Final, 3-1 Crystal Palace: It’s all over at Selhurst Park, as Liverpool falls to Crystal Palace.
Selhurst Park has turned into a house of horrors for Liverpool, as Crystal Palace compounds the Reds’ misery. Ledley and Jedinak’s second-half goals provided the difference in the scoreline, and Liverpool now has lost three-straight Premier League games and four-straight in all competitions.
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Liverpool started brightly but faded as the game progressed. Much of the action was of the end-to-end variety, and Crystal Palace ultimately reaped the rewards for its constant attacking pressure.
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90th minute, 3-1 Crystal Palace: There will be a minimum of four minutes of stoppage time in the second half.
86th minute, 3-1 Crystal Palace: Bannan comes on for Bolasie, as Warnock makes final substitution.
85th minute, 3-1 Crystal Palace: Gerrard misses the target with a free kick from 25 yards out.
84th minute, 3-1 Crystal Palace: Hangeland is cautioned for a foul on Sterling.
81st minute, 3-1 Crystal Palace: Jedinak beats Mignolet with a superb free kick.
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79th minute, 2-1 Crystal Palace: Sterling falls in the penalty area after making contact with Ward. The referee declines to heed Liverpool’s penalty appeals.
78th minute, 2-1 Crystal Palace: Ledley arrives into Liverpool’s penalty area and side-foots a shot past Mignolet.
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76th minute, 1-1: McArthur replaces Puncheon, as Warnock counters Liverpool’s substitutions with a personnel change of his own.
74th minute, 1-1: Can comes on for Allen in Liverpool’s second substitution.
72nd minute, 1-1: Liverpool makes its first substitution, as Borini replaces Lallana.
70th minute, 1-1: Johnson crosses into Crystal Palace’s goal-mouth, Speroni stops it without gaining control of the ball, and a defender clears it before Lallana can arrive for the tap-in.
65th minute, 1-1: Puncheon zips a cross into Liverpool’s penalty area, but Bolasie can’t reach it.
62nd minute, 1-1: Manquillo is cautioned for a foul on Chamakh.
60th minute, 1-1: Most of the action is taking place in either team’s third of the field. Both sides are looking to make quick transitions and maintain the pressure on opposing defenses, rather than building play slowly through the midfield.
55th minute, 1-1: Gerrard’s corner kick reaches Skrtel at the far post. Skrtel falls backwards as he shoots, and his effort misses the target.
52nd minute, 1-1: Skrtel is cautioned for a tactical foul on Chamakh in the midfield.
48th minute, 1-1: Gerrard fizzes a free kick over the crossbar.
46th minute, 1-1: The second half is underway.
Halftime, 1-1: That’s the end of the first half.
Liverpool raced ahead early after Lambert scored 89 seconds after kickoff, but Crystal Palace tied the game within 15 minutes.
The teams have shared the goals and the impetus so far. Liverpool controlled patches of the first half, but Crystal Palace is proving to be a threat going forward.
45th minute +2, 1-1: Bolasie shoots wide, as Crystal Palace creates another goal-scoring chance from a counter-attack.
45th minute, 1-1: Ward’s right-footed shot rolls into Mignolet’s arms.
There will be a minimum of two minutes of added time in the first half.
42nd minute, 1-1:Â Bolasie starts and ends a counter-attack, which almost leads to a go-ahead goal for Crystal Palace. Manquillo’s last-ditch intervention prevents Bolasie from shooting on goal from close range.
38th minute, 1-1: Gerrard fires a shot over the crossbar from 20 yards out.
37th minute, 1-1: Liverpool fans want a penalty kick after the ball appeared to hit Kelly’s hand inside the penalty area.
36th minute, 1-1: Crystal Palace makes an early substitution. Hangeland replaces Delaney, who limps off the field.
34th minute, 1-1: Allen floats a cross to the far post, and Lambert rises and heads it wide of the goal.
30th minute, 1-1: Bolasie hits a low, dipping shot from 25 yards out on target, but Mignolet saves it out for a corner kick.
28th minute, 1-1: Lambert heads Gerrard’s free kick over Speroni’s goal.
