Liverpool visit Crystal Palace in the Premier League this afternoon, but what do the stats tell us ahead of the Reds' trip to Selhurst Park? With the help of club statistician Ged Rea, we've compiled seven of the best pre-match facts...

Last season’s 2-1 victory at Palace is the first known occasion that Liverpool have come from behind to win a game with 10 men. James Milner was dismissed for only the second time in his career when the hosts were a goal to the good.

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In the 14 Premier League fixtures between the clubs, there have been 50 goals scored at an average of 3.57 goals per game, with Liverpool scoring in all but two of those meetings.

There have only ever been two goalless draws in all league games between the teams - in 1979-80 at Selhurst Park and December 1994 at Anfield.  

Liverpool’s biggest win at Palace was a 6-1 victory on the opening day of the 1994-95 season.

The Reds’ biggest ever top-flight league win came against Palace in September 1989, when they won 9-0 at Anfield with eight different goalscorers. 

Milan Baros is the only Liverpool player to score a hat-trick against Palace - doing so in a 3-2 win in November 2004.

Nathaniel Clyne played 137 times for Palace before joining Southampton in 2012.