Crystal Palace FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Crystal Palace FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.
- Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- Liverpool FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Marc Perry
- Referee Jonathan Moss
- Referee Daniel Robathan
3 games this season
🟨 6.0/game
⚽ 15.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United FC | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City AFC | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United FC | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town FC | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United FC | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa FC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry City FC | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham FC | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #6 |
| 4 | Points | 9 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 1 / 1 / 3 | W / D / L | 2 / 3 / 0 |
| 6 | Scored | 7 |
| 11 | Conceded | 4 |
| -5 | GD | +3 |
| 0.80 | PPG | 1.80 |
| 20% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
Crystal Palace FC this season
60%
Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
Liverpool FC this season
Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts). Liverpool FC are 6th (9 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC
| Tyrick Mitchell | 2 G |
Liverpool FC
| Alexander Isak | 4 G | |
| Cody Gakpo | 1 G | 3 A |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 1 G | |
| Victor Munoz | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at Selhurst Park as Crystal Palace FC face off against Liverpool FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 3' Takumi Minamino doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 8' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 13' Curtis Jones has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 18' With 0 assists to his name this season, Wilfried Zaha is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
- 23' Crystal Palace FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
- 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 33' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' What a moment for Sadio Mane! That strike on 35 puts his side firmly in control.
- 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Crystal Palace FC and Liverpool FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 44' Goal! Roberto Firmino scores his 70 goal in 411 matches.
- 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nathaniel Clyne.
- 50' Crystal Palace FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 52' A goal from the England international Jordan Henderson! He fires home on 52 to make it 0-4!
- 57' The supporters are chanting for Mohamed Salah. He replaces Sadio Mane on 57 minute.
- 62' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 63' The crowd applauds Cheikhou Kouyate as he leaves the pitch. James Tomkins steps in for Crystal Palace FC.
- 68' The Brazil forward Roberto Firmino breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 0-5!
- 69' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Georginio Wijnaldum by Curtis Jones on 69 minute.
- 74' 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 Patrick van Aanholt suffering a number of foals already.
- 75' Liverpool FC ring the changes. Roberto Firmino has done his job and it is now time for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to step up.
- 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 81' The deadlock is broken! Mohamed Salah gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
- 84' Goal! Mohamed Salah scores his 213 goal in 411 matches.
- 89' Cheikhou Kouyate is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
- 0-7 the final result. Crystal Palace FC will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 31
- 4
- 8
- 9
- 15
- 3
- 18
- 11
- 24
-
25
Eberechi Eze ↓ Michy Batshuayi 69'
Bench
- 2
- 6
-
5
James Tomkins ↑ 63'
-
44
Jairo Riedewald ↑ 75'
- 10
- 22
- 1
-
23
Michy Batshuayi ↑ 69'
- 27
Coach
Roy Hodgson
Liverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 9
- 14
-
10
Sadio Mane ↓ Mohamed Salah 57'
- 32
- 66
- 26
- 5
- 3
- 8
- 18
Bench
-
15
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ↑ 75'
- 27
-
11
Mohamed Salah ↑ 57'
-
17
Curtis Jones ↑ 69'
- 13
- 62
- 47
- 76
- 46
Coach
Jurgen Klopp
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | 8 |
| Sadio Mane | 8 |
| Roberto Firmino | 4 |
| Wilfried Zaha | 2 |
| Fabinho | 2 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 1 |
| Harvey Elliott | 1 |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | 1 |
Head to Head
Crystal Palace FC Form
2020-12-19
Crystal Palace FC
0–7
Liverpool FC
L
2020-12-16
West Ham United FC
1–1
Crystal Palace FC
D
2020-12-13
Crystal Palace FC
1–1
Tottenham Hotspur FC
D
2020-12-06
West Bromwich Albion FC
1–5
Crystal Palace FC
W
2020-11-27
Crystal Palace FC
0–2
Newcastle United FC
L
2020-11-23
Burnley FC
1–0
Crystal Palace FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.7
Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.99
Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for:
Liverpool FC to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 69%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 3.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 4.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
Double Chance
Crystal Palace FC or Draw
28%
Draw or Liverpool FC
88%
Crystal Palace FC or Liverpool FC
84%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–7 not predicted0 – 7Actual
0 – 2
11.4%
0 – 3
11%
0 – 4
8.1%
1 – 2
7.7%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 3
7.5%
1 – 1
5.8%
1 – 4
5.7%
0 – 5
4.9%
0 – 0
3.6%
1 – 5
3.5%
2 – 3
2.6%
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% | 4% | 95% |
| -0.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| +0.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| +1 | 18% | 18% | 63% |
| +1.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +2 | 37% | 21% | 42% |
| +2.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
Clean Sheet
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
6%
✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
50%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.