LONDON. Crystal Palace and Liverpool didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Liverpool was much better in terms of ball possession (64%)​.

The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Darren England who had the assistance of Daniel Cook and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Steve Martin. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.5 degrees Celsius or 38.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 6 Total 12
  • 0 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 100 Attack 122
  • 45 Dangerous attack 46
  • 74 Ball safe 79
  • 15 Free Kicks 15
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Liverpool had a strong ball possession 64% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Liverpool to win the contest​.

Crystal Palace shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Crystal Palace received 2 yellow cards (N. Clyne and Joachim Andersen). On the other side, Liverpool received 5 yellow cards (Naby Keïta, Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Joel Matip and Andrew Robertson).

Match Timeline

23'
Nathaniel Clyne- Yellow
26'
46'
Harvey Elliott- sub ->Naby Keïta
67'
71'
Eberechi Eze- sub ->Jeffrey Schlupp
71'
71'
Odsonne Edouard- sub ->J. Mateta
71'
77'
82'
Joel Matip - Yellow
84'
Stefan Bajčetić- sub ->C. Gakpo
90'
Andrew Robertson- Yellow
Joachim Andersen- Yellow
90'

Standings

After playing this encounter, Crystal Palace will have 27 points to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Liverpool will have 36 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will host AFC Bournemouth on the 13th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).

Liverpool will play away agasint Leicester City on the 13th of May with a 11-5 head to head in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace
G
Vicente Guaita 13.Spain
7.4
D
Nathaniel Clyne 17.England
6.1
26'
D
Joachim Andersen 16.Denmark
6.8
90'
D
Marc Guéhi 6.England
7.0
D
T. Mitchell 3.England
6.5
M
7.3
M
6.8
M
Michael Olise 7.France
7.5
M
Jordan Ayew 9.Ghana
7.1
M
Jeffrey Schlupp 15.Ghana
7.2
71'
F
5.5
71'
Substitutes
G
Joseph Whitworth 41.England
D
Chris Richards 26.United States
D
Joel Ward 2.England
M
Naouirou Ahamada 29.France
M
L. Milivojević 4.Serbia
M
James McArthur 18.Scotland
M
Will Hughes 19.England
M
Eberechi Eze 10.England
6.7
71'
F
Odsonne Edouard 22.France
6.2
71'

Crystal Palace started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Patrick Vieira decided to play with the following team: Vicente Guaita (7.4), Nathaniel Clyne (6.1), Joachim Andersen (6.8), Marc Guéhi (7.0), Tyrick Mitchell (6.5), Cheick Doucouré (7.3), Albert Sambi Lokonga (6.8), Michael Olise (7.5), Jordan Ayew (7.1), Jeffrey Schlupp (7.2) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (5.5).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Whitworth, Chris Richards, Joel Ward, Naouirou Ahamada, Luka Milivojević, James McArthur, Will Hughes, Eberechi Eze (6.7) and Odsonne Édouard (6.2).

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 2 changes: J. Mateta for Odsonne Édouard (71′) and Jeffrey Schlupp for Eberechi Eze (71′).

Best player: Michael Olise​

The most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Michael Olise.

His rating is (7.5) with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 10 crosses.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson 1.Brazil
6.8
D
6.8
71'
D
Joel Matip 32.Cameroon
7.2
82'
D
Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
6.9
90'
M
Naby Keïta 8.Guinea
6.2
46' 23'
M
Jordan Henderson 14.England
6.4
67'
M
James Milner 7.England
6.7
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
7.7
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
6.4
84'
F
Diogo Jota 20.Portugal
6.5
71'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
D
Rhys Williams 46.England
D
6.2
84'
M
Fabinho 3.Brazil
6.8
71' 77'
M
Curtis Jones 17.England
M
Fábio Carvalho 28.Portugal
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
6.6
46'
F
Roberto Firmino 9.Brazil
6.6
71'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson (6.8), Trent Alexander-Arnold (6.8), Joël Matip (7.2), Virgil van Dijk (7.1), Andrew Robertson (6.9), Naby Keïta (6.2), Jordan Henderson (6.4), James Milner (6.7), Mohamed Salah (7.7), Cody Gakpo (6.4) and Diogo Jota (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Caoimhin Kelleher, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Rhys Williams, Fabinho (6.8), Stefan Bajčetić (6.2), Curtis Jones, Fabio Carvalho, Harvey Elliott (6.6) and Roberto Firmino (6.6).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 4 changes: Naby Keïta for Harvey Elliott (46′), Trent Alexander-Arnold for Fabinho (71′), Diogo Jota  for Roberto Firmino (71′) and C. Gakpo for Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira (84′).

Best player: Mohamed Salah​

The most impressive player for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.

His rating is (7.7) with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​