Crystal Palace vs Burnley LIVE: Result and reaction from Premier League fixture today
Palace host the Clarets in the Premier League with both in the bottom half of the table
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Your support makes all the difference.Burnley head to Selhurt Park to face Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon, with both teams hoping to get back to winning ways.
The Clarets have failed to win any of the last three after picking up successive wins prior to that, leaving them in 17th place in the Premier League table - though their situation is not as dire as it might be in that position in previous seasons, given the eight-point gap down to Fulham inside the bottom three.
Palace also won back-to-back games recently, but suffered a 2-0 reversal in their last league outing against Leeds to leave them in 13th place in the table.
Roy Hodgson’s men have looked decent at times, attack-minded and fast-flowing with some of their football compared to previous seasons, though consistency has been a real issue and their defensive record hasn’t been exemplary.
Burnley’s real issue is at the other end of the pitch, with a paltry haul of just 14 goals for the campaign being the lowest in the entire league.
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LEICESTER 0 - 1 LIVERPOOL
69 mins: It looked as though something special would be needed to break the deadlock and that flick from Firmino was naughty. Salah finished the move coolly as well. Good goal from the visitors.
LEICESTER 0 - 1 LIVERPOOL - SALAH
67 mins: GOAL! There’s the opener! Alexander-Arnold takes a shot that gets blocked by Soyuncu. The ball comes back to him and he slots it into the box to Firmino. He takes a touch and flicks it back to Salah. Salah takes his time and guides the ball past Schmeichel into the far bottom corner.
LEICESTER 0 - 0 LIVERPOOL
66 mins: Jones swings a ball into the box from the left but doesn’t find either Firmino nor Salah and the ball skips safely into the waiting arms of Kasper Schmeichel.
LEICESTER 0 - 0 LIVERPOOL
63 mins: The corner is played short and Curtis Jones’ chipped cross is brought under control by Evans. He passes to Barnes who is put under pressure quickly from Liverpool. He loses the ball and the visitors continue to attack. The ball comes in from the right and Soyuncu clears. Leicester can’t keep possession though and Liverpool come again.
LEICESTER 0 - 0 LIVERPOOL
60 mins: Both teams have hit the crossbar now but we’re still awaiting the first goal. Alexander-Arnold slices a cross to Robertson with the outside of his right foot and Albrighton heads it out for a corner.
LEICESTER 0 - 0 LIVERPOOL
54 mins: Ricardo bundles Salah to the ground about 30-yards or so out from goal. Trent Alexander-Arnold hits this one as well. The shot takes a deflection off the wall and almost does for Schmeichel. He dives across to his left but can’t reach the ball as it dips and lands on the crossbar!
LEICESTER 0 - 0 LIVERPOOL
51 mins: Barnes is fouled out of Leicester’s left wing and the home side have a chance to whip the ball into the box. Maddison delivers the free kick but it comes safely through to Alisson. The Foxes win the ball back quickly and feed it to Maddison. He runs at Robertson and goes around him before the Liverpool left-back sticks out a leg to bring him down.
The second free kick is in a similar position to the first one and Maddison takes it again. He hits a flat ball into the box and follows it into the area. A cluster of bodies try to win possession but the ball drops to Maddison who squares it towards Vardy only for Alisson to drop low and cut out the pass.
LEICESTER 0 - 0 LIVERPOOL
48 mins: Robertson whips a cross into the box from the left wing. Salah is sprinting in from the right as the ball comes into the area but Ricardo is up first and he heads the ball out to Vardy who is punished for controlling the ball with his hand.
SECOND HALF
Liverpool restart the game with Roberton Firmino put under pressure from James Maddison. He manages to pass the ball back to Alisson. Jonny Evans has come back out for Leicester but he looks in a bit of pain.
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