As the curtain falls on the Premier League season, Anfield hosts a celebratory clash between two sides who’ve recently sealed silverware. Liverpool, the league champions, welcome FA Cup winners Crystal Palace in what promises to be an end-of-season spectacle rather than a tactical chess match. With nothing riding on the result, expect attacking freedom, relaxed defending, and goals at both ends.

Liverpool’s goalscoring prowess this season has been peerless. Averaging 2.3 goals for per game, they’ve found the net in 51 of their 55 matches across all competitions. At Anfield, their fortress, they've scored in 24 of their last 25 games - the only exception being a narrow 1-0 loss to PSG, one of Europe’s best.

With the title clinched four gameweeks ago, Arne Slot’s men have dialled back the intensity slightly, particularly in defence. Since sealing the league with a dominant 5-1 win over Spurs, they’ve conceded eight goals in their last three Premier League matches - 2.4 times as many as they averaged in the 34 games prior. With clean sheets taking a backseat to celebratory, lap-of-honour football, goals at both ends now feel more likely than not.

Palace may have shocked many with their FA Cup triumph, but their form on the road has been extremely impressive. They followed their Wembley heroics with a 4-2 dismantling of Wolves, but have also subtly developed into a dangerous away side.

Averaging 1.44 goals per game away from home, Palace have scored in 10 of their last 11 away matches in all competitions and in 15 of 18 league games on their travels.

In fact, they’ve earned more points on the road than at Selhurst Park this season, thanks largely to their ability to counter effectively and exploit space - something that proved useful in their FA Cup triumph and may well pay dividends against a potentially rotated Liverpool lineup.

Liverpool’s defence may statistically be one of the league’s best, but motivation has shifted post-title, and their recent openness confirms it. Palace, meanwhile, are enjoying the most expressive attacking football they’ve played all season.

Tottenham come into this game off the back of winning the Europa League, a triumph in what has otherwise been a dismal season. Domestically, it’s been historically poor - Spurs currently sit 17th, and at best can finish 15th, equalling their worst top-flight finish since 1991/92 and confirming their worst in Premier League history.

But amidst the gloom, one thing has remained a constant and that has been goals. Spurs have scored 63 league goals, the 6th-highest tally in the league, but have shipped 61 in the process. Their matches average 3.4 total goals per game, the 2nd-highest in the league, 2nd only to Liverpool, whose matches have totalled just a single goal more. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in particular, has been a theatre of chaos. A league-high 77% of their home games have seen over 2.5 goals, a testament to both their attacking flair and defensive frailty.

Fabian Hürzeler’s visitors have averaged 3.2 match goals per game and boast the highest ‘Over 2.5 goals’ percentage in the league at 70%.

That number climbs even further on the road - 3.6 average goals per game, with 72% of away games seeing three or more goals. Six of their last seven away fixtures have also cleared this mark. This attacking approach, often at the cost of defensive discipline, has made Brighton’s fixtures a must watch. And given Tottenham’s similar profile, the ingredients for another goal-filled match are all there.

Historically, this fixture continues to deliver. The reverse earlier this season ended 3-2 in Brighton’s favour, and each of the last four meetings has produced at least three goals, with 17 total goals scored across those clashes.