Crystal Palace v Liverpool LIVE: Result and reaction as Harvey Elliott smashes home late winner

Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool: Elliott and Salah send Reds top after Ayew’s sending off

Hodgson an outstanding person - Klopp

Liverpool went to the top of the Premier League table with victory over ten-man Crystal Palace as Harvey Elliott fired home a brilliant late winner.

Elliott’s 90th minute strike ensured a below-par Liverpool took all three points away from Selhurst Park after Mohamed Salah had cancelled out Jean-Philippe Mateta’s penalty.

Home manager Roy Hodgson had been booed by Crystal Palace supporters after a flat midweek defeat to Bournemouth, but his team responded well with a vastly-improved performance.

The London club were in control of the game after Mateta converted from 12 yards following a foul by young Liverpool defender Jarrel Quansah, before the game swung. A seemingly innocuous trip on Elliott by Jordan Ayew saw the forward shown a second yellow card by referee Andy Madley.

And almost immediately after Ayew was dismissed, Salah’s deflected effort — his 200th Liverpool goal — put Liverpool level, allowing substitute Elliott to produce a moment of quality and take Liverpool a point above Arsenal, who play Aston Villa later on Saturday.

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Crystal Palace vs Liverpool live

• Liverpool snatch late win over Crystal Palace to go top of the Premier League
• Harvey Elliott hammers in late winner as 10-man Palace let lead slip after Jordan Ayew red card
• FULL-TIME! Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool
• 90+1’ - GOAL! Elliott smashes home late winner for Liverpool (CRY 1-2 LIV)
• 76’ - GOAL! Salah’s deflected shot draws Liverpool level (CRY 1-1 LIV)
• 75’ - RED CARD! Ayew sent off for innocuous second yellow (CRY 1-0 LIV)
• 57’ - GOAL! Mateta converts controversial VAR penalty to give Palace shock lead (CRY 1-0 LIV)
• 29’ - NO PENALTY! Palace have spot-kick overturned for Hughes foul on Endo during build-up (CRY 0-0 LIV)
• 27’ - SAVE! Alisson makes fantastic stop to deny Lerma (CRY 0-0 LIV)

[9 December 2023 12:46 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool, 17 minutes

Kostas Tsimikas takes but can’t find a teammate. The left-back is soon back on the ball and combining with Ryan Gravenberch, who shoots into a tangle of legs. Those Crystal Palace defensive banks have been well formed so far, the blocking barriers on the edge of Sam Johnstone’s box effective.

[9 December 2023 12:45 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool, 15 minutes

The sun has come out at Selhurst Park, even with the rain still falling on a breezy afternoon. Liverpool produce their best passing move of the half so far, with Luis Diaz darting inwards and releasing a shot that is blocked byy a Palace pursuer.

Forward they come once more, Trent Alexander-Arnold huggign the right touchline and delivering a dangerous ball. Marc Guehi tries to cut it out but only spoons it on, forcing Joel Ward into a defensive header. Corner kick.

[9 December 2023 12:43 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool, 12 minutes

A couple of Crystal Palace arms go up in appeal after the ball springs towards Liverpool limbs in their own box. Nothing doing, says the referee, and off go the visitors, Mohamed Salah leading the fast break.

Joel Ward gets a vital toe in to force Salah wide, and when the Egyptian eventually seeks a teammate, his floated cross is easily claimed by Sam Johnstone. But that is a first real sign of Liverpool’s threat - Crystal Palace just switched off a little there.

[9 December 2023 12:41 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool, 10 minutes

A lovely pass from Virgil van Dijk pierces the Crystal Palace midfield, with Dominik Szoboszlai turning on to Ryan Gravenberch. The Dutchman seeks Darwin Nunez but can’t hit the striker in stride - and Nunez had strayed offside regardless.

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[9 December 2023 12:39 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool, 9 minutes

Mohamed Salah checks his sleeve for signs of blood after catching a stray arm to the face - no harm done, and indeed no intervention required with the contact light and inadvertent.

[9 December 2023 12:38 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool, 8 minutes

Another chance for Joel Ward to throw one into the mixer, with a whirling wind not making matters particularly easy. A bit of aerial ping-pong fails to materialise into something more consequential for the home side.

[9 December 2023 12:36 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool, 6 minutes

Good defending from Joachim Andersen, using his body to muscle out Ryan Gravenberch as the midfielder tries to keep the ball in at the byline.

[9 December 2023 12:35 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool, 5 minutes

A free kick is hoisted forward by Joel Ward, captaining Crystal Palace on his 350th appearance for the club. Shallow and headed away.

[9 December 2023 12:34 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool, 4 minutes

Tsimikas is getting forward early and often, tucking in at times with Trent Alexander-Arnold also prominent on the far right. Two crossing opportunities for the England international are blocked out of play with Crystal Palace settling into a strong defensive shape.

A first glimpse of Odsonne Edouard on the run, off in pursuit of a ball threaded between Liverpool’s two centre-halves, but Virgil van Dijk’s smooth strides shut down Edouard’s chances of a clean retrieval. The Dutch defender uses his goalkeeper and Liverpool are back in possession.

[9 December 2023 12:33 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool, 2 minutes

Mohamed Salah gets on the ball and plays a curiously aimless pass, but the defensive header is poor and grants Liverpool an attacking opportunity. Ryan Gravenberch runs into bother but the ball bounces kindly for Kostas Tsimikas, who lashes in the vague direction of Sam Johnstone’s goal. Not the left-back’s best - swerving wide by a distance.