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Liverpool v Crystal Palace - as it happened

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Liverpool v Crystal Palace, Premier League 2020/21, MD38, 23/5/2021 - Official line-ups. BESOCCER
Liverpool v Crystal Palace, Premier League 2020/21, MD38, 23/5/2021 - Official line-ups. BESOCCER
Join us for live coverage of the Premier League clash between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield. Liverpool will be guaranteed a Champions League spot with victory here unless Leicester win by four more goals than them.
Goal

List of goalscorers

Sadio Mané
36'
1 - 0
Sadio Mané
74'
2 - 0
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 93'
    FT: Liverpool 2-0 Palace!! All over at Anfield and after the first 15 minutes, it was a routine victory for the hosts. Sadio Mane put Liverpool ahead nine minutes before the break and Palace never recovered. The Senegalese got a second 16 minutes from the end and Liverpool and Chelsea will play in the CL next term. West Ham and Leicester get EL while Spurs take the ECL spot. Arsenal and Everton miss out on Europe altogether. Roy Hodgson's Palace reign ends in disappointment. They did very little
  • 92'
    Very little happening here as Liverpool's spot in the CL is secure.
  • 91'
    Three added minutes.
Substitution

Substitution

at Liverpool
  • 91'
    Liverpool double sub: The Ox and Jota on for Firmino and Robertson.
  • 90'
    Palace sub: Kelly replaces Kouyate.
Substitution

