00:00Liverpool's late late show at the Hill Dickerton Stadium to win the Merseyside derby last week
00:05has put them in the driving seat to secure qualification for next season's Champions League.
00:13In reality, a couple of wins would probably be enough to maintain their place in European football's biggest competition.
00:21To do that though, they meet their bogey side today.
00:24Crystal Palace already beaten them three times this season, but they have one eye on their own European semi-final
00:30this coming week.
00:31Well, let's take a look at the Liverpool team selected by Arnest Lott.
00:34There are a couple of changes. One, of course, we know has enforced Kyogi Mamadash feeling suffering that nasty wound
00:40while Beto was equalising in the Merseyside derby.
00:43So, irony upon all ironies, Freddie Woodman makes his first Premier League start for Liverpool
00:48against the club where his dad came through the ranks and played for much of his career.
00:55But he came on last week in Severton, looked solid, looked secure, and Liverpool will be hoping for the same
00:59from him today.
01:00Elsewhere, there's a little bit of rotation in midfield as well.
01:04Well, Oliver Glasner, of course, will be departing Crystal Palace at the end of the season.
01:07They were in turmoil in January when Mateta was going, Gay went as well.
01:11And they've managed just to steady the ship a little to make their way to the run-in of the
01:16season.
01:17They play Shakhtar Donetsk in the Conference League semi-final this week.
01:21They make four changes from the side that drew against West Ham on Monday.
01:24This is probably as strong a side as they could put out.
01:32That's another ball that's come through and off for Panate.
01:35I thought he was at fault for Van Dijk's goal last week.
01:40He comes and gets himself in no-one's land.
01:42Yeah, possibly, but they will complain.
01:44As I say, I mean, well, I think through the course of the season, goalkeepers are going to make mistakes
01:49somewhere along the line,
01:50but he's certainly been, well, he's been a bedrock of England's success, I think, over the years.
01:56I don't see anybody shifting him.
01:59I don't see anybody shifting him in the immediate, like, future.
02:05Well, that's deep.
02:07Headed up into the air by Lacroix.
02:12That's Isak.
02:14Vietz can't help the ball away.
02:17Well taken down by Lacroix.
02:21He still wants to throw it back for Wharton.
02:24Lovely stand up by Wharton and off, it's a real chance.
02:29Chris Richards got in front of Woodman.
02:31He just couldn't get the header on target.
02:34Perhaps he should have.
02:35Well, this is a good ball.
02:38It's hard on Wharton.
02:40I mean, it's a lovely little ball in.
02:43I mean, Freddie Woodman, he's come, but he's kind of lost the flight of it.
02:50And Richards, well, I think he's got to do better than that.
02:57That's Campbell with Salah, and Salah's beaten him to it.
03:02Richards with an important header, followed by McAllister.
03:06Isak, goal!
03:12What an opportunist effort from Alexander Isak.
03:19That's what he's about.
03:22And he's back in amongst the goals on his return from injury.
03:27Well, Christopher Palace will question whether it's offside or not.
03:29I think a few of the arms went up.
03:31I don't think it is, in all fairness.
03:34And, well, when you're looking for goals, any goal will come.
03:42It's not the most purest of strikes from Alexander Isak.
03:46But all credit to Mohamed Salah.
03:49He does exceptionally well there.
03:51He just kind of out-muscles Canvo.
03:53And then the little ball in there.
03:55Richards doesn't quite deal with the header.
04:00And it's Cambo that's a little bit slow to come out there.
04:03And he plays Alexander Isak on.
04:06And then he just, well, the bounce of the ball just takes it over Dean Henderson.
04:12And into the far corner.
04:15Doesn't matter how it gets there.
04:17Well, exactly.
04:18Just as long as it gets there.
04:19It counts.
04:20And so often when balls are hit like that, they end up in the back of the net.
04:25He's actually walking away from goal, is Alexander Isak.
04:29It just turns and reacts so well.
04:34Actually, Michaelis is a little bit disappointed with the shot.
04:37That was a good opportunity for him to make good contact.
04:41Liverpool have made a mess of that.
04:43And that's a really good block by Freddie Woodman.
04:48Careless from Liverpool.
04:53Just saying like Curtis Jones has been really good defensively, but...
04:56Not there.
04:57Not there.
04:58Not there.
04:59No, he does well.
05:00Narrows the angle as well.
05:02Narrows the distance between him and Mateta pretty well.
05:05Still got a bit of defending to do Liverpool though.
05:09Liverpool is very flat.
05:11This by the side.
05:12Helps it on.
05:13Wharton.
05:14And McAllister away.
05:16Still more defensive work for Liverpool too.
05:18That's a lovely ball.
05:19What a good save.
05:20What a really good stop by Freddie Woodman.
05:23Getting down low.
05:25To keep that one out.
05:27And here come Liverpool on the counter.
05:29It's Curtis Jones.
05:31Oh, it's a lovely ball.
05:32And it's a chance for Andrew Roberts.
05:34That's a beauty.
05:38That's the old Liverpool coming back.
05:41Andrew Roberts.
05:43And flying downfield.
05:45And it all starts with a big save from Freddie Woodman.
05:50Lovely, lovely goal in a lovely, lovely moment.
05:54Well, he appreciates it as well.
05:55That's some Becker.
05:56This is a great save.
05:58I think it's Mateta.
05:59He probably thinks that he's equalised.
06:01And then all of a sudden, Pistol Palace.
06:04Well, they're all out of shape.
06:06Curtis Jones does really well to spot the run of Andrew Robertson.
06:09What he's doing in the centre-forward position, I'm not 100% sure.
06:12But he finishes like a centre-forward.
06:15He just picks out the bottom corner.
06:17And just, you can see there, gets his head up.
06:21Sees the position of the goalkeeper, Dean Henderson.
06:23And plays it away from him.
06:25In off the side of the post.
06:28It doesn't matter.
06:29Again, it finds the back of the net.
06:30And Liverpool take the 2-0 lead.
06:44Bernadette with the header.
06:47Well, this game's not over.
06:49If Pistol Palace would get a goal before half-time,
06:52it would be funny to see the chances.
06:54You have to say that they've been very much in this game.
06:57They haven't been second best other than the two goals that Liverpool have scored.
07:02It's four minutes to add on at the end of this first period.
07:08It's very, very deep.
07:09It's a free header.
07:10And it's kept out again by Woodman.
07:12That time even better than the earlier save.
07:16Really top stop by Freddie Woodman again.
07:21Well, