English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 6, 2016
Liverpool WDWLW 2
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Crystal Palace DLWLD 1
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Selhurst Park · 24,709 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool beat Crystal Palace after late penalty and Alex McCarthy howler

Liverpool came from behind with 10 men to seal a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace thanks to Alex McCarthy's howler and a late pen from Christian Benteke.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
3
61.5
Possession
38.5
19
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
467
Accurate Passes
230
564
Passes
342
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
7
20
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.3
62
Long Balls
79
28
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
8
Blocked Shots
4
18
Effective Tackles
7
23
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
14
32
Clearances
17

Head to Head

CRY leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CRY · 4-4-2

  1. 12Alex McCarthyG
  2. 27Damien DelaneyCD-L
  3. 6Scott DannCD-R
  4. 23Pape SouaréLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 15Mile JedinakCM-L
  7. 7Yohan CabayeCM-R
  8. 28Joe LedleyLM
  9. 11Wilfried ZahaRM
  10. 10Yannick BolasieCF-L
  11. 25Emmanuel AdebayorCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Julian SperoniSUB
  2. 29Marouane ChamakhSUB
  3. 26Bakary SakoSUB
  4. 14Lee Chung-YongSUB
  5. 22Jordon MutchSUB
  6. 16Dwight GayleSUB
  7. 34Martin KellySUB

LIV · 4-4-1-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 38Jon FlanaganRB
  6. 23Emre CanCM-L
  7. 14Jordan HendersonCM-R
  8. 20Adam LallanaLM
  9. 7James MilnerRM
  10. 27Divock OrigiF
  11. 11Roberto FirminoRCF

Substitutes

  1. 15Daniel SturridgeSUB
  2. 52Danny WardSUB
  3. 10Philippe CoutinhoSUB
  4. 2Nathaniel ClyneSUB
  5. 24Joe AllenSUB
  6. 4Kolo TouréSUB
  7. 9Christian BentekeSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 11' Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 48' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 0. Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  5. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Philippe Coutinho replaces Jon Flanagan.
  6. 62' Second yellow card to James Milner (Liverpool) for a bad foul.
  7. 70' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordon Mutch replaces Yohan Cabaye.
  8. 72' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  9. 80' Substitution, Liverpool. Christian Benteke replaces Divock Origi.
  10. 81' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Bakary Sako replaces Emmanuel Adebayor.
  11. 82' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Dwight Gayle replaces Joe Ledley.
  12. 86' Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Kolo Touré replaces Roberto Firmino.
  14. 90'+6' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 2. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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