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

Match Preview: Liverpool vs Crystal Palace on 18/9/2021

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.

Liverpool vs Crystal Palace

• LFC XI: Alisson, Milner, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago, Mane, Salah, Jota
• CPFC XI: Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Kouyate, McArthur, Gallagher, Ayew, Benteke, Zaha
• Mane opens scoring on cusp of half-time with 100th goal for Liverpool
• Salah doubles Liverpool’s lead late on, striking at the back post
• Liverpool subsitute Keita nets superb volley in final moments

[18 September 2021 14:07 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0 - 2 Brentford

76 mins: Coady hits Mbeumo with a heavy tackle as the Brentford striker tries to hold the ball up in the final third. The striker responds in kind when he loses possession and both men go down with Wolves winning a free kick.

[18 September 2021 14:06 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool vs Crystal Palace - Team news

Coming up in our coverage of the Premier League. We’ll have all the action from Anfield as Liverpool take on Crystal Palace. Here’s a look at the two teams:

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Konate, Thiago, Milner, Mane, Salah, Henderson, Jota, Tsimikas.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Mitchell, Guehi, Kouyate, Ayew, Zaha, Anderson, McArthur, Benteke, Gallagher.

[18 September 2021 14:03 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0 - 2 Brentford

72 mins: Podence replaces Marcal for Wolves. He moves into the number 10 position behind Jimenez and Hwang with Trincao slotting into the vacant left-back position.

Brentford have been pushed right back. Toney is getting involved in defence before the ball rolls to Norgaard who boots it long.

[18 September 2021 14:01 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0 - 2 Brentford

70 mins: 20 minutes to play at Molineux. Daniel Podence is ready to come on. They’ve got a man advantage with Brentford defending deep.

[18 September 2021 13:59 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0 - 2 Brentford

67 mins: Thomas Frank makes a change as Brentford try to marshall this game to its conclusion. Sergi Canos is taken off for Frank Onyeka.

Chance! Big chance from Wolves as Joao Moutinho flicks a ball into the middle of the box. Jimenez chests the ball down to Hwang who has a great chance to score. He’s about to let fly but Ajer slides in at the last minute to knock the ball clear. Fantastic defending.

[18 September 2021 13:56 · Michael Jones]

RED CARD! Baptiste is off!

Wolves 0 - 2 Brentford

65 mins: What a stupid thing to do. Trincao receives the ball and flies through the midfield. Shandon Baptiste tries to stop him by manhandling him and dragging the forward to ground. It’s a certain yellow card, Baptiste’s second off the game and he has to go! Thomas Frank can’t believe it.

[18 September 2021 13:52 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0 - 2 Brentford

62 mins: Adama Traore is doing his best to make something happen for Wolves. He’s made a number of runs down the right wing and whipped in a few crosses but none of his teammates are in getting in the box to get on the end of them.

[18 September 2021 13:50 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0 - 2 Brentford

59 mins: Toney slips through a narrow gap on the inside right before sliding a pass into the box. Shandon Baptiste is slow off the mark to get to the ball and Marcal beats him to it. As if to make up for his error Baptiste forcefully tries to win back the ball and hits Marcal with a strong tackle. The defender goes down and Baptiste is shown a yellow card.

[18 September 2021 13:45 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0 - 2 Brentford

56 mins: Nice work Ajer as he tackles Jimenez to stop a Wolves attack before sprinting down the right side and linking up with Mbeumo to get the ball to the byline. He attempts to cross but mishits the pass and the ball skews out of play.

[18 September 2021 13:43 · Michael Jones]

Wolves 0 - 2 Brentford

53 mins: The crowd is getting a bit fiesty. Brentford’s players are taking their time over set pieces, eking out a few seconds here and there. David Raya changes his gloves before taking a free kick and is met with a chorus of boos from the home fans.