Liverpool v Crystal Palace EFL Cup Betting Tips

Liverpool take on Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup fourth round on Wednesday as both sides look to recover from some shaky form, so here’s our Liverpool v Crystal Palace EFL Cup Betting Tips. Arne Slot’s Liverpool are enduring a tough run, with plenty of defeats. Palace’s form has also dipped following an unbeaten start to the 2025/26 campaign. The two top-flight sides will seek a positive result here to springboard and an upturn in form. This match kicks off at 7:45 pm, and it will be shown live on Sky Sports.

Form & Team News

Liverpool’s seven-match winning start to the 2025/26 campaign now seems a distant memory. The Reds have lost five of their last six matches in all competitions, including one loss at Anfield. Liverpool were on a four-match losing streak and fell to a 2-1 home loss against Man United. They hit back by thrashing Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the Champions League before a 3-2 loss at Brentford in the Premier League. Palace also started the new season in fine form, and the Eagles were undefeated until early October. A 2-1 loss at Everton ended their streak, and Oliver Glasner’s side are now winless in four. Palace drew 3-3 with Bournemouth after the Everton defeat before losing two in a row against AEK Larnaca at home and Arsenal away, both 1-0. 

Liverpool’s injury list is growing, and they will be without Alisson, Jeremie Frimpong and Giovanni Leoni. Alexander Isak and Ryan Gravenberch are also injury doubts. Palace’s long-term injured pair, Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure, will miss the trip to Anfield. 

Match Winner Bet

Liverpool and Palace have struggled for any sort of rhythm recently. The Reds will hope to use their home advantage to get back to winning ways. Slot’s side were on a five-match winning streak at Anfield before losing to Manchester United two weeks ago. As a result, a home win is favoured amongst the bookies, with AK Bets offering 4/6 odds. Liverpool will need to be wary against Palace, who they have not beaten in three previous meetings. Palace handed Liverpool their first defeat of the season in September, winning 2-1 at Selhurst Park. Glasner’s side are also solid away, winning three of their last five on the road. Backing a Palace away win at 4/1, offered by BetVictor, could be a strong long shot on Wednesday. With both sides lacking momentum, we are tipping a draw in the EFL Cup fourth round. Liverpool and Palace have drawn two of their last three encounters, including a 1-1 stalemate at Anfield in May. Neither team looks in great shape, and they can cancel each other out here. Bet365 have the best potential returns for a draw at 15/4. 

Over/Under Goals Betting

After conceding plenty of recent goals, Liverpool and Palace could tighten up in the EFL Cup. This could make for a more cagey game and produce a lower-scoring result. Under 3.5 looks like an appealing pick, considering Liverpool have seen three or fewer goals in their last three at Anfield. Palace generally don’t score or concede too many goals either, and under 3.5 goals has landed in all seven of their away games this season. Star Sports are offering 4/7 odds for under 3.5 goals in this EFL Cup game, which could be a decent bankroll builder. 

Anytime Goalscorer Bets

The usual goalscorers for Liverpool and Palace are likely to be rested on Wednesday evening, opening the door for some alternative goalscorers. For Liverpool, Federico Chiesa is expected to start after some impressive bit-part performances this season. The Italian attacker has only started once this season, in the EFL Cup, but has made plenty of goal contributions. Chiesa has two goals and three assists in all competitions and scored in the away loss at Palace last month. Chiesa will want to impress on Wednesday, and he is backed at 13/5 by Bet365 to score at any time. Palace could rest their leading striker, Jean-Philippe Mateta, at Anfield, leaving the goalscoring burden with winger Ismaila Sarr. The Senegal international is in decent form this season, netting six goals and making two assists for club and country. Sarr also enjoys playing against Liverpool, and two of his three domestic goals have come against the Reds. QuinnBet have 7/2 odds for Sarr to strike against Liverpool once again.

Our Liverpool v Crystal Palace EFL Cup Betting Tips —

Match winner bet — Draw — 15/4 with Bet365

Over/under goals — Under 3.5 goals — 4/7 with Star Sports

Anytime goalscorer — Federico Chiesa — 13/5 with Bet365

Anytime goalscorer — Ismaila Sarr — 7/2 with QuinnBet

All 4 bets acca combo bet — 112/1 with Bet365

Liverpool and Crystal Palace are desperate to rediscover consistency after recent dips in form, setting up what should be a tense and competitive clash under the lights at Anfield.  Our Liverpool v Crystal Palace EFL Cup Betting Tips highlight the best value across key markets. As always, remember that our predictions are based on the latest form, stats, and team news. They aim to guide your betting decisions but can never guarantee success.

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