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Crystal Palace FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 12:30 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+2'

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Liverpool FCPremier League at Selhurst Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Daniel Robathan

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Liverpool FC H 0–7 L
16 Dec West Ham United FC A 1–1 D
13 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–1 D
06 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 5–1 W
27 Nov Newcastle United FC H 0–2 L
23 Nov Burnley FC A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 7–0 W
16 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W
13 Dec Fulham FC A 1–1 D
09 Dec FC Midtjylland A 1–1 D
06 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 4–0 W
01 Dec AFC Ajax H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Crystal Palace FC Liverpool FC
#22 Position #12
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts). Liverpool FC are 12th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Selhurst Park will turn into a battlefield for Crystal Palace FC and Liverpool FC.
  • 3' Takumi Minamino adds to his 0 season tally! Liverpool FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 8' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 13' Over 13 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' Crystal Palace FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 28' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Crystal Palace FC and Liverpool FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' The deadlock is broken! Sadio Mane gets on the scoresheet on 35 minutes.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jurgen Klopp might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' The deadlock is broken! Roberto Firmino gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathaniel Clyne on 45.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 52' A goal from the England international Jordan Henderson! He fires home on 52 to make it 0-4!
  • 57' Mohamed Salah gets the nod from Liverpool FC. He replaces Sadio Mane and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Trent Alexander-Arnold suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Crystal Palace FC. Cheikhou Kouyate is replaced by James Tomkins.
  • 68' Goal! Roberto Firmino scores his 70 goal in 409 matches.
  • 69' Curtis Jones is replacing Georginio Wijnaldum for the Liverpool FC side.
  • 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roberto Firmino at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' Wilfried Zaha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 34 Yellow cards this season.
  • 81' Mohamed Salah makes no mistake. The score reads 0-6 and Liverpool FC are in front.
  • 84' A goal from the Egypt international Mohamed Salah! He fires home on 84 to make it 0-7!
  • 89' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Liverpool FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 77% + Liverpool FC to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC10% Draw21% Liverpool FC69%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
32%
Draw or Liverpool FC
90%
Crystal Palace FC or Liverpool FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC4% Draw45% Liverpool FC51%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–7 not predicted
0 – 7
Actual
0 – 1
20.3%
0 – 2
19.4%
0 – 0
12.4%
0 – 3
12.3%
1 – 1
6.5%
0 – 4
6%
1 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
4%
1 – 0
2.5%
0 – 5
2.4%
1 – 4
2.1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% 99%
-1 1% 3% 96%
-0.5 4% 96%
+0.5 24% 76%
+1 24% 27% 49%
+1.5 51% 49%
+2 51% 24% 25%
+2.5 75% 25%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
15%
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
74%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.