Premier League: Don't underestimate Crystal Palace

There are only two teams left unbeaten after five rounds, and they will face off in the Premier League this weekend. One side is Liverpool, the undisputed strongest team in the league; the other is Crystal Palace, a little-known team…

A small team like Crystal Palace has no big goals to attract attention. But Palace has its own history. If they can draw with Liverpool in the match at 9pm today, September 27, Palace will equal the record of consecutive unbeaten matches that they set more than half a century ago. In that case, Palace will also have the honor of being the first team to make Liverpool lose points this season.

Crystal Palace (left) will find it difficult to maintain their unbeaten streak when they meet Liverpool.

PHOTO: REUTERS

Palace are currently the team with the longest unbeaten run in the Premier League (11 consecutive matches, dating back to the end of last season). In all competitions, they are on a 17-match unbeaten run. All the glory in Palace's history has come during this unbeaten run. They beat Man.City in the FA Cup final to win their first major trophy, which also brought them their first European cup, then the Community Shield, then beat Liverpool to win their first (unofficial) Super Cup.

More importantly, Palace are currently 5th in the Premier League, just 1 point behind second-placed Arsenal. It is too early to expect any surprises. But if Nottingham Forest dominated for a long period last season, Palace have the potential to do the same this season. The defensive trio of Marc Guehi, Maxence Lacroix, and Chris Richards has been solid (11 of 19 games played together), while Jean-Philipe Mateta has been sharp up front.

On Liverpool's side, fans are waiting to see Alexander Isak show himself in the center forward position, on the occasion of Hugo Ekitike being suspended for a crazy red card in the League Cup. Of course, Liverpool are still better. But in addition to winning the Super Cup, Palace also drew with Liverpool in the final round of the Premier League last season.

In the early match at 6:30 pm today, Bryan Mbeumo will return to Brentford in the new club MU shirt. He is one of the best players of MU this season, and he understands the strengths and weaknesses of his old team Brentford, so he is expected to help MU win. But for now, if MU gets 3 points at Brentford, it will be as difficult as picking stars from the sky.

No one has forgotten MU's extremely important victory (2-1) over Chelsea in the previous round. Mainly because Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was sent off right from the start of the match. The statistics are hard to imagine: that was the first time in nearly 2 years that MU had 2 consecutive wins at home, in the same season, led by the same coach. Now Mr. Ruben Amorim is aiming for a new milestone: the first time since taking the position of MU head coach, he has 2 consecutive wins. Winning just 1 match is too difficult. Since March until now, MU has not won a single match away from home in the Premier League!

The remaining Premier League matches tonight are Leeds - Bournemouth, Chelsea - Brighton, Man.City - Burnley (all 9pm) and Nottingham Forest - Sunderland (11:30pm).

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