English Premier League

FT Sunday, April 23, 2017
Crystal Palace WWLWD 2
–
Liverpool DWDWW 1
1st2ndT
CRY112
LIV101
Anfield · 53,086 att.

Match Report

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Christian Benteke sinks Liverpool on Anfield return

Palace were happy to play a containing game in the early stages, allowing Liverpool plenty of possession but denying them space.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 6Dejan LovrenCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 7James MilnerLB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 21Lucas LeivaCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 23Emre CanRM
  9. 27Divock OrigiF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 11Roberto FirminoRF

CRY · 4-1-4-1

  1. 13Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 5James TomkinsCD-L
  3. 34Martin KellyCD-R
  4. 28Luka MilivojevicDM
  5. 31Jeff SchluppLB
  6. 2Joel WardRB
  7. 42Jason PuncheonCM-L
  8. 7Yohan CabayeCM-R
  9. 10Andros TownsendLM
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaRM
  11. 17Christian BentekeF

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 0. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 40' Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 42' Goal! Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 1. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye with a cross.
  4. 60' Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 74' Goal! Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 2. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Puncheon following a corner.
  6. 78' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Patrick van Aanholt replaces Wilfried Zaha.
  7. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Dejan Lovren because of an injury.
  8. 82' Substitution, Liverpool. Alberto Moreno replaces James Milner.
  9. 83' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Damien Delaney replaces Yohan Cabaye.
  10. 84' Substitution, Liverpool. Marko Grujic replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
  11. 88' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Fraizer Campbell replaces Christian Benteke.
  12. 89' Marko Grujic (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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