Netease Sports reported on April 14:
At 21:00 on April 14, Beijing time, the 32nd round of the Premier League, Liverpool Meet Crystal Palace at Anfield Stadium. In the first half, Far Teng Hang hit the crossbar, and Eze of Crystal Palace scored. Liverpool fell behind 0-1 at half time. In the second half, Liverpool besieged the Crystal Palace, but the score did not change. In the end, they lost 1-0 at home. After the China Europe United Cup last week, they lost in a row at home. At the same time, they were defeated in two rounds of the league. Liverpool continued to rank third, and the competition for the championship was grim. The Crystal Palace rose to 14th after getting three points.
Liverpool ranked third in the championship, two points behind the leader Manchester City in a game short. Crystal Palace has been defeated in the last 10 league matches, ranking 15th in the championship. In the last round, the league drew 2-2 with Manchester United, and the Central European Union Cup was defeated at home by Atlanta in the week. Liverpool have already lost two games. Liverpool have won 11 and drawn 2 out of the last 13 meetings with Crystal Palace unbeaten.
Alison, the main goalkeeper of Liverpool, is back from injury. Konat's partner Van Dyke is in the middle, Bradley is on the right, Robertson is on the left, midfielder Jones, Far Fuji's starting partner McAllister, and the front line Salah Right, Dias On the left, Nunes is in the middle. On the scene of the Anfield Stadium before the game, the players of both sides and the audience observed a moment of silence for the 97 victims of the Hillsborough Massacre 35 years ago.
In the 8th minute, Nunez hit the far corner with an arc from the left side of the restricted area, and was held by the visiting team goalkeeper. In the 14th minute, the Crystal Palace quickly counterattacked. Mitchell met his teammate on the left and crossed the bottom down the triangle. Eze followed up and shot to break the goal, leading Liverpool 1-0.
In the 18th minute, Van Dyke suddenly slipped in front of the restricted area, Matta made a single break with the ball, crossed Alison and then shot an empty goal. Robertson went back to the front door to hook the ball out. In the 29th minute, a corner kick from the left side of Liverpool hit the middle crossbar. Then Robertson crosses from the left and Luis Dias outflanks in the air and volleys sideways Henderson Block out. Liverpool's right corner crosses, and Konat heads high.
In the 32nd minute, McAllister was kicked down by the other side in the arc of the restricted area, a free kick with excellent position for Liverpool. When Salah pushed, McAllister's powerful volley was blocked by the human wall. In the 45th minute, Eze crossed from the left, and Matta nodded his head to the top slightly higher than the beam. Liverpool trailed 0 - 1 in the first half.
In the second half, Klopp replaced Far Fuji Airlines and Soboslow to strengthen the control of the midfield. Three minutes into the second half, Bradley was injured and walked out, and Arnold came on as a substitute. In the 56th minute, a corner kick from the left side of Liverpool was passed, and Van Dyke headed the ball to the front of the door. Nunes missed the opportunity when facing an almost empty goal, and he shot the ball into Henderson's arms. In the 67th minute, Kropp replaced Rutta and Gakpo, and replaced Nunes and Luis to strengthen the attack.
In the 70th minute, Robertson's corner ball hit the middle. Van Dyke headed the ball straight but failed to serve. Henderson confiscated the ball after it landed. Two minutes later, in Soboslowi, Jota's close push was blocked by Klein. In the 75th minute, Jones burst into the restricted area after receiving the straight plug and deflected a single shot from the opposite goalkeeper. Since then, Liverpool continued to besiege the Crystal Palace, but they failed to break through the last hurdle of Dean Henderson, and the 0-1 score remained to the end.
Liverpool (433): 1 - Alison, 84 - Bradley (48'66 - Arnold), 5 - Conat, 4 - Van Dyck, 26 - Robertson, 3 - Ivy League (46'8 - Soboslow), 10 - McAllister, 17 - Curtis Jones (82'19 - Elliot), 11 - Salah, 9 - Nunez (67'18 - Jacopo), 7 - Louis Dias (67'20 - Rutta)
Crystal Palace (343): 1 - Dean Henderson, 12 - Mu ñ oz, 17 - Klein (76'2 - Ward), 16 - Anderson, 8 - Lelmar, 3 - Mitchell, 19 - Hughes (76'44 - Ridward), 20 - Walton, 7 - Orissa (69'9 - Jordan Ayou), 10 - Ezer (76'15 - Schrup), 14 - Mattetta (90'22 - Eduardo)
