A first sight of some Firmino trickery as he twists and turns outside the box. Andy Robertson makes a run on the overlap with Firmino ignores him, takes the ball onto his right foot and goes for glory.

It lides over the bar but that would have been some goal had it gone in.

Pat Nevin
Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

No one has told James Milner he's playing right-back! A brilliant ball through to Matip, they are getting everybody forward and it will be waves of attack all afternoon for Palace.

Constant Liverpool pressure now, but Palace are holding firm so far.

Naby Keita sends a ball flying into the box after spotting Sadio Mane's run, but the ball is intercepted before it can reach him.

That comes after Fabinho went for the wonder goal from outside the box, but his effort was blocked by Cheikhou Kouyate.

Mohamed Salah has a corner. He whips it in and it drives all the way through the box. James Milner picks it up and feeds in Joel Matip, but his effort is foiled by Speroni.

Good chance.

Palace have started confidently on their travels, but Liverpool have started to take control, though they're yet to put any real pressure on the visitors.

Fabinho finds James Milner but his cross is cleared. Jordan Henderson picks it up and puts it in towards Andy Robertson at back but he misses the header.

Pat Nevin
Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

Fabinho and Henderson will sit in midfield but the four in front of them have been all over the place, it is almost settling down as a 4-2-4, I've watched all of them in all the positions so far here.

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Andy Robertson - fresh from signing a new contract at Anfield - starts the first attack for Liverpool with a long ball towards the box, but Palace clear.

James Milner collects the ball on the right, plays it into towards Mohamed Salah but he lets the ball slip under his foot.

Then, Robertson plays another cross in from the left, but it's easily collected by Julian Speroni.

There is a very special guest in attendance at Anfield today.

Bernard Sheridan is celebrating his 104th birthday and has been personally invited to the game by Jurgen Klopp. He's been following Liverpool for the last 96 years.

Read more here.

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Mohamed Salah gets us under way at Anfield.

Jonathan Moss is the man in the middle for this one.

It would have been Bob Paisley's 100th birthday this coming Wednesday.

Today, Anfield pays tribute to Liverpool's most successful manager with a minute's applause.

No Roy Hodgson team has ever conceded a Premier League goal against Liverpool at Anfield.

Three goalless draws and a 1-0 victory - that win coming while he was West Brom boss in 2012.

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Guy Mowbray
Match of the Day commentator

The last team to beat Liverpool in a Premier League game at Anfield won't be given a chance by many this time - but then Palace weren't at Manchester City in December either. I, for one, won't be quite so quick to write them off again.

With more points away than home, and a clean sheet tally bettered only by the top four, Roy Hodgson's team command respect.

The Eagles' remarkable return of three wins from their last four games away to Liverpool further rams that home and underlines it.

Every Liverpool victory takes them closer to that first title since 1990, but does that bring extra pressure that could affect them? Not yet.

Just a shame he's injured, Reds fans.

And for those of you who, like me, had him in your fantasy team...

It's been a good day for Liverpool fans already, and the game hasn't even kicked off yet!

Full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has signed a new five-year deal until 2024 with the club.

Read more here.

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Joel Matip comes into Liverpool's line-up in the place of the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold, while Georginio Wijnaldum is also out.

Xherdan Shaqiri drops to the bench with both James Milner and Naby Keita starting.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Milner, Keita, Firmino, Mane, Salah, Henderson, Robertson, Matip

Subs: Mignolet, Sturridge, Moreno, Lallana, Shaqiri, Origi, Camacho

Just one change for Crystal Palace from their defeat to Watford, with goalkeeper Julian Speroni making his first appearance since December 2017 with both Vicente Guaita and Wayne Hennessey out injured.

Crystal Palace XI: Speroni, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Kouyate, Townsend, Zaha, Sakho, Ayew, McArthur, Wan-Bissaka

Subs: Dann, Meyer, Schlupp, Benteke, Wickham, Kelly, Tupper

In a week that has seen the #10YearChallenge take social media by storm, how else would I start this live text?

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It's Jurgen Klopp v Roy Hodgson. Liverpool v Crystal Palace.

Let's do this.

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