Full team news as Premier League champions Liverpool take on Crystal Palace at Anfield
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 25: (THE SUN OUT. THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) (THE SUN OUT. THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool arrives at the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC at Anfield on May 25, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Virgil van Dijk, pictured arriving at Anfield, returns to the Liverpool starting line-up on a day he will lift the Premier League trophy
Luis Diaz returns to the Liverpool team to lead the line as the Premier League champions entertain Crystal Palace in the final game of the campaign. Diaz was a second-half substitute in Monday's 3-2 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion but is restored to the side this afternoon in place of Federico Chiesa as Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo also start in the forward line.
Ryan Gravenberch, the Premier League's Young Player of the Season, is named alongside Curtis Jones, with Alexis Mac Allister left out to heal up after a minor injury that has ruled him out of the final two fixtures.
Dominik Szoboszlai returns to the most advanced of the three midfield positions after starting deeper on Monday night to accommodate Harvey Elliott, who drops to the bench.
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At the back, Conor Bradley continues on the right with Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk reprising their season-long partnership after the Reds skipper sat out the game at the Amex Stadium in favour of Jarell Quansah.
Andy Robertson starts the game at left-back in favour of Kostas Tsimikas, who started on Monday evening on the south coast.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is named on the bench for is his final game as a Liverpool player. The out-of-contract defender will join Real Madrid on a free transfer.
Chiesa, meanwhile, misses out entirely with the Italian not involved.
Liverpool, who have four changes in total, will be formally presented with the Premier League trophy after the game with the legendary Alan Hansen, the last club captain to lift the championship in front of fans in 1990, on hand to give the title to current skipper Van Dijk.
Liverpool: Alisson; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Diaz. Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Elliott, Endo, Jota, Nunez, Alexander-Arnold, Tsimikas, Quansah.
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma, Muñoz Kamada, Hughes, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta. Subs: Turner, Ward, Kporha, Devenny, França, Esse, Nketiah.