Crystal Palace vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today

Follow all the action from Selhurst Park as the Reds look to close the gap at the top of the table

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Liverpool head to Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon, hoping for a third win in a week to start to put pressure back on Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. Victory for the Reds would leave them nine points adrift of the reigning champions with a game in hand, following their draw with Southampton on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s team have rediscovered form of late after a slight stutter, beating Brentford last weekend before dispatching Arsenal in midweek to reach the Carabao Cup final.

For Palace, this has undoubtedly been a season of progress and putting into place building blocks for an exciting-looking future, after a summer squad overhaul and the appointment of Patrick Vieira as manager. They sit 13th in the table, with just one win from the last five following a draw at Brighton last time out.

Victory would push the Eagles back into the top half, though the scale of their task is underlined by the fact the Reds have emerged triumphant in all of the last nine competitive meetings between these two teams, including a 3-0 win at Anfield in September and a 7-0 thrashing at Selhurst Park last term. Follow all the team news and match action as Crystal Palace host Liverpool below:

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool

• Crystal Palace: Butland; Mitchell, Guehi, Andersen, Ward; Schlupp, Hughes, Gallagher; Olise, Edouard, Mateta
• Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Jones; Jota, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain
• 8’ GOAL! Van Dijk powerfully heads Liverpool into early lead, 0-1!
• 32’ GOAL! Oxlade-Chamberlain converts a delightful Robertson cross, 0-2!
• 55’ GOAL! Edouard puts the Eagles back in it, lovely work from Mateta too, 1-2 and game on!
• 89’ GOAL! Fabinho converts from the spot after a controversial penalty awarded to Liverpool by VAR after Jota is fouled by Guaita, 1-3!

[23 January 2022 15:09 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

51 mins: Palace have another chance to score as a cross comes into the Liverpool box. There’s a scramble and Jeffrey Schlupp backheels the ball towards goal but Alisson drops low to keep it out.

Alexander-Arnold then swings a free kick into the Eagles’ area but can’t pick out a teammate and the home side head the ball away.

[23 January 2022 15:05 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

48 mins: Chance! Massive chance for Palace right at the start of the second half. They beat the Liverpool press to work the ball up to Odsonne Edouard in the middle of the pitch. He’s got options to the left and right and elects to pass the ball into Michael Olise. He passes the ball into the six-yard box where Conor Gallagher makes a run from deep and heads the ball wide of the far post!

[23 January 2022 15:03 · Michael Jones]

Second half: Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

Kick off: Crystal Palace restart the match and try to find a way down the right side of the pitch. Joel Ward runs into trouble but manages to get the ball back to Marc Guehi and Palace look to build from the back again.

[23 January 2022 15:01 · Michael Jones]

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[23 January 2022 14:57 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Andy Robertson’s 43 assists have only been bettered by one player, Kevin De Bruyne (52).

Also on 43, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Robertson have now made the joint-most assists by defenders in the Premier League in the same time frame.

[23 January 2022 14:54 · Michael Jones]

Elsewhere in the Premier League

Arsenal are dominating against Burnley with 75% possession and 12 shots in the first half but the Clarets are defending well and the game remains 0-0.

It’s also goalless between Leicester and Brighton. This game is a more even affair but Leicester will be disappointed that they are not in front.

[23 January 2022 14:51 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain both found the back of the net for Liverpool who take a two goal lead into half-time against Crystal Palace. Can the Reds hold onto the lead and close the gap on Manchester City?

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Liverpool closed the gap to Manchester City to nine points at the top of the Premier League table (Getty Images)

[23 January 2022 14:48 · Michael Jones]

Half-time: Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

45+1 mins: Liverpool with a strong advantage then as the teams go into half-time at Selhurst Park. The visitors made a few mistakes though and Crystal Palace weren’t clinical enough to capitalise on them.

Will the Reds extend their lead in the second half or can Crystal Palace find a way back into the game?

[23 January 2022 14:45 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

43 mins: Liverpool will be lucky to go into the break with their two goal lead in tact. They’ve been very sloppy over the last few minutes which has set up Crystal Palace’s best two chances of the game. This match should really be 2-2.

[23 January 2022 14:43 · Michael Jones]

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Liverpool

41 mins: Crystal Palace have had two big chances in the last five minutes or so. Even though Liverpool are leading the Eagles have shwon that they can cause problems for the visitors. Alisson has been two big saves.

Chance! How’s he missed? Firmino gives the ball away this time and Olise drives down the inside right channel. He slots it in behind and Mateta collects the ball before bringing it into the box. Alisson charges him down but Mateta shifts to his right and sends his shot back across goal. He’s got an open goal but sends his effort wide of the far post!