Crystal Palace v Liverpool LIVE: Result and reaction as Harvey Elliott smashes home late winner
Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool: Elliott and Salah send Reds top after Ayew’s sending off
Liverpool went to the top of the Premier League table with victory over ten-man Crystal Palace as Harvey Elliott fired home a brilliant late winner.
Elliott’s 90th minute strike ensured a below-par Liverpool took all three points away from Selhurst Park after Mohamed Salah had cancelled out Jean-Philippe Mateta’s penalty.
Home manager Roy Hodgson had been booed by Crystal Palace supporters after a flat midweek defeat to Bournemouth, but his team responded well with a vastly-improved performance.
The London club were in control of the game after Mateta converted from 12 yards following a foul by young Liverpool defender Jarrel Quansah, before the game swung. A seemingly innocuous trip on Elliott by Jordan Ayew saw the forward shown a second yellow card by referee Andy Madley.
And almost immediately after Ayew was dismissed, Salah’s deflected effort — his 200th Liverpool goal — put Liverpool level, allowing substitute Elliott to produce a moment of quality and take Liverpool a point above Arsenal, who play Aston Villa later on Saturday.
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Roy Hodgson sends message to unhappy Crystal Palace fans after Bournemouth loss
Roy Hodgson pleaded for Crystal Palace supporters to stay onside after a 2-0 defeat at home to Bournemouth ended in a chorus of boos and an object being launched by a disgruntled fan in the boss’ direction.
Headers in each half from Marcos Senesi and Kieffer Moore extended the Cherries’ unbeaten Premier League run to four matches, while Palace remain in search of just their second home victory this season after a promising start to the campaign.
Palace, who dropped to 14th place with the loss, were hoping to pick up points ahead of a difficult run of fixtures, beginning with Liverpool on Saturday followed by a trip to Manchester City before meetings with Brighton and Chelsea.
Hodgson said he was unaware of being targeted by the projectile until after the fact, joking: “So you mean to say there was a fan out there who doesn’t like me? That will definitely stop me sleeping.”
The boyhood Palace fan also addressed earlier comments made to broadcaster Amazon Prime Video, in which he had suggested Eagles supporters might be “spoiled” by positive results in recent years.
Roy Hodgson sends message to unhappy Crystal Palace fans after Bournemouth loss
Palace suffered a 2-0 home defeat to the Cherries.
Marc Guehi gives his pre-match thoughts on Crystal Palace vs Liverpool
Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi has been talking to TNT Sports ahead of this afternoon’s clash
Michael Olise back on the bench for Palace
Key man Michael Olise is fit enough for the bench for Crystal Palace today, as he returns from injury. USA international Chris Richards continues in his new position in defensive midfield, having been unable to displace either of impressive duo Joachim Andersen or Marc Guehi in his more natural role of centre-back.
Jeffrey Schlupp is back in the side and will likely form a three along with Will Hughes and Jordan Ayew behind frontman Odsonne Edouard.
Crystal Palace XI: Johnstone; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Clyne; Richards, Lerma; Schlupp, Hughes, Ayew; Edouard.
Alisson returns for Liverpool
Alisson suffered an injury against Manchester City last month and was expected to still be sidelined today but he has recovered to replace Caoimhin Kelleher between the posts.
Kostas Tsimikas is back in at left back, while Endo, Szoboszlai and Gravenberch are the midfield trio behind Salah, Nunez and Diaz up top
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Endo, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool team news
Here’s today’s team news - surely the biggest revelation being the return of Alisson between the sticks for Liverpool ahead of schedule
Jurgen Klopp calls Amazon Prime presenter ‘ignorant’ for joke after Liverpool’s win at Sheffield United
Jurgen Klopp accused Amazon Prime Video presenter Marcus Buckland of being “ignorant” after he made a joke about Liverpool’s next game being on Saturday lunchtime.
Klopp saw his side win 2-0 at bottom club Sheffield United thanks to goals from Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai at Bramall Lane.
They return to action in less than 72 hours against Crystal Palace for a 12.30pm kick-off, which is one of the German’s biggest bugbears when his side have played on the prior Wednesday night.
In a pitchside interview after the game Buckland joked that the Palace game was being played in Klopp’s “favourite kick-off time” but the Liverpool boss did not take it well.
Jurgen Klopp calls Amazon Prime presenter ‘ignorant’ after Liverpool win again
Klopp clashed with Marcus Buckland after the Reds beat Sheffield United 2-0
Virgil van Dijk the difference-maker as Liverpool rediscover impact of winning away
Liverpool edged out Sheffield United 2-0 at Bramall Lane, the relatively low scoreline perhaps reflecting the lack of quality on show rather more than the gulf in possession and intent between the teams.
New home boss Chris Wilder, returning for the first game of his second spell at the club, was welcomed with applause and pre-match chants of, “he’s one of our own”. He might hope to rapidly turn matters around and put the Blades into unchartered territory for this season, but his first game back was all too familiar in most regards.
For the victorious Reds, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai earning them the points, having seen Arsenal snatch a late win at Luton to open up a five-point lead at the top of the league one night prior, they’ll know the past few weeks have only reinforced how much impact away form will have on the title fight this season.
Read Karl Matchett’s assessment of Liverpool’s battling midweek win over Sheffield United:
Van Dijk the difference-maker as Liverpool rediscover impact of winning away
Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool: Van Dijk and a late Szoboszlai finish earned the points for the Reds
Alisson set to return
Some good news for Liverpool fans! It appears that Alisson may be returning to action today - much earlier than expected after suffering an injury against Man City.
Could he even be starting against Palace? A statement released by Liverpool just now suggests so.
“Alisson Becker returns to Liverpool’s matchday squad for today’s encounter with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park,” read the statement. “The goalkeeper comes back into contention after missing the Reds’ last three matches due to an injury sustained at Manchester City on November 25.
“Full team news will be released at 11.30am GMT.”
Early team news
So, what are we expecting team news-wise from both sides? Teams should be announced in about 15 minutes’ time remember.
Crystal Palace are likely to be without Tyrick Mitchell after the full-back suffered a hip injury in the Bournemouth defeat. Eberechi Eze is also expected to remain absent as he battles an ankle problem, while it is feared that Cheick Doucoure could miss the remainder of the campaign.
Jurgen Klopp endured a major blow in last weekend’s defeat to Fulham as Joel Matip suffered a serious knee injury. The Liverpool manager confirmed on Wednesday that Matip would miss the rest of the season after rupturing his ACL. Alexis Mac Allister is also a doubt after suffering a bad cut against Sheffield United. Diogo Jota remains sidelined.
When is Crystal Palace vs Liverpool and how can I watch it?
When is Crystal Palace vs Liverpool?
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool is due to kick off at 12.30pm GMT on Saturday 9 December at Selhurst Park.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage on the channel from 11am GMT. Subscribers can stream the action via discovery+.
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