Lambert is active up front for Liverpool, throwing his body into physical challenges with abandon.
20th minute, 1-1: Crystal Palace fans are buzzing following Gayle’s goal, and the team responds by increasing the tempo and putting Liverpool defenders under more pressure.
17th minute, 1-1: Gayle ties the game for Crystal Palace.
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Bolasie initially shot off the post. Gayle arrived first and tapped in the rebound past Mignolet.
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12th minute, 1-0 Liverpool: Allen has returned to the field.
11th minute, 1-0 Liverpool: Kelly launches a left-footed shot from distance, but it sails harmlessly into the stands.
Ninth minute, 1-0 Liverpool: Allen leaves the game to receive treatment on an apparent head injury.
Third minute, 1-0 Liverpool: Crystal Palace tries to make an immediate response. Gayle cuts into the box and shoots, but a Liverpool defender blocked his effort.
Second minute, 1-0 Liverpool: Lambert has given Liverpool an early lead.
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Lallana made a pinpoint diagonal pass into the Crystal Palace penalty area. Lambert ran onto the delivery, controlled it well with his first touch and slotted it past the onrushing Speroni into the goal.
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It’s Lambert’s first goal for Liverpool.
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Kickoff: Liverpool-Crystal Palace is underway at Selhurst Park.
Pregame: Lambert will be the center of attention for Liverpool, as he starts a league game for just the second time. The 32-year-old still is searching for his first goal since transferring from Southampton to Liverpool last summer.
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Allen, Lallana and perhaps Coutinho will join Gerrard in the midfield. Injuries have forced Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers to change personnel in the central areas.
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8 a.m.: Here are the lineups:
Liverpool
Simon Mignolet (22), goalkeeper
Glen Johnson (2), left back
Dejan Lovren (37), center back
Martin Skrtel (37), center back
Javier Manquillo (2), right back
Steven Gerrard (8), midfielder
Joe Allen (24), midfielder
Adam Lallana (20), midfielder
Philippe Coutinho (10), forward
Raheem Sterling (31), forward
Rickie Lambert (9), striker
Substitutes
Brad Jones (1), goalkeeper
Kolo Toure (4), defender
Alberto Moreno (18), defender
Lucas Leiva (21), midfielder
Emre Can (23), midfielder
Lazar Markovic (50), forward
Fabio Borini (29), striker
Crystal Palace
Julian Speroni (1), goalkeeper
Joel Ward (2), left back
Damien Delaney (27), center back
Scott Dann (6), center back
Martin Kelly (34), right back
Mile Jedinak (15), midfielder
Joe Ledley (28), midfielder
Yala Bolasie (7), midfielder
Jason Puncheon (42), midfielder
Dwight Gayle (16), striker
Marouane Chamakh (29), striker
Substitutes
Wayne Hennessey (13), goalkeeper
Brede Hangeland (4), defender
Barry Bannan (25), midfielder
James McArthur (18), midfielder
Wilfried Zaha (11), forward
Frazier Campbell (10), forward
Andy Johnson (17), striker
7:30 a.m. ET: Liverpool returns to Selhurst Park on Sunday — the site where the ashes of last season’s Premier League challenge are spread.
Liverpool visits Crystal Palace in a Premier League encounter, following a two-week break for international games. The teams are playing for the first time May 5, when they played to a 3-3 draw at Selhurst Park, which effectively ended Liverpool’s title dreams.
The circumstances have changed since that fateful day. It’s a new season, and the teams aren’t flying as high as they were six months ago.
Crystal Palace finds itself in relegation territory. It sits 19th in the Premier League standings, having won just two of its first 11 Premier League. Manager Neil Warnock’s Eagles haven’t won in nearly two months, and they look to start a run of positive results.
Liverpool is keen to use Sunday’s game against Crystal Palace as a springboard for improvement. The Reds currently sit 11th in the standings with 14 points from their first 11 games. They can end a two-game losing streak with a result at Selhurst Park.
Liverpool-Crystal Palace kicks off at 8:30 a.m. Join us right here for all the action from Selhurst park.
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