Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2020-21
Liverpool FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Sun 23 May 2021 · 15:00 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 71' Jordan Ayew
Trent Alexander-Arnold 71' Y
Trent Alexander-Arnold 72' Y
Y 83' Jairo Riedewald
James Milner 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Richard West
  • Referee Eddie Smart

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

11
3
2
Liverpool FC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-23 Liverpool FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-12-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–7 Liverpool FC 2020-06-24 Liverpool FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC 2019-11-23 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Liverpool FC 2019-01-19 Liverpool FC 4–3 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Crystal Palace FC H 2–0 W
19 May Burnley FC A 3–0 W
16 May West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–1 W
13 May Manchester United FC A 4–2 W
08 May Southampton FC H 2–0 W
24 Apr Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
19 May Arsenal FC H 1–3 L
16 May Aston Villa FC H 3–2 W
11 May Southampton FC A 1–3 L
08 May Sheffield United FC A 2–0 W
01 May Manchester City FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Crystal Palace FC
#12 Position #22
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Anfield. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jurgen Klopp might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Rhys Williams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Crystal Palace FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Liverpool FC in their trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact .
  • 36' Sadio Mane is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' A quiet spell here at Anfield. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roy Hodgson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' Crystal Palace FC ring the changes. James Tomkins has done his job and it is now time for Jeffrey Schlupp to step up.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Liverpool FC that had 409 games and scored 805 goals.
  • 71' Jordan Ayew has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
  • 72' Trent Alexander-Arnold picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' Sadio Mane adds to his 0 season tally! Liverpool FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 78' Liverpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Milner is hanging Georginio Wijnaldum on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jairo Riedewald on 83.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Liverpool FC player. James Milner gets a Yellow card.
  • 88' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace James McCarthy by Patrick van Aanholt on 88 minute.
  • 89' Crystal Palace FC ring the changes. Cheikhou Kouyate has done his job and it is now time for Martin Kelly to step up.
  • 90' Liverpool FC ring the changes. Roberto Firmino has done his job and it is now time for Diogo Jota to step up.
  • With this win, Liverpool FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 8
Sadio Mane 8
Roberto Firmino 4
Wilfried Zaha 2
Fabinho 2
Takumi Minamino 1
Andrew Robertson 1
James Milner 1

Head to Head

2021-05-23 Liverpool FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-12-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–7 Liverpool FC 2020-06-24 Liverpool FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC 2019-11-23 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Liverpool FC 2019-01-19 Liverpool FC 4–3 Crystal Palace FC

Liverpool FC Form

2021-05-23 Liverpool FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-05-19 Burnley FC 0–3 Liverpool FC W 2021-05-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2021-05-13 Manchester United FC 2–4 Liverpool FC W 2021-05-08 Liverpool FC 2–0 Southampton FC W 2021-04-24 Liverpool FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D

Crystal Palace FC Form

2021-05-23 Liverpool FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-05-19 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Arsenal FC L 2021-05-16 Crystal Palace FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC W 2021-05-11 Southampton FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-05-08 Sheffield United FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-05-01 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.32 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 78% + Under 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC64% Draw27% Crystal Palace FC9%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
36%
Liverpool FC or Crystal Palace FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC38% Draw57% Crystal Palace FC5%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
24.5%
0 – 0
21.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
7%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 1
2.7%
4 – 0
2.4%
1 – 2
1.2%
2 – 2
1%
4 – 1
1%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 19% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 31% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
72% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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