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With the return of Roy Hodgson and his bizarre unbeaten Anfield run, Trev Downey and Guy Drinkel, standing in for Eddie Gibbs and Gags Tandon, look ahead to The Reds’ Saturday clash with Crystal Palace. There’s a wide variety of topics covered, as it’s been a busy week at Anfield, with contracts, injuries, Dubai travel plans and the small matter of maintaining focus on the next game and retaining the 4 point lead at the top of the table. The lads look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Palace team and dissect the choicest cuts from Jürgen Klopp’s pre-match press conference in a wide-ranging conversation. All this and more on the AI Pro + Preview Show.

On this week’s Molby On The Spot, Trev Downey and Jan Molby get through a remarkable amount of topics over the course of their hour-long chat. Jan runs the rule over the win at Brighton with Fabinho’s adaptation to central defence, Mo Salah’s penalty technique and Sadio Mané’s hit-and-miss form all discussed. The injuries to Trent Alexander Arnold and Gini Wijnaldum will have an impact on the coming games and Jan suggests how Klopp may adjust his personnel accordingly. The Crystal Palace game is previewed in the usual detail and the lads look at the strengths and weaknesses of Hodgson’s men ahead of the clash at Anfield. Of course, with these two there are always other topics covered and Trev makes sure to quiz Jan on Marcelo Bielsa, Richard Keys, and the recent developments at Spurs and United.

On this episode of A-Eye Scouted, Dave is joined by usual guest Karl Matchett as they look ahead to Liverpool's next fixture as the Reds take on Crystal Palace at Anfield. They discuss the game in great detail as Roy is 'welcomed' back to Anfield once again. The pair also discuss the problem at RB as Trent is injured for 4 weeks. All this and more on A-Eye Scouted!

On this week’s Media Matters, Nina Kauser are joined by, Former Host and Guardian Writer Sachin Nakrani. The pair discuss the following: Sachin's Twitter detox Liverpools win against Brighton  Liverpool's title challenge National Media's perception of Liverpool  Evaluation of new signings  Sachin's highlights of the season so far Can Liverpool do the double  All this and more on Media Matters!

Paul Dalglish, Gavin Jones and Daniel Rhodes look back at the vital three points against Brighton on Saturday, topics include: Set up and team selections for Liverpool and Brighton Sterile possession - how did the Seagulls limit us?  Why couldn’t we get Salah and Shaqiri on the ball more?  The Reds’ big chances  Barely conceding anything: good defending or a lack of ambition from the opposition Is it 4231 or 2431 in possession?  Henderson and Wijnaldum in the double pivot Paul’s pre-season - and in-depth look at the try-out process in US soccer, and the importance of recruitment

Dan Kennett steps into host this week as Gags Tandon is away, he is joined by Dan Rhodes to analyse the pretty uneventful victory over Brighton. Who were the best pressers? How did Fabinho do out of position? Cutting edge vs a low block? CB Passing Problem? On-ball highlights Exclusive Pressing Stats All this and more on the AI Under Pressure Podcast.

Liverpool with perhaps an underated victory, clocking up the 18th win of the league season, underpinned by their 13th clean sheet. The defense gives Kay, Tom and Adam the biggest talking points: - Fabs does good - best def in Europe? - Incredible Mo All this and more on Rate Don't Hate!

On the latest episode of RAW, Trev Downey, Dave Hendrick and Hari Sethi reflect on The Reds’ win away at Brighton in The Premier League. The one goal margin of victory did not tell the full tale of the match which saw Liverpool dominate possession and create several chances. Stand-in centre-half, Fabinho, comes in for some praise, as does his partner, Virgil Van Dijk and Gini Wijnaldum’s performance is also lauded but it was star man Mo Salah with the showing of the day - his dribbling, passing and link-up play was tremendous and, having created a penalty for himself, the Egyptian King stepped up to blast The Reds a further three points clear at the top of the table. There’s also some discussion about the Brighton fans damaged psyches and shocking haircuts. Lovely.

With Gags Tandon on a well earned break, 'the man of a thousand podcasts', Guy Drinkel; steps in to help Eddie Gibbs, dissect Jurgen Klopp's press conference ahead of the Reds trip to Brighton. The duo discuss a selection of sound bits from Melwood, including: - Injuries: Lovren, Henderson, Matip, Gomez etc. - Bouncing Back & Competition Prioriries - Brighton & Chris Hughton - Expected Lineup - Stats & Predictions All this and more on the AI Pro + Preview Show.

A big favourite on AnfieldIndex Pro is back with the Pro + Podcast! Gags Tandon invites Dave Hendrick, Dan Rhodes and Mo Chatra to re-create a transfer committee and try to plan Liverpool FC's January transfer window with the best players possible within a budget. The following roles were set for the podcast: - Gags Tandon - The Manager - Dan Rhodes - Lead Data Analyst - Dave Hendrick - Head Scout - Mo Chatra - Financial Director Gags set out the requirements for the squad and where they are short this season. Dave comes up with lists of players whilst Dan Rhodes provides some statistical analysis of the players mentioned as well as any he has found by using the data. Mo Chatra discusses the valuations of the players and the types of deals they may need to be completed as which would have an effect on the budget. Mo Chatra also sets the budget at the start with some assumptions. They look at two positions in this podcast - central defenders and attacking midfielders! All this and more on the Anfield Index Pro + Podcast.