Liverpool vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
The Reds carried over momentum from their thrilling Champions League win against AC Milan midweek
Liverpool doubled their goal tally for the week as they broke down a resilient Crystal Palace at Anfield on Saturday, securing a 3-0 victory to follow their 3-2 thriller against AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Patrick Vieira’s first few games as Palace coach have brought mixed results but promising performances, and there were certainly positives for the new Eagles coach at Anfield despite the scoreline against Jurgen Klopp’s men. Palace were stubborn throughout, with Liverpool’s late flourish reflecting harshly on the visitors.
It was Sadio Mane who finally beat an impressive Vicente Guaita in the Palace goal, tapping in at the back post after the goalkeeper had done well to palm away a Mohamed Salah header as half-time approached. Salah himself got on the goalsheet later in the afternoon, also appearing at the back post to stab home a finish, before substitute Naby Keita rounded out the result in the final moments with a superb volley in the aftermath of a Liverpool corner.
Relive the action from Anfield below as the Reds kept pace at the top of the table in what promises to be a thrilling title race.
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Wolves 0 - 0 Brentford
10 mins: Brentford score! Ajer drives the ball down the right wing before leaving it for Canos. He slips a through ball into the right side of the box where Bryan Mbeumo has made the run. He collects the ball and squares it to Toney who coolly slots the ball into the bottom corner. Then the offside flag goes up and replays show Mbeumo was miles offside so the goal doesn’t stand.
Wolves 0 - 0 Brentford
8 mins: Lovely work from Adama Traore. Saiss pushes high up the pitch and flicks the ball into space to the left of the box. Traore collects the loose ball and dinks past Kristoffer Ajey before following it into the box. He pulls it back to Raul Jimenez but Ivan Toney gets a block in and the attack dies down.
Wolves 0 - 0 Brentford
6 mins: Chance! An early sighter for Marcal. Ruben Neves receives the ball in midfield and fires a diagonal pass out to Marcal on the left wing. The wingback cuts inside and attempts to curl a shot into the far top corner but his aim isn’t great and the effort goes wide.
Wolves 0 - 0 Brentford
4 mins: Canos floats the free kick into the box himself but Jose Sa decides early that he’s coming out to claim the ball. He dives into the packed penalty area and plucks the ball safely out of the air.
Wolves 0 - 0 Brentford
3 mins: Adama Traore attempts to weave his way through Brentford’s half but he’s got three men surrounding him and eventually loses the ball. It’s passed up to Sergi Canos who drives down the right side for Brentford. He takes the ball into Wolves’ half but gets cleaned out by Romain Saiss. Free kick to Brentford.
Wolves 0 - 0 Brentford
Kick off: Brentford get the game started with a pass back to David Raya. He boots it long trying to pick out Ivan Toney on the left edge of Wolves’ box but the striker is beaten in the air by Max Kilman who wins possession for Wolves.
Here come the teams
Teh teams make their way out onto the pitch at Molineux. England’s Conor Coady leads out the home side. This should be a close contest and the opening goal may decide the winner.
Kick off is up next.
Wolves vs Brentford
10 minutes to go until kick off. The warm ups are over and the we’re almost ready to go at Molineux. Who’s coming out on top today? Can Wolves make it back-to-back league victories? Or will Brentford earn their first top-flight away win since 1947?
Wolves vs Brentford
Brentford’s most recent top-flight away win was 2-1 at Leeds United in April 1947. It’s a long time wait for supporters, can the Bees get that victory today?
Brentford’s six goals in all competitions this season have been scored by six different players. Thomas Frank will be hoping that Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney can replicate their form from last season sooner rather than later.
Wolves vs Brentford
Bruno Lage’s side attempted 69 shots before scoring their first goal of the season last Saturday via an own goal by Watford’s Francisco Sierralta.
They are third behind Liverpool and Manchester City for most shots taken this season despite only scoring two goals.
Wolves are averaging 17.8 shots and five shots on target per game in the Premier League this season, more than in any other campaign in the division.
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