Crystal Palace vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League score and updates as Diogo Jota slides Reds into lead
The Reds look to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table
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Liverpool travel to Crystal Palace for Saturday’s early kick off knowing that a victory will keep them at the top of the Premier League table.
Five wins and one defeat from their opening six matches mean Arne Slot’s side have a one point lead over current champions Manchester City and last season’s runners-up Arsenal. Liverpool secured three points against Wolves in their last league fixture thanks to a Mo Salah penalty in the second half.
“Everyone is realistic enough, all the players they understand that six games into the season doesn’t give you a realistic view on the league table,” Slot said.
Crystal Palace will certainly be hoping that is the case. The Eagles sit 18th in the table having not managed a single win in the top flight so far. An encouraging 0-0 draw with Man Utd was followed by a heart-breaking 2-1 loss to Everton as the Toffees came from behind to triumph at Goodison Park. Will Palace fare better against a different Merseyside club today?
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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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