match build up as well as pre-match comments from both manager's as Liverpool look to go six clear at the top of the table at the start of the Premier League weekend.

Naby Keita's inclusion comes with little surprise but with eight days between this and the Reds next match with West Brom, the decision to rest Mohamed Salah and play Takumi Minamino from the start comes as a surprise to many. 

Lineup: Guarita, Clyne, Kouyate, Cahill, Van Aanholt, Schlupp, Milivojevic, McArther, Eze, Ayew, Zaha

Subs: Butland, Ward, Dann, Tomkins, Mitchell, McCarthy, Riedewald, Townsend, Batshuayi

Lineup: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Fabinho, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Minamino, Mane, Firmino

Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Salah, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Origi, R Williams, Phillips, N Williams

Hello and welcome to VAVEL UK’s live text commentary of the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool.

That’s all from me, but check back an hour or so before-kick for full team news from Dan.

Liverpool romped to a 4-0 victory when the two sides faced off in June, shortly after the Premier League restart. They found life much more difficult in the reverse fixture, though, requiring an 85th-minute Roberto Firmino strike to claim all three points.

In-form Christian Benteke will be sidelined for the visit of his former club after he was sent off at the London Stadium. Two other ex-Reds, Mamadou Sakho and Martin Kelly, are out injured.

Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were unused substitutes on Wednesday with their match fitness limited. Both will hope to feature here. Joel Matip trained on Thursday after missing the game with a back problem so appears to be back in contention.

The Eagles drew upon the support of 2,000 fans as they battled back against Spurs, but Selhurst Park will be empty once again after London moved to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions.

Hosts Palace put a dent in Tottenham’s ambitions themselves last Sunday when they rallied from a goal down to claim a point. They followed that up with a decent midweek point away to West Ham. Can Roy Hodgson frustrate now go on to frustrate his former club?

Liverpool stole a march on their title rivals in midweek with a dramatic victory against Tottenham Hotspur. After Chelsea and Manchester City dropped points, their title defence looks more promising than ever. But if their poor away form continues, they will find it hard to maintain any daylight. Klopp’s men have won only once on the road this season, and dropped points at relegation candidates Fulham last weekend.

The fixture schedule has not been kind to either side. Having kicked-off at 8pm on Wednesday night, they are back in action in Saturday’s early kick-off. Jurgen Klopp was highly critical of this arrangement last month, when Liverpool travelled to Brighton off the back of a Wednesday clash with Atalanta.

I’m David Comerford and I’ll be providing the key pre-match information before handing over to Dan Clubbe for live match commentary.