Liverpool had a difficult away trip to Crystal Palace’s field at of round 16 of the 2023/24 Premier League.

With home field advantage, the “eagle” entered the match very confidently and played fairly with Liverpool from the beginning. Palace even almost received a penalty in the 31st minute after Van Dijk fouled an opponent player in the penalty area.

However, the referee quickly changed his decision after consulting VAR technology, the reason being because a Crystal Palace player fouled Endo in the situation leading to a penalty.

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While being pressured by the home team, Liverpool still had some notable responses. However, The Kop’s strikers were unable to take advantage of the opportunity and the first half ended in a goalless draw.

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After the break, Crystal Palace continued to put pressure on Liverpool’s field and they scored a goal to take the lead in the 57th minute. Jean-Philippe Mateta was the one who opened the scoring for Palace after making no mistake on the penalty spot.

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Crystal Palace took the lead against Liverpool on the penalty spot

Being ahead of their opponents, Liverpool did not lie still and accept the match, they made a number of changes in personnel and proactively pushed the squad higher in search of an equalizer.

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The turning point came in the 75th minute after Jordan Ayew received his second yellow card and was sent off the field. By playing better than others, Liverpool quickly found a 1-1 equalizer thanks to Salah in the 77th minute.

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The remainder of the match saw Jurgen Klopp’s team attack Palace’s goal like a storm, and as a result, they scored a goal to increase the score to 2-1 in the 90th minute after a long-range shot. Harvey Elliott’s strike.

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In the end, the match ended with an emotional 2-1 comeback victory for Liverpool. With 3 points obtained in this match, The Kop temporarily rose to No. 1 in the Premier League rankings, 1 point ahead of Arsenal before the Gunners faced Aston Villa.

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