C Palace vs Liverpool 2021-22 English Premier League
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Liverpool edge Crystal Palace, cut Manchester City's Premier League lead
Liverpool cut Manchester City's lead at the top of the Premier League to nine points with a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Liverpool 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Liverpool 2. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 49': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 2. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 61': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Odsonne Édouard.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Will Hughes.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 81': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 3. Fabinho (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+3': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 3.
Game Information
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,002
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Arsenal | 31 | 70 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 30 | 61 | 5 |
| +13 | Manchester United | 31 | 55 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 31 | 54 | 9 |
Statistics
LIV |
CRY![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.6 | Possession | 43.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 465 | Accurate Passes | 328 |
| 576 | Passes | 431 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 7 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 11 | Clearances | 25 |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 12 | Will Hughes |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 7 | Michael Olise |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
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