Matchday

Premier League 25/26 · 25 Apr 2026

Liverpool FC 3–1 Crystal Palace

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 0.9
Actual xG
1.1 – 2.3
Goals
3 – 1

Footybot made Liverpool FC favourites at 63%.

Liverpool FC won although Crystal Palace made the better chances (2.3 xG to 1.1): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Adam Wharton, 78.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Adam Wharton +30.5, Brennan Johnson +29.9, Borna Sosa +13.1.

Well below it: Dean Henderson −21.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Liverpool FC

19 Apr 2026W 2–1at Everton Premier League
14 Apr 2026L 0–2v Paris Saint-Germain Champions League
11 Apr 2026W 2–0v Fulham Premier League
8 Apr 2026L 0–2at Paris Saint-Germain Champions League
21 Mar 2026L 1–2at Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League

Crystal Palace

20 Apr 2026D 0–0v West Ham United Premier League
16 Apr 2026L 1–2at Fiorentina Conference League
12 Apr 2026W 2–1v Newcastle United Premier League
9 Apr 2026W 3–0v Fiorentina Conference League
19 Mar 2026W 2–1at AEK Larnaca Conference League

Head to head

27 Sep 2025Crystal Palace 2–1 Liverpool FC Premier League

Liverpool FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Joe Gomez Defender1100–68.5–
Ibrahima Konaté Defender9000–58.9+5.9
Freddie Woodman Goalkeeper9000–58.6–
Alexander Isak Forward79100.4355.5+8.7
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder90000.1054.6−6.6
Virgil van Dijk Defender9000–54.2+1.0
Florian Wirtz Midfielder90100.0852.4−4.3
Jeremie Frimpong Defender31000.0351.6–
Mohamed Salah Midfielder59000.0951.1−2.5
Andy Robertson Defender87100.3751.0+9.2
Miloš Kerkez Defender1100–50.7–
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder90020.0349.5−1.5
Curtis Jones Midfielder8701–47.6−7.5
Cody Gakpo Midfielder9000–45.2−6.5
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder1100–34.9–

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Adam Wharton Midfielder9000–78.3+30.5
Brennan Johnson Forward59000.1576.8+29.9
Yéremy Pino Forward31000.0464.3–
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward20000.3061.9–
Daichi Kamada Midfielder9000–60.0+5.7
Daniel Muñoz Midfielder90100.0860.0+7.7
Jaydee Canvot Defender9000–58.3+1.4
Chris Richards Defender90000.6257.3+4.3
Maxence Lacroix Defender90000.2256.5−3.1
Tyrick Mitchell Midfielder4500–55.0+5.5
Borna Sosa Defender45000.0453.0+13.1
Ismaïla Sarr Forward90000.5252.2+0.5
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward70000.3047.8+1.2
Dean Henderson Goalkeeper9000–32.4−21.4