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

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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

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

Liverpool FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Crystal Palace FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Liverpool FC launch into their encounter with Crystal Palace FC.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jurgen Klopp will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Crystal Palace FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
25' Andrew Robertson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Liverpool FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' Liverpool FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crystal Palace FC backline.
36' GOAL! Sadio Mane scores on 36. Assisted by Roberto Firmino
41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
51' 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.
56' Crystal Palace FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 58 minute. James Tomkins leaves to be changed by Jeffrey Schlupp.
63' Crystal Palace FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
68' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joel Ward is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
71' Jordan Ayew has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
74' What a moment for Sadio Mane! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
78' James Milner is replacing Georginio Wijnaldum for the Liverpool FC side.
83' It’s a booking for Crystal Palace FC player. Jairo Riedewald gets a Yellow card.
86' It’s a booking for Liverpool FC player. James Milner gets a Yellow card.
88' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. James McCarthy departs to be replaced by Patrick van Aanholt.
89' The crowd applauds Cheikhou Kouyate as he leaves the pitch. Martin Kelly steps in for Crystal Palace FC.
90' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Roberto Firmino is replaced by Diogo Jota.
The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Alisson Becker
9
Roberto Firmino ↓ Diogo Jota 90'
10
Sadio Mane
11
Mohamed Salah
66
Trent Alexander-Arnold
26
Andrew Robertson ↓ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 90'
5
Georginio Wijnaldum ↓ James Milner 78'
3
Fabinho
6
Thiago Alcantara
47
Nathaniel Phillips
46
Rhys Williams

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Vicente Guaita
8
Cheikhou Kouyate ↓ Martin Kelly 89'
9
Jordan Ayew
2
Joel Ward
5
James Tomkins ↓ Jeffrey Schlupp 58'
44
Jairo Riedewald
10
Andros Townsend
11
Wilfried Zaha
24
Gary Cahill
22
James McCarthy ↓ Patrick van Aanholt 88'
27
Tyrick Mitchell

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mohamed Salah	8
Sadio Mane	8
Roberto Firmino	4
Fabinho	2
Wilfried Zaha	2
Diogo Jota	1
James Milner	1
Jordan Henderson	1

Head to Head

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

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

3 – 1

2.7%

4 – 0

2.4%

1 – 2

1.2%

2 – 2

4 – 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.