Substitution

at Crystal Palace
  • 88'
    Palace sub: Van Aanholt on for McCarthy.
Card

Yellow card

a Liverpool
  • 86'
    Milner sees yellow for a foul.
Card

Yellow card

a Crystal Palace
  • 83'
    Riedewald is booked for a foul.
Substitution

Substitution

at Liverpool
  • 77'
    Liverpool sub: Wijnaldum is replaced by Milner and gets a standing ovation from the crowd in his final game for the club.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 74'
  • 74'
    Mane makes it two!!! Liverpool start the attack in theoir own half, Salah gets the ball and cuts inside, he plays a one-two with Wijnaldum and then gives to Salah who hits home. The stakes a big deflection off Cahill.
  • 73'
    Spurs level at Leicester and Chelsea are back in the top 4!!
  • 73'
    Zaha goes forward for Palace, but Robertson plays it off him for a goal kick.
  • 72'
    Chelsea have pulled a goal back at Villa, but need one more.
  • 71'
    Handbags here between Ayew and TAA!! Ayew then pushes Thiago who tried to separate the pair. Ayew and TAA see yellow.
  • 68'
    Fabinho wins a free-kick after lovely play.
  • 66'
    Salah gets into the box, but a great tackle by McCarthy sees the danger cleared.
  • 64'
    Liverpool are just keeping the ball and seem content with a 1-0 scoreline. Palace look completely disinterested.
  • 61'
    Liverpool attack, but it comes to nothing.
  • 58'
    Palace sub: Tomkins goes off with an injury and Schlupp comes on.
  • 56'
    Robertson's ball into the box goes into the hands of the GK.
  • 54'
    Villa are 2-0 up now so it looks Chelsea will have to beat Man C to get into the CL.
  • 53'
    TAA takes a corner and Firmino heads Robertson's effort over.
  • 49'
    Leicester get another penalty thanks to VAR and score it!! Chelsea need a goal!
  • 48'
    Tomkins heads out a corner.
  • 46'
    TAA looks to pick out Mane and the ball goes straight to Guaita.
  • 46'
    Liverpool get us going again here!
  • 45'
    HT: Liverpool 1-0 Palace! Half-time at Anfield and Liverpool deservedly lead. Palace had three glorious chances in the opening 15 minutes including a one on one with Townsend, but it's been all Liverpool after that. Klopp's men piled on the pressure and they got their reward in the 36th minute when Mane tapped home from a corner. A victory should almost certainly give them CL qualification. Back for more shortly!
  • 45'
    45+6: Williams heads over and that's HT!
  • 45'
    45+5: A long ball finds Salah and his strike is deflected behind for a corner.
  • 45'
    45+4: TAA's ball into the box goes to nobody. Palace have done nothing going forward after the first 15 minutes.
  • 45'
    45+2: Liverpool are in complete control here and Robertson's ball in is caught by Guaita.
  • 45'
    Five added minutes.
  • 45'
    Firmino hits wide of the goal and Villa have scored against Chelsea. The Blues are still 4th, but Leicester will be in the CL if they go back ahead against Spurs or Villa win by a 3 goal margin.
  • 43'
    Williams goes down the tunnel with blood from his left eyebrow.
  • 40'
    Williams is getting treatment to his head here after clashing heads with Ayew.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 36'
  • 36'
    Mane scored for Liverpool!!! Robertson's corner is flicked on by Williams, the ball is touched by Firmino and Mane hits home from point blank range!
  • 35'
    Great defence by Ward!!! Salah passes to Robertson and it's blocked for a corner.
  • 32'
    Mane hits wide of the target now! Liverpool need a goal themselves or one from Villa or Spurs.
  • 29'
    Play is stopped as Phillips has claret near his left eye after colliding with Fabinho's head.
  • 28'
    Liverpool fans are getting annoyed with Guaita for timewasting.
  • 26'
    Robertson has a pop, but it goes wide of the goal.
  • 24'
    Mane is caught offside.
  • 23'
    Guaita!! Salah has a chance, but the goalkeeper makes a fine save!
  • 21'
    Salah!!! He's given the ball on the far side and hits over!
  • 20'
    Williams!!! Robertson's corner sees Williams unmarked and he heads over!
  • 20'
    Mane goes forward and passes to Salah whose shot is deflected behind for a corner.
  • 18'
    TAA!! He hits the free-kick over the bar!!
  • 18'
    Leicester have taken the lead versus Spurs from the penalty spot so Liverpool need a goal!
  • 17'
    Free-kick to the Reds 30 yards from goal.
  • 15'
    Corner for the hosts.
  • 14'
    What a miss by Townsend!!! A poor pass back by Phillips sees Townsend get on the end of it, he's one on one, but inexplicably puts wide of the post! Should've have scored.
  • 13'
    Still no goals in the Chelsea and Leicester games.
  • 13'
    Townsend goes for goal from distance and it's regulation for the goalie.
  • 12'
    Robertson's ball into the box beats everyone and goes for a goal kick.
  • 10'
    Salah gets a corner off Mitchell.
  • 8'
    Salah gives the ball to TAA and his cut back for Firmino in the middle is cut out! Good contest.
  • 6'
    If Liverpool thought it was going to be an easy game, they now know it won't be!
  • 6'
    Townsend!!!! Another save! He goes straight for goal and Alisson taps over for the corner.
  • 5'
    Free-kick to Liverpool on this near side.
  • 5'
    So I don't think that goal would've counted had it gone in.
  • 4'
    Zaha!!!! The Palace man goes down the far side and cuts inside before forcing a save out of Alisson at the near post! I think Zaha was offside in the build up.
  • 1'
    Fabinho puts a ball into the box and Ward clears away.
  • 1'
    Palace get us going in the white from left to right while Liverpool are in red!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players make their way out here!
  • PRVW
    Palace make two alterations from the side which lost 1-3 to Arsenal on Wednesday. Schlupp and Benteke are replaced by Riedewald and Jordan Ayew.
  • PRVW
    12 degrees and cloudy for this one in Liverpool. 10,000 fans will be at the ground, the first time there will be spectators at Anfield since the 1-1 draw with WBA back in December.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool are unchanged from the team which started in the 0-3 victory at Burnley on Wednesday.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool will almost certainly secure a CL spot here with a win, a loss will also be enough if Leicester lose to Spurs. Palace have nothing to play for, but it's Roy Hodgson's final game in charge.
  • PRVW
    Craig Pawson is the referee for this one while Paul Tierney is the VAR.
  • PRVW
    Crystal Palace XI: Guaita (GK); Mitchell, Cahill, Tomkins, Ward; Kouyate, Riedewald, McCarthy; Zaha, J Ayew and Townsend.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool XI: Alisson (GK); Robertson, R Williams, Phillips, TAA; Thiago, Fabinho, Wijnaldum; Mane, Firmino and Salah.
Info

Pre-match

23 May 2021, 17:00

Referee: Andre Marriner

Stadium: Anfield

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League clash between Liverpool and Crystal Palace!