Premier League: Liverpool prevails over Crystal Palace 3-1
LONDON. Liverpool overcomes Crystal Palace 3-1.
LONDON. Liverpool beats Crystal Palace 3-1. Liverpool got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from V. van Dijk (8′) and A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (32′). Crystal Palace tried to recover with a goal from O. Edouard (55′). However, the match was closed by a penalty (89′) scored by Fabinho for Liverpool. Liverpool took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Friend who was helped by Adrian Holmes and Simon Beck. The 4th official was Andre Marriner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.53 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 77%.
Match Statistics
Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 57% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Liverpool was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Liverpool won the contest.
Crystal Palace shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Liverpool shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Crystal Palace received 4 yellow cards (C. Gallagher, W. Hughes, J. Schlupp and J. Ward). On the other side, Liverpool received 1 yellow card (R. Firmino).
After playing this match, Crystal Palace will stay with 24 points to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Liverpool will have 45 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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8'8'
V. van Dijk
A. Robertson
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32'32'
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
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50'50'
C. Gallagher
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55'55'
O. Edouard
J. Mateta
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60'60'
T. Minamino
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
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62'62'
W. Hughes
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68'68'
E. Eze
O. Edouard
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77'77'
J. Ayew
W. Hughes
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77'77'
C. Benteke
J. Mateta
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82'82'
R. Firmino
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82'82'
J. Schlupp
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89'89'
Fabinho (Penalty)
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90'90'
J. Milner
R. Firmino
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90'90'
J. Gomez
T. Alexander-Arnold
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90'90'
J. Ward
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Crystal Palace will play away with Norwich City on the 9th of February with a 10-2 head to head stats in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).
Liverpool will host Leicester City on the 10th of February with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).
Crystal Palace: Formation and Lineups
Crystal Palace adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Patrick Vieira chose to play with the following team: Vicente Guaita , Joel Ward , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Conor Gallagher , Will Hughes , Jeffrey Schlupp , Michael Olise , Jean-Philippe Mateta and Odsonne Édouard .
Substitutes
Crystal Palace made 3 changes: O. Edouard for E. Eze (68′), J. Mateta for C. Benteke (78′) and W. Hughes for J. Ayew (78′).
Top player: Michael Olise
The player who no doubt impressed Crystal Palace the most was Michael Olise.
His rating is with 36 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Liverpool: Formation and Lineups
Also Liverpool adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Joël Matip , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Jordan Henderson , Fabinho , Curtis Jones , Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain , Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota .
Substitutes
Liverpool made only 1 change substituting A. Oxlade-Chamberlain for T. Minamino (60′).
Top player: Andrew Robertson
Probably the most impressive player in Liverpool was Andrew Robertson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 58 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 9 crosses.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
