Unbeaten in 17 games across seasons! The big dark horse of the Premier League quietly emerges in this round against Liverpool

Under the leadership of Glasner, Crystal Palace not only successfully won the FA Cup last season, but now it has remained unbeaten in the 5 rounds of the Premier League. Since the end of last year's season, Crystal Palace has remained unbeaten in 17 consecutive official games; if it can score points at Anfield this weekend, it will tie the team's record. Under the leadership of Glasner, Crystal Palace, the big dark horse in the Premier League, has quietly emerged. This round of the match against Liverpool will also become the touchstone to test the quality of the dark horse.

Glasner's success stems from the three-center-back system. The defense line composed of Guy, La Croix and Richards won 11 clean sheets in the 19 Premier League games in which the three started together. Even though Xia Panguyi is deeply involved in transfer rumors, the team still proves that the overall situation is greater than the individual, and Crystal Palace's three-center-back system cannot be urged. According to statistics, Crystal Palace only conceded 1.7 expected goals (xG) in the first five rounds of sports games, averaging 0.34 per game, ranking among the top defense lines in the Premier League.

What is even more surprising is that after Crystal Palace lost its midfield core Eze at the buzzer-beating, the team's offense did not collapse. The team is more overall and united. Crossing and set balls became Crystal Palace's killer weapon. This season, Crystal Palace's sports goals are all due to crosses. Coupled with the improvement in set pieces efficiency, Glasner perfectly integrates "organization" and "opportunism".

According to statistics, since January this year, Crystal Palace ranked fourth in the Premier League's points-making efficiency, second only to Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City. In the past 38 rounds, Crystal Palace has scored 59 points, approaching the highest Premier League record in the history of Padu Times (63 points). And 63 points are enough to rank sixth twice in the past four seasons - that will be the peak of the club's modern history.

Last season, Granas led the team to the FA Cup, and they originally qualified for the UEFA Cup. However, because Crystal Palace and Ligue 1 team Lyon belong to the group of investor John Texto. In the end, Crystal Palace was ruthlessly deprived of its UEFA Cup qualification and could only participate in the UEFA Cup in the relegation zone. This season, Crystal Palace remained unbeaten after the first five rounds of the Premier League, ranking fifth in the league and is temporarily in the European War Zone.

For Crystal Palace, they are about to welcome their league's strongest rival Liverpool this weekend. That's right, they tied Liverpool 2-2 in the Community Shield and eventually won by penalty shootout. But in the league, Liverpool has won five consecutive victories at the beginning, and they are the best touchstone for testing the quality of the Crystal Palace dark horse. Can Crystal Palace, which plays at home, cause trouble for Liverpool? Let's wait and see!