This Premier League match this Saturday will be a confrontation between the best offensive team and the best defensive team at the Premier League. Liverpool scored 52 goals in 25 Premier League games in 2025, of which 11 goals were scored in the first five rounds of the Premier League, making it the most goals among Premier League teams. Crystal Palace conceded 2 goals in the first five rounds of the Premier League, tied with Arsenal for the least.
Austrian coach Glasner became the head coach of Crystal Palace in February last year and immediately showed his coaching ability. At present, many Crystal Palace fans have considered him the best coach in the club's history. In this summer's Community Shield, Crystal Palace drew 2-2 with Liverpool and won the championship through a penalty shootout. This shows that Crystal Palace is ready to break the current situation in the Premier League.
Since Glasner coached Crystal Palace, the team has scored a total of 86 points in the Premier League, ranking sixth in the Premier League, with Glasner averaging 1.53 points per game. And it is likely to surpass Emery this season and rise to fifth place. Glasner averaged 25% higher in Premier League scores at Crystal Palace than his predecessor Hodgson, and he was already the coach with the highest average score in the Crystal Palace club in the Premier League.
Glasner's success is based on a solid defense, with three defenders and midfielder Adam Walton forming Crystal Palace's defensive system, making it difficult for the opponent to break through their goal. In the first five rounds of the Premier League this season, Crystal Palace conceded only 2 goals, and did not concede in the face of Chelsea, Villa and Sunderland. In 24 Premier League games in 2025, Crystal Palace conceded only 26 goals. Since Glasner took charge, Crystal Palace has conceded only 67 goals in 56 Premier League games, only more than Manchester City and Arsenal during the same period.