English Premier League

Liverpool vs Crystal Palace, 2023-24 English Premier League

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  • 14': Eberechi Eze

Eze and Palace deal Liverpool big blow to title chance

Liverpool's quest for a Premier League title in manager Jurgen Klopp's final season with the team suffered a huge blow with a 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace at Anfield on Sunday that left them third in the table.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
  • 2': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
  • 2': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
  • 12': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 14': Goal! Liverpool 0, Crystal Palace 1. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
  • 16': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a through ball.
  • 18': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 19': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Offside, Crystal Palace. Tyrick Mitchell is caught offside.
  • 22': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
  • 27': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 27': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
  • 29': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
  • 31': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
  • 31': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 39': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
  • 39': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  • 42': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 43': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
  • 45'+2': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Crystal Palace 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Crystal Palace 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Wataru Endo.
  • 46': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
  • 48': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Conor Bradley because of an injury.
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
  • 50': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
  • 52': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
  • 55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
  • 59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a corner.
  • 62': Hand ball by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
  • 62': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 65': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
  • 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Darwin Núñez.
  • 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Luis Díaz.
  • 68': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Michael Olise.
  • 69': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
  • 70': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 71': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 72': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
  • 73': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joachim Andersen with a headed pass.
  • 74': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace).
  • 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jairo Riedewald replaces Will Hughes.
  • 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Joel Ward replaces Nathaniel Clyne because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Eberechi Eze.
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 82': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Curtis Jones.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 84': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
  • 86': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 89': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
  • 90': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
  • 90'+7': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Liverpool 0, Crystal Palace 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 0, Crystal Palace 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 3
30.2 Possession 69.8
8 SHOTS 21
5 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
223 Accurate Passes 608
324 Passes 725
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 19
7 Crosses 42
0.6 Cross % 0.5
61 Long Balls 57
18 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 17
27 Tackles 26
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 5
45 Effective Clearances 11
45 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,090

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 19 +25 45
2 Manchester City 18 +26 40
3 Aston Villa 19 +7 39
4 Liverpool 18 +4 32
Full Table

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Ibrahima Konaté
26 Andrew Robertson
84 Conor Bradley
3 Wataru Endo
17 Curtis Jones Yellow Card
10 Alexis Mac Allister
9 Darwin Núñez
7 Luis Díaz
11 Mohamed Salah

CRY Crystal Palace (3-4-3)

No. Name
30 Dean Henderson (GK)
16 Joachim Andersen
8 Jefferson Lerma Yellow Card
17 Nathaniel Clyne
19 Will Hughes
20 Adam Wharton
3 Tyrick Mitchell
12 Daniel Muñoz
14 Jean-Philippe Mateta
10 Eberechi Eze
7 Michael Olise

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