Crystal Palace vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Diogo Jota secures testing win
Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool: Jota’s goal keeps Liverpool at the top of the table
Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points with a controlled victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
The hosts kicked off the match is furious fashion and found the back of the net in just 22 seconds after Ismaila Sarr slotted in Eddie Nketiah only for the striker to be caught offside.
In response, Liverpool netted the opener through a fine pass from Kostas Tsimikas who released Cody Gakpo down the left. He carried the ball to the box then picked out Diogo Jota for a simple side footed finish.
Liverpool could not convert their first half dominance into a second goal, thanks in part to some good saves from Dean Henderson, which left them vulnerable in the second 45 minutes.
Oliver Glasner made a couple of changes and introduced Jean-Philippe Mateta and Will Hughes who swung the momentum but Palace couldn’t find an equaliser and Liverpool clung on for the win.
Relive the action with our live blog below plus get the latest odds a predictions here:
Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
90+3 mins: Luis Diaz takes the ball to the corner flag and looks to hold it up against pressure from Nathaniel Clyne. The Crystal Palace defender pokes the ball out of play and Liverpool attempt to take more minutes out of this match.
Just the three to play.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
90 mins: Six minutes of added time to play.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
86 mins: Crystal Palace look like the team most likely to score here. Liverpool are in full ‘hang on’ mode as the hosts try to force this equaliser.
On balance, they deserve a goal with the way they’ve played in this second half.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
82 mins: Mo Salah was taken off a while ago as Arne Slot tries to get Liverpool up the pitch. Luis Diaz is the man tasked with doing so.
In response, Palace break with a threaded pass through to Mateta. He sets up Eze for a curling shot but the effort lands straight in the arms of the goalkeeper.
‘Jaros makes Liverpool debut'
“It’s going to be a senior and Premier League debut for Vitezslav Jaros, Liverpool’s sub keeper, with Alisson Becker going down holding his hamstring.
“The away side have let this game drift and Palace have very much come back into it over the last 20 minutes, putting Liverpool under pressure - which means a pretty intimidating quarter of an hour or so for the young stopper as he makes his way onto the pitch.”
Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
79 mins: Yeah, Alisson isn’t in a good way and hobbles off the pitch with this match on the line. Liverpool’s second choice goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher isn’t at Selhurst Park so Vitezslav Jaros replaces him.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
76 mins: Crystal Palace have ramped up the intensity and desire. Mateta and Hughes have been exciting additions for the hosts who look more dangerous.
Eze attempts to slip Mateta into the box but overhits the pass. Alisson clears it and drops to the deck. It looks like he’s pulled a hamstring!
Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
73 mins: Marc Guehi is brought down inside the box after Virgil van Dijk holds him back from reaching an aerial ball. VAR looks at the incident but doesn’t rule things Palace’s way.
Guehi is visibly frustrated by that.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
70 mins: Save!
That’s Palace’s best chance. Mateta holds the ball up and lays it off under pressure from the Liverpool defence. The ball comes across to Eberechi Eze who fires a left-footed effort at goal only for Alisson to turn it wide of the far post!
Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
69 mins: A long throw in for Palace is launched into the penalty area where Virgil van Dijk nods the ball away.
It comes out to Trevoh Chalobah who chests the ball under control and then smokes a volley towards the target and watches as the ball sails over the top of goal.
Palace are wrestling the momentum back in their favour. Will that translate into an equaliser?
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