After their poor performance at Fulham, Jurgen Klopp will have a reaction from Liverpool when they take on Crystal Palace on Monday Night Football, says Jones Knows.
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace, Monday at 8pm, live on Sky Sports
If Liverpool bring the same lack of zip, physicality, desire and pressure to the table in their 2-2 draw with Fulham, then Sky Bet’s 1/4 takers on a home win could be in for a treat of suffering economic harm.
A team that usually averaged 19.1 shots per game in the Premier League last year and recorded an expected goals figure of 2.50 fell well below their usual standards, with just 11 shots and an xG of 1.23. They also recorded the lowest distance of any team last weekend and were beaten by Fulham by a margin of just under 7km – only Aston Villa (7km) and Wolves (8.6km) were beaten by a greater distance on the opening weekend.
Jurgen Klopp will have been privately embarrassed by these numbers.
That makes this an absolutely terrible time for Crystal Palace to head to Anfield. A reaction is expected.
Despite starting the season with a defeat against Arsenal, there were encouraging signs for Patrick Vieira’s side in their approach game, but I’m still really convinced they’ll score enough goals to seriously break into the eight best this season.
The Reds have conceded just four goals in their last 14 Premier League home games and are expected to win a fourth successive clean sheet at home against Palace (4/5 with Sky Bet).