Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace have already beaten Manchester City, knocked Spurs out of the FA Cup and held both Arsenal and Manchester United this season.

Will they do the double over Pep Guardiola's side?

They certainly have a chance with Luka Milivojevic in their side.

The Palace skipper has scored 10 penalties in the Premier League this season - only Andrew Johnson (11 in 2004-05, also with Palace) has netted more from the spot in a single campaign.

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Mart J: All this talk of it being Liverpool's year is rubbish - the title is in Man City's hands and it's theirs to lose.

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Pep's already testing the seats out in the dugout at Selhurst Park.

He's wearing his lucky cardigan/coat/hoodie thingy as well.

Sitting comfortably? We're around 20 minutes from kick-off.

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Amaha: Wall of blue shirts will disrupt the home sides flow and frustrate the players while annoying Liverpool supporters.

Crystal Palace

The date: 22 December 2018.

The venue: Etihad Stadium.

The plot: Unbeaten Manchester City are drawing 1-1 with Crystal Palace when Andros Townsend smashes home a sublime 30-yard volley to help Palace win 3-2 and claim their first win at City for 28 years.

Goal of the season?

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Kris Jefferson: Don’t really understand why Man City have gone for pretty much a full strength team. This is definitely their easiest match of these couple of weeks. Isn’t the point of having a large squad to play others at these kind of games?

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Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson: "It's a dangerous thing to say you're safe until it's mathematically true. The teams below us would have a lot to do to catch us though.

"We are capable of beating every other team in this league. When you've been in the league six seasons and looking to embark on your seventh, you can call yourself established."

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Dan, London: Manchester City will only drop two points from their remaining games. Tall order for Liverpool to drop none, but I believe that's the level needed to win the title.

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Former Arsenal defender on Football Focus

Chelsea got thumped at Manchester City recently. Eden Hazard is the one shining light who can make it difficult for Liverpool but I still think they will get a result.

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Chelsea

Will Eden Hazard make an impact at Anfield later?

Spanish football expert Guillem Balague spoke about the Chelsea player's transfer merry-go-round on Football Focus.

Here's what he had to say...

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Crystal Palace make two changes to the side that won 1-0 at Newcastle last weekend. Christian Benteke makes his first Premier League start since 9 February in place of Michy Batshuayi, who drops to the bench.

Scott Dann also returns to defence, with James Tomkins ruled out for the rest of the season with a groin injury.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, van Aanholt, Dann, Kelly, Wan-Bissaka, Schlupp, Milivojevic, McArthur, Townsend, Zaha, Benteke.

Subs: Hennessey, Ward, Meyer, Kouyate, Ayew, Batshuayi, Sako.

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Kevin De Bruyne and Leroy Sane return to the Manchester City starting XI after they were on the bench for the Champions League defeat at Tottenham on Tuesday.

Captain Vincent Kompany is also recalled while full-back Benjamin Mendy makes his first Premier League start since 11 November.

Nicolas Otamendi and Riyad Mahrez drop to the bench, Fabian Delph and Fernandinho are left out completely. Bernando Silva is also among the substitutes after he missed out in midweek.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Mendy, Gundogan, De Bruyne, D Silva, Sterling, Sane, Aguero.

Subs: Muric, Danilo, Stones, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, Otamendi, Jesus.

DSFV: Rumour has it Demba Ba's playing up top for the Blues.

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Five years after Steven Gerrard's famous slip ended Liverpool's title hopes against Chelsea, BBC Sport looks back on some other things you may have forgotten from that fateful match including Mo Salah kicking the game off - in Chelsea blue!

Take a look...

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So Benjamin Mendy is back on the top-flight stage.

Happy with that City fans?

Cool bag by the way...

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This was how the top of the Premier League looked in April 2014 before Liverpool lost 2-0 to Chelsea and Manchester City won at Crystal Palace by the same scoreline.

At Anfield, Demba Ba gave the Blues the lead at the end of the first half after Steven Gerrard's slip and Willian capped the win with a breakaway goal in stoppage time.

Meanwhile over at Selhurst Park, Yaya Toure crossed for Edin Dzeko to head City into an early lead before the Ivorian curled a second from 15 yards.

It proved a pivotal day as City went on to win the Premier League, Liverpool finishing two points behind.

Read about the psychology of a Premier League title race here.

Benjamin Mendy starts his first Premier League match since 11 November as Pep Guardiola makes four changes to his Manchester City team.

Kevin de Bruyne, Vincent Kompany and Leroy Sane are also back.

Christian Benteke starts his first league match since 9 February for Crystal Palace.

Full team news from Selhurst Park coming up.

Ryan Flint: If Man City drop points at Crystal Palace, then we will see what Liverpool are made of. Spurs can beat City in Champions League if they mark Sterling and Aguero correctly. It can all change in 72 hours!

Manchester City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola: "Selhurst Park is always difficult because of the stadium and the quality of the Crystal Palace players.

"Roy Hodgson is an experienced manager who has worked in a lot of different countries, he knows how to handle these situations. Nobody felt he could stay up last season and he did it, and he's doing the same this season."

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Cohen Chipunza: I am hoping that Liverpool and Man City lose today so that we have competitive matches to the last day of the season.

Sulaimon Adelekan: I have a feeling of deja vu for Liverpool fans today. But I feel they are in a better position than they were five years ago. Liverpool and Manchester City to win today and the battle continues.

BBC Radio 5 Live

Mark Pougatch presents build-up to Liverpool against Chelsea from 16:00 BST on BBC Radio 5 Live.

There is full commentary from Anfield from 16:30, while there are updates of Crystal Palace against Manchester City from 14:05.

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