Crystal Palace vs Burnley LIVE: Result and reaction from Premier League fixture today
Palace host the Clarets in the Premier League with both in the bottom half of the table
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Your support makes all the difference.Burnley head to Selhurt Park to face Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon, with both teams hoping to get back to winning ways.
The Clarets have failed to win any of the last three after picking up successive wins prior to that, leaving them in 17th place in the Premier League table - though their situation is not as dire as it might be in that position in previous seasons, given the eight-point gap down to Fulham inside the bottom three.
Palace also won back-to-back games recently, but suffered a 2-0 reversal in their last league outing against Leeds to leave them in 13th place in the table.
Roy Hodgson’s men have looked decent at times, attack-minded and fast-flowing with some of their football compared to previous seasons, though consistency has been a real issue and their defensive record hasn’t been exemplary.
Burnley’s real issue is at the other end of the pitch, with a paltry haul of just 14 goals for the campaign being the lowest in the entire league.
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A TALE OF TWO FORTUNES
Leicester have been awarded a league-high 10 penalties, scoring eight of them whilst Liverpool have conceded a joint league-high seven penalties.
ENGLAND PUSH
James Maddison is staking a claim to get into Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the European Championship. He has been involved in six goals in his six most recent home league appearances, scoring four and setting up two.
A BAD START TO THE NEW YEAR
It’s five defeats in nine matches for Liverpool in 2021. They have won three times and drawn once. The Reds have lost successive league fixtures for the first time under Jurgen Klopp - they have not lost three in a row since November 2014, when under current Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers. They have won just six of their last 17 away league games, in contrast to 16 victories in their previous 17 attempts.
POOR HOME FORM
Leicester have only managed one win and four points in four league matches. The Foxes have lost five home league games in 2020/21, one more than the whole of last season, with only 16 of their 43 points coming at the King Power Stadium this term.
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A SIX POINT MATCH?
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers doesn’t believe today’s game will be too impactful on his team’s goal of finishing in the top four this season even if they lose. A win would move them six points clear of Liverpool but defeat would drop them down to fourth. Rodgers said:
A six-pointer? No, there’s still a long way to go but it’s a fantastic game, one we are looking forward to against the champions. It’s a big blow for us with James Justin being out because he has been amazing.
“We have the flexibility to play a few systems, that’s been pleasing with the versatility of the team. The team is fresh, we rested plenty in midweek.”
‘WE CAN HURT THEM'
Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold says his side are prepared for the challenge of facing Leicester but believes they have the skills to ‘hurt’ their opponents today despite another new pairing in central defence. He told BT Sport:
It’s huge for us, coming here is always difficult. We’ve had a week to work on things, it’s chop and change at the back at the moment but we have to get used to that.
“We are prepared for a few systems that Leicester may use and we think we can hurt them.”
LONGEVITY
Jurgen Klopp takes charge of his 300th game as Liverpool manager today. Will he be celebrating with a win?
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