Liverpool faced off Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park earlier today as they hoped to secure all three points on their travels in the Premier League. The Reds made a good start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
The home team took the lead thanks to Jean-Philippe Mateta’s finish in the 57th minute. However, Jordan Ayew received his second yellow card and was sent off by the referee in the 75th minute. Mohamed Salah equalised for Liverpool just one minute later with a deflected effort. Harvey Elliott ended up scoring the winning goal in injury time with an excellent strike as Jurgen Klopp‘s men earned a last-gasp 2-1 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the clash against the Eagles.
GK: Alisson Becker – 7/10
The Brazilian keeper made three solid saves at the back but couldn’t do much about Mateta’s penalty.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7.5/10
He did his fair share of defending and made a lot of key chances for his teammates in the final third.
CB: Jarell Quansah – 5.5/10
Quansah was solid when defending inside his half in the first 45 minutes. However, he gave away a cheap penalty and was substituted in the 56th minute.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 7/10
The Dutch sensation gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and did enough to restrict the opposition to just one goal.
LB: Kostas Tsimikas – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made one key chance going forward.
CM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 6/10
Szoboszlai worked hard but struggled to get a foothold in the game.
CM: Wataru Endo – 6/10
He gave away the ball cheaply at times and was substituted at the half-time break.
CM: Ryan Gravenberch – 6/10
Gravenberch made one decent run with the ball but failed to make a difference in the final third.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 7.5/10
Salah caused a few problems for the opposition and scored the all-important equaliser in the 76th minute.
ST: Darwin Nunez – 6/10
He struggled to threaten the Palace goal and was fortunate to stay on for 73 minutes.
LW: Luis Diaz – 6.5/10
Diaz made a couple of dangerous runs with the ball but failed to find the back of the net.
Substitutes:
RB: Joe Gomez – 6.5/10
He had a few lively moments in the opponent’s half.
CB: Ibrahima Konate – 6.5/10
Konate didn’t do much wrong at the back.
ST: Cody Gakpo – 6/10
He worked hard in the final third.
CM: Curtis Jones – 7/10
Jones picked up an assist for setting up Salah’s goal.
CM: Harvey Elliott – 7.5/10
Elliott scored the winning goal with a great strike.
