Crystal Palace vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Diogo Jota secures testing win
Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool: Jota’s goal keeps Liverpool at the top of the table
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points with a controlled victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
The hosts kicked off the match is furious fashion and found the back of the net in just 22 seconds after Ismaila Sarr slotted in Eddie Nketiah only for the striker to be caught offside.
In response, Liverpool netted the opener through a fine pass from Kostas Tsimikas who released Cody Gakpo down the left. He carried the ball to the box then picked out Diogo Jota for a simple side footed finish.
Liverpool could not convert their first half dominance into a second goal, thanks in part to some good saves from Dean Henderson, which left them vulnerable in the second 45 minutes.
Oliver Glasner made a couple of changes and introduced Jean-Philippe Mateta and Will Hughes who swung the momentum but Palace couldn’t find an equaliser and Liverpool clung on for the win.
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Crystal Palace vs Liverpool
Here come the players.
The teams make their way out onto the pitch at Selhurst Park. Palace will be hoping for a strong start, Liverpool want to keep their winning run going.
Let’s see how it all plays out. Kick off is up next...
Pre-match thoughts from Cody Gakpo
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo spoke to TNT Sports ahead of kick off saying: “We are busy building a great squad with a new manager and new ideas.
“We are a big club and we want to win every game and trophies. At the moment we are focused on winning each game.”
Glasner on Sarr starting the game against Liverpool:
“Ismaila [Sarr] had very good performances when he came into the game and always had a positive impact.”
“He has a lot of pace and we expect Liverpool to play with dominance and aggression, so there will be space in behind and this is one of the strengths of ismaila Sarr and we hope that he can find and use this space and score goals.”
Salah close to Fowler’s record
Mohamed Salah has scored in all three Premier League away appearances so far this season. Salah needs two goals to equal Robbie Fowler’s Premier League total of 163.
Palace have a decent home record
Crystal Palace have won two of their four home fixtures in all competitions this term, drawing one and losing the other.
Eddie Nketiah on his Crystal Palace bromance, playing No 10 and why he left Arsenal: ‘It was time to go’
Eberechi Eze ambles over to take the free-kick and as he does so, Eddie Nketiah scans his surroundings. It is still early in this Carabao Cup third-round tie and QPR’s defenders are busy getting organised. Eze and Nketiah make the briefest eye contact and the grift is on: Eze quickly slides the ball into a vacant channel down the right side of the box, and before a defender can react, Nketiah peels into space before unleashing a first-time shot through the goalkeeper’s legs.
It is Crystal Palace’s first glimpse of what to expect from their £25m summer signing, the second most expensive transfer in the club’s history. The understanding, the intelligence, the economy of effort: in one run and one touch, Nketiah showed the sharp edge he adds to a team.
Eddie Nketiah on his Crystal Palace bromance, playing No 10 and why he left Arsenal
After nearly a decade at Arsenal, Nketiah returned to where it all began in south London with a £25m summer transfer to Crystal Palace and the striker tells Lawrence Ostlere about his bid to reboot his career
Can Liverpool shut Palace out?
Liverpool failed to keep a clean sheet in all seven Premier League visits to London last season, dropping points in four of those matches (W3, D2, L2).
Slot’s successful start
Arne Slot is the first Liverpool manager to win eight of his opening nine games in charge. Liverpool have won all four of their away matches this season across all competitions.
Pre-match thoughts from Oliver Glasner:
“We want to play against Liverpool, we want to compete with the best teams and we want to get our first win. Today no one expects us to get three points but we want it and its an opportunity for us to get a win.
“I’m really convinced the team will give everything they have and we will see.”
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