Liverpool vs Tottenham - as it happened: Reaction from dramatic Anfield draw
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Your support makes all the difference.There are huge games at the top and bottom of the Premier League table today, as Crystal Palace host Newcastle before top-four chasing Tottenham travel to Liverpool.
Andros Townsend will come up against his former team in the early kick-off, as Palace look to get back to winning ways against relegation rivals Newcastle. Both sides could move up to 11th with a win, but the losers will be left looking nervously over their shoulders at the bottom three.
And then the big one: Liverpool vs Tottenham. Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping his men can build on their incredibly impressive 2-0 victory over Manchester United earlier in the week. Meanwhile Liverpool are out for revenge – they lost the reverse fixture at Wembley 4-1. A win will keep the Reds in third and cut United’s lead in second to just three points.
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Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle
79: Ayoze Perez is replaced by Mikel Merino who scored the only goal when these sides met in October.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle
82: With around ten minutes to go the pace of this game is beginning to slow down a touch. Newcastle look like they might settle for a point and Palace, who were pushing hard earlier now look less likely to score a winner.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle
85: Christian Benteke and James McArthur combine well to set up Wilfried Zaha who sees an opening to curl a shot into the corner but his effort goes wide.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle
87: How have Palace not scored! Christian Benteke heads Wilfried's Zaha header towards goal but it is cleared off the line by Ciaran Clark. Several players in red and blue scramble towards the ball but somehow Newcastle clear it for a corner.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle
88: From the resulting corner Karl Darlow clears but replays show that Jonjo Shelvey was obviously pulling James McArthur's shirt. That was more of a penalty than the first one but nothing is given.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle
90: Four minutes are added here. Can either side find a winner?
Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle
90+3: Newcastle break forward and Christian Atsu receives the ball on the right, cuts inside and curls an effort wide.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle
Mohamed Diame gave Newcastle an early lead when he tapped in from close range after no Crystal Palace player marked him from a corner. Palace hit back and Ciaran Clark conceded a penalty when he pulled Christian Benteke in the air. Luka Milivojevic scored from the spot and the Eagles pushed for a winner but could not find a way to goal.
Liverpool vs Tottenham
Time now to turn our attention to Anfield. Liverpool name Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk are recalled for Joel Matip and Joe Gomez after Tuesday's 3-0 win over Huddersfield.
Rather unsurprisingly, Tottenham name an unchanged side after taking apart Manchester United in their 2-0 win at Wembley on Wedneday.
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