Liverpool are without two senior players as they travel to Selhurst Park for a tricky Premier League encounter with Crystal Palace.Liverpool’s last meeting ended in defeat against Oliver Glasner’s side, albeit on penalties in the Community Shield, so the Reds will be aware of the challenge they face.Crystal Palace are the Premier League‘s only other unbeaten team aside from Liverpool, despite losing Eberechi Eze to Arsenal in the summer.Here is who will miss out for Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace and Arne Slot’s updates:Hugo Ekitike (suspension) – unavailableGiovanni Leoni (ACL) – unavailable and “he will be out for a year”Stefan Bajcetic (hamstring) – unavailableWhile Liverpool did progress to the fourth round, Tuesday’s 2-1 Carabao Cup win over Southampton proved costly to the squad.Giovanni Leoni landed awkwardly and suffered an ACL tear, meaning he could now miss the next year through injury.Meanwhile, Hugo Ekitike picked up a second yellow card for taking off his shirt when celebrating the winner, therefore getting himself suspended for one match, Saturday’s game against Palace.Speaking about Leoni’s injury, Slot said: “He’s not in a good place, of course. He tore his ACL which means he will be out for around a year.“Being so young, coming to a new country, doing so well in his first game, it’s very hard to take the positives.“You always try to look at a positive side and that is he is still so young and has so many years to go after he recovers from a terrible injury like that.” Elsewhere, Stefan Bajcetic remains out of action due to his hamstring surgery at the end of May, from which he is still recovering.In terms of the starting XI, Alexander Isak is expected to play up front, despite Federico Chiesa‘s strong performance in midweek.“He’s able to play minutes again,” Slot said of Isak.“I still feel 90 is [too much]. It depends also on the pace and intensity of the game, but that might be a bit too much.“Not only that, but also for the long term. You can give a player maybe one – I would call stupid – hit, to bring him to 90, then you brought him too far over the line.“So I don’t think it’s smart to play him for 90 yet, but he’s further into his pre-season now.”Referring to Chiesa, the Dutchman added: “The positive thing is that Federico Chiesa is showing himself at the moment.“So it’s also a chance for him now to be on the bench and maybe get minutes with Hugo not being there.”• READ: Liverpool’s expected lineup vs. Crystal Palace – 10 changes as Isak starts againGoalkeepers: Alisson, Mamardashvilli, WoodmanDefenders: Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Kerkez, Robertson, Bradley, FrimpongMidfielders: Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Jones, Endo, NyoniForwards: Wirtz, Salah, Gakpo, Isak, Chiesa, Ngumoha