Crystal Palace v Liverpool Saturday 19th December 2020 // 12:30pm
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Directors Steve Parish, Chairman David Blitzer Joshua Harris Chief Executive Phil Alexander
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Chief Financial Officer Sean O’Loughlin Sporting Director
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Dougie Freedman Club Secretary Christine Dowdeswell
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Head of Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
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luka milivojevic
Scott Guyett
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steve parish
Head of Medical Dr. Zaf Iqbal
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darren ambrose
Academy Director
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junior eagles
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Daniel storey
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Tayo Adaramola
Gary Issott Director of U23 Development Mark Bright Head Groundsman Bruce Elliott
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Commercial Director Barry Webber Operations Director Sharon Lacey Head of Consumer Sales Mike Pink Head of Ticketing Dan Clarke Head of Legal David Nichol Head of Content & Production
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James Woodroof Head of CRM & Campaigns Tom McGuiness Editor Ben Mountain Design Billy Cooke, Luke Thomas Contributors Dan Blazer, Will Robinson, Ian King, Daniel Storey, Darren Ambrose, Grace Cullen Photography Neil Everitt, Seb Frej, Reuters, Pinnacle, Rex Features Printer Bishops Printers
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palace for life
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1994/95 season
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shaun derry
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siobhan wilson
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fixtures & results
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10 From Academy teenager persuading friends he was playing for Crystal Palace to being a seasoned Premier League defender with international experience, Nathaniel Clyne has now come full circle. Here, the south Londoner talks through the highs and lows of a determined career. Interview: Will Robinson Words: Ben Mountain
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main interview
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liverpool match preview
Jürgen Klopp
Facing Liverpool is an indomitable task at any time, but facing them as league champions is perhaps tougher still. Palace’s record against the Reds once made for their most favourable reading of the supposed big six, but Jürgen Klopp’s arrival in October 2015 somewhat hampered this. Palace enjoyed six wins and two draws in the 12 meetings between 2000 and the German manager taking over. However, against Klopp, the Eagles’ scorecard reads two wins from 11. But this breakdown doesn’t
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quite tell the full picture, with Palace edged by a single goal on five of those occasions. They will take heart
form guide
from the Merseysiders dropping points against Aston Villa, Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion this season, too.
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d {A) 09.12.20
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W {H) 06.12.20
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W {H) 01.12.20
The Reds’ campaign has been replete with goals at both ends. They are both the league’s top scorers and one of the top half’s leakiest defences – conceding more goals than Palace in their first 11 games. Having won both 5-1 and 4-1 already this season, the south Londoners will need all their firepower to collect points from their guests.
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all-timers Jamie Carragher
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Steven Gerrard
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Sami Hyypiä
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Jordan Henderson
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Steven Gerrard
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Michael Owen
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Mohamed Salah
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Robbie Fowler
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Alisson Robertson Fabinho Matip Alexander-Arnold jones Henderson Wijnaldum ManĂŠ Firmino Salah
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1996-98 The good, the bad and the ugly: Kit or Miss will review those desirable gems, those best-forgotten strips and do a bit of market research for those of you looking to snap up some of the Eagles’ iconic shirts. This week, Eberechi Eze models the home kit from the 1996-98 seasons.
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Crystal palace f.c. (GK) Jack BUTLAND Joel WARD Patrick VAN AANHOLT Luka MILIVOJEVIC James TOMKINS Scott DANN Max MEYER Cheikhou KOUYATÉ Jordan AYEW Andros TOWNSEND Wilfried ZAHA Mamadou SAKHO Jeffrey SCHLUPP Nathaniel CLYNE James MCARTHUR (GK) Stephen HENDERSON Christian BENTEKE James MCCARTHY Michy BATSHUAYI Gary CAHILL Eberechi EZE Tyrick MITCHELL (GK) Vicente GUAITA Martin KELLY Sam WOODS Nathan FERGUSON Jaïro RIEDEWALD
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ALISSON (GK) FABINHO Virgil VAN DIJK Georginio WIJNALDUM THIAGO James MILNER Naby KEÏTA Roberto FIRMINO Sadio MANÉ Mohamed SALAH Joe GOMEZ ADRIÁN (GK) Jordan HENDERSON Alex OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN Curtis JONES Takumi MINAMINO Diogo JOTA Konstantinos TSIMIKAS Xherdan SHAQIRI Andrew ROBERTSON Divock ORIGI Joel MATIP Rhys WILLIAMS Nathaniel PHILLIPS Caoimhín KELLEHER (GK) Jake CAIN Leighton CLARKSON Trent ALEXANDER-ARNOLD Sepp VAN DEN BERG Neco WILLIAMS Billy KOUMETIO