Liverpool get yet another fitness boost ahead of kick-off against Crystal Palace

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Liverpool are set to welcome back Joel Matip for the Saturday lunchtime trip to Crystal Palace. Centre-back Matip has seen his position as one of the Reds’ senior defenders become even more important this season due to the long-term injuries picked up by Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez.

In their absences, the Cameroonian has forged an impressive partnership with converted midfielder Fabinho, but the former Schalke man has also suffered with fitness issues of his own.

He was taken off at half-time of last weekend’s draw at Fulham with what was cited as a back spasm, while Jurgen Klopp also left him out of the recent trip to Brighton in order to ease his workload.