LIVERPOOL. Liverpool was ultimately too good for Crystal Palace. S. Mane (43′), M. Salah (78′) and N. Keita (90′). Its vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among they key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley with the assistance of Adrian Holmes and Edward Smart. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Both teams adopted the same aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
75'
88'
78'
The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson , James Milner , Ibrahima Konaté , Virgil van Dijk , Konstantinos Tsimikas , Jordan Henderson , Fabinho , Thiago Alcântara , Mohamed Salah , Diogo Jota and Sadio Mané .
The home team had on the bench: A. Oxlade-Chamberlain, J. Gomez, Divock Origi, N. Phillips, Curtis Jones , T. Minamino, A. Robertson, Naby Keïta and C. Kelleher.
Liverpool could not rely on the presence of N. Keita (injured).
Best player: Virgil van Dijk
The player that probably impressed the most for Liverpool was Virgil van Dijk even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 61 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 7.
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace
On the opposite side, Patrick Vieira played with: Vicente Guaita , Joel Ward , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Conor Gallagher , Cheikhou Kouyaté , James McArthur , Jordan Ayew , Christian Benteke and Wilfried Zaha .
They had on the bench: M. Kelly, W. Hughes, Odsonne Édouard , L. Milivojević, Michael Olise , J. Tomkins, Jaïro Riedewald , N. Clyne and J. Butland.
Best player: Vicente Guaita
The player that probably impressed the most for Crystal Palace was the goalkeeper: Vicente Guaita. His rating is 7.32. He performed 0 saves.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 26 Total 13
- 10 On Target 2
- 16 Off Target 11
- 10 Shots blocked 5
- 114 Attack 74
- 75 Dangerous attack 51
- 96 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 61% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Liverpool was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 26 times, 10 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Crystal Palace shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 3 yellow cards (J. Henderson, K. Tsimikas and M. Salah). On the opposite side, Crystal Palace received 1 yellow card (J. Ward).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Liverpool will have 13 points like Chelsea and Manchester United to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Crystal Palace will stay with 5 points to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away against Brentford on the 25th of September with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Crystal Palace will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 27th of September with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Brentford – 0-2
- Burnley – Arsenal – 0-1
- Liverpool – Crystal Palace – 3-0
- Manchester City – Southampton – 0-0
- Norwich City – Watford – 1-3
- Aston Villa – Everton – 3-0
