Premier League: Crystal Palace vs Liverpool 0-0 Report

Liverpool drew 0-0 against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday evening.

Liverpool’s tentative chances of finishing in the Premier League’s top four were dealt another blow when they were forced to a dull 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Quality was paramount in a game that saw the woodwork hit three times: twice for Jurgen Klopp’s side and once for the hosts, who remain winless in the top flight in 2023.

Klopp promised changes from the team that were humiliated 5-2 in the Champions League by Real Madrid – four to be exact – and the Reds’ first-half performance typified that of a team utterly devoid of confidence.

Despite dominating possession in the early exchanges, Liverpool’s only chance was Diogo Jota’s header off the post in the 23rd minute, although the corner was too close for the Portugal international to take the chance.

Just two minutes later, Marc Guehi should have drawn first blood for Palace, but he fired from a brilliant position wide of a free kick and Liverpool conceded a goal in a dangerous penalty area on 29 minutes.

However, in a move that largely summed up Liverpool’s season, Trent Alexander-Arnold Jordan Henderson’s effort on the way back hit the head, and it was soon Palace’s turn to squander a golden opportunity.

Alexander-Arnold was caught in possession on the edge of the penalty area by Jeffrey Schlupp, who overtook Jean-Philippe Mateta, but the Frenchman’s first shot from a few yards hit the crossbar and went over the top.

Klopp wasted no time in freshening up the team again, sending off Harvey Elliott for the disappointing Naby Keita at half-time, and the woodwork would shake again in the 49th minute, when Mohamed Salah’s curling iron hit the bottom of the crossbar from the penalty area. area. box.

Neither goalkeeper stretched in the half hour that followed, and the Selhurst Park crowd didn’t really get their money’s worth as they saw one attack after another crumble thanks to a questionable final ball.

The Reds finally had a chance in the 81st minute, as Salah fed Cody Gakpo, but Vicente Guaita quickly went off his line to discourage the Dutchman, whose last act of the game was to shoot wide before being replaced by Stefan Bajcetic.

A late corner and free-kick came to nothing for Palace, who protested a decision after the final whistle for an unspecified offence, and the hosts remain 12th in the standings ahead of a trip to Aston Villa next weekend.

Meanwhile, a point for Liverpool was enough to see them rise to seventh ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion, and they are next in action at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday.

Lineups:

Crystal Palace

Guaita , Clyne, Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell, Doucouré, Lokonga, Olise, Ayew, Schlupp (Eze 70), Mateta (Edouard 70)

Subs not used: Whitworth, Ward, Milivojevic, McArthur, Hughes, Richards, Ahamada

Liverpool

Alisson, Alexander-Arnold (Fabinho 71), van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Henderson, Keïta (Elliott 46), Milner, Salah, Jota (Firmino 71), Gakpo (Bajcetic 85)

Subs not used: Kelleher, Tsimikas, Williams, Jones, Carvalho

Bookings:

Man Of he Match : Trent Alexander-Arnold