English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 16, 2015
Crystal Palace WLLLL 3
–
Liverpool LDLWD 1
1st2ndT
CRY123
LIV101
Anfield · 44,673 att.

Match Report

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Steven Gerrard's big day ruined as Zaha inspires Palace win at Anfield

The defeat confirms the Reds will miss out on Champions League football next season, with rivals Manchester United guaranteed a top-four finish.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
33.7
Possession
66.3
15
SHOTS
18
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
211
Accurate Passes
502
291
Passes
586
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.1
59
Long Balls
52
21
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
19
20
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
1.0
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
29
26
Clearances
29

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

LIV · 3-4-3

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 37Martin SkrtelCD
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-L
  4. 23Emre CanCD-R
  5. 14Jordan HendersonCM-L
  6. 8Steven GerrardCM-R
  7. 18Alberto MorenoLM
  8. 33Jordon IbeRM
  9. 31Raheem SterlingF
  10. 20Adam LallanaCF-L
  11. 10Philippe CoutinhoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Glen JohnsonSUB
  2. 48Jerome SinclairSUB
  3. 21Lucas LeivaSUB
  4. 9Rickie LambertSUB
  5. 24Joe AllenSUB
  6. 4Kolo TouréSUB
  7. 52Danny WardSUB

CRY · 4-4-2

  1. 13Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 6Scott DannCD-L
  3. 34Martin KellyCD-R
  4. 40Pape SouaréLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 28Joe LedleyCM-L
  7. 18James McArthurCM-R
  8. 24Lee Chung-YongLM
  9. 42Jason PuncheonRM
  10. 7Yannick BolasieCF-L
  11. 29Marouane ChamakhCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Glenn MurraySUB
  2. 1Julian SperoniSUB
  3. 15Mile JedinakSUB
  4. 27Damien DelaneySUB
  5. 11Wilfried ZahaSUB
  6. 22Jordon MutchSUB
  7. 10Fraizer CampbellSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 0. Adam Lallana (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 42' Emre Can (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Goal! Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 1. Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 59' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha replaces Lee Chung-yong.
  5. 60' Goal! Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 2. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  6. 65' Substitution, Liverpool. Rickie Lambert replaces Jordon Ibe.
  7. 65' Substitution, Liverpool. Lucas Leiva replaces Adam Lallana.
  8. 76' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordon Mutch replaces Marouane Chamakh.
  9. 79' Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Glenn Murray replaces Yannick Bolasie.
  11. 83' James McArthur (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 84' Jordon Mutch (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 87' Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Jerome Sinclair replaces Alberto Moreno.
  15. 90'+1' Penalty saved! Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  16. 90'+1' Goal! Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 3. Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.

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