Crystal Palace vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today

Follow all the action from Selhurst Park as the Reds look to close the gap at the top of the table

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Liverpool head to Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon, hoping for a third win in a week to start to put pressure back on Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. Victory for the Reds would leave them nine points adrift of the reigning champions with a game in hand, following their draw with Southampton on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s team have rediscovered form of late after a slight stutter, beating Brentford last weekend before dispatching Arsenal in midweek to reach the Carabao Cup final.

For Palace, this has undoubtedly been a season of progress and putting into place building blocks for an exciting-looking future, after a summer squad overhaul and the appointment of Patrick Vieira as manager. They sit 13th in the table, with just one win from the last five following a draw at Brighton last time out.

Victory would push the Eagles back into the top half, though the scale of their task is underlined by the fact the Reds have emerged triumphant in all of the last nine competitive meetings between these two teams, including a 3-0 win at Anfield in September and a 7-0 thrashing at Selhurst Park last term. Follow all the team news and match action as Crystal Palace host Liverpool below:

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool

• Crystal Palace: Butland; Mitchell, Guehi, Andersen, Ward; Schlupp, Hughes, Gallagher; Olise, Edouard, Mateta
• Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Jones; Jota, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain
• 8’ GOAL! Van Dijk powerfully heads Liverpool into early lead, 0-1!
• 32’ GOAL! Oxlade-Chamberlain converts a delightful Robertson cross, 0-2!
• 55’ GOAL! Edouard puts the Eagles back in it, lovely work from Mateta too, 1-2 and game on!
• 89’ GOAL! Fabinho converts from the spot after a controversial penalty awarded to Liverpool by VAR after Jota is fouled by Guaita, 1-3!

[23 January 2022 15:48 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Liverpool (Fabinho, 89’)⚽️

89 mins: Fabinho takes the penalty for Liverpool. Guaita dives to the right and Fabinho slots it to the goalkeeper’s left. Liverpool restore their two goal lead.

[23 January 2022 15:47 · Michael Jones]

Penalty to Liverpool!

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

88 mins: Back at Selhurst Park referee Kevin Friend takes a look at the replays of the penalty incident, sees the collision between the goalkeeper and Jota and points to the spot!

[23 January 2022 15:46 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Leicester 1 - 1 Brighton⚽️

While we wait for the decision at Selhurst Park, Danny Welbeck has equalised for Brighton at the King Power Stadium. He meets a free kick in the box and heads it into the back of the net.

[23 January 2022 15:44 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

87 mins: Diogo Jota is played into the box and gets past Joel Ward. He loses control of the ball as Vicente Guaita closes him down. The goalkeeper collides with Jota and both players go down.

There’s a VAR check for a potential penalty. It shouldn’t be given but the referee is being called over to the monitor...

[23 January 2022 15:42 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

84 mins: Close! Joachim Andersen flicks the ball over Liverpool’s high line and plays Michael Olise in behind. He spots that Alisson is off his line and tries to chip the goalkeeper. Alisson backpeddles towards his own goal and at the last minute gets a hand to the ball and nudges it wide of the post!

[23 January 2022 15:40 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

82 mins: Roberto Firmino is shown a yellow card for a poor tackle in the middle of the pitch. Palace burst down the right side through Olise but he pass into the box is intercepted but Jones.

Liverpool threaten to counterattack but Schlupp drags Jota back and picks up a yellow card of his own.

[23 January 2022 15:38 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

79 mins: A diagonal ball from Palace comes across to Olise but Robertson beats him to the dropping ball. He heads it back to Alisson who finds himself out of position and has to leap across to his right to keep the ball out.

Marc Guehi sends a pass over the top for Benteke but the striker is offside. Alisson takes his time with the free kick and the referee comes over to tell him to quicken it up.

[23 January 2022 15:35 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

76 mins: Patrick Vieira is going for it. Will Hughes and Jean-Philippe Mateta are taking off with Jordan Ayew and Christian Benteke brought on. Crystal Palace have just under 15 minutes to find an equaliser, can they do it?

[23 January 2022 15:32 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Liverpool

73 mins: Fabinho has a shot from range saved by Vicente Guaita before Crystal Palace break down the right side. The cross comes into the box but Conor Gallagher handles the ball as he tries to bring it under control. Free kick to Liverpool.

[23 January 2022 15:30 · Michael Jones]

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