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title: "Liverpool Team News: Crystal Palace (H)"
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author: "Charlie Evans"
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published: "2019-01-18T15:50:07Z"
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# Liverpool Team News: Crystal Palace (H)

[Jurgen Klopp, speaking to Liverpool’s website,](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/334562-liverpool-injury-update-alexander-arnold-wijnaldum) has provided an injury update as Liverpool prepare to face Crystal Palace hoping to keep their four point lead over Manchester City.

Klopp has said Wijnaldum and Alexander-Arnold will be “close” to being available for tomorrow’s game,

> For both it will be really, really close for tomorrow. I don’t want to close any doors before anybody tells me I have to.

The Crystal Palace fixture comes too soon for Dejan Lovren as he still needs time to recover from his hamstring injury suffered against Wolves,

> He \[Lovren\] is much better than he was but that’s a muscle thing and needs time.

Klopp is confident the Croat will be involved versus Leicester.

Like Lovren, Joe Gomez will not be involved as continues his recovery from a lower leg fracture,

> Joe, no – improving, improving, improving. We all hope it will be quick from now on but don’t exactly know.

There is a boost for Liverpool as Adam Lallana and Joel Matip will be in contention to start,

> Adam trained yesterday and the day before yesterday, so he should be in contention… Joel trained completely normally for 10 days, which is good.

A win would put Liverpool 7 points ahead Manchester City, who travel to Huddersfield Town on Sunday.