Wednesday , 30 September 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
6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 2 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

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
#6 Position #15
9 Points 4
5 Played 5
2 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 3
7 Scored 6
4 Conceded 11
+3 GD -5
1.80 PPG 0.80
40% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Liverpool FC are 6th (9 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 4 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Victor Munoz 1 G
Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Anfield that hosts another battle between Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC.
  • 5' The 33-year-old Alisson Becker has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Jairo Riedewald has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Crystal Palace FC is showing some good football. However, Crystal Palace FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roy Hodgson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' The deadlock is broken! Sadio Mane gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
  • 41' Rhys Williams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Liverpool FC so far.
  • 46' Both keepers have barely been tested. Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' A tactical swap from Crystal Palace FC — Jeffrey Schlupp on, James Tomkins off on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Crystal Palace FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan Ayew.
  • 72' The referee shows Liverpool FC player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 74' A goal from the Senegal international Sadio Mane! He fires home on 74 to make it 2-0!
  • 78' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Georginio Wijnaldum by James Milner on 78 minute.
  • 83' Jairo Riedewald picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for James Milner.
  • 88' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. James McCarthy is withdrawn and Patrick van Aanholt gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Martin Kelly is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cheikhou Kouyate at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' The Liverpool FC bench stirs into life. Roberto Firmino is withdrawn and Diogo Jota gets his opportunity.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Liverpool FC to claim maximum points.

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
2.59 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC75% Draw16% Crystal Palace FC9%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
92%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
25%
Liverpool FC or Crystal Palace FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC57% Draw36% Crystal Palace FC7%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
11%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
7%
0 – 0
5.3%
4 – 1
4.7%
5 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
2.7%
5 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 22% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 21% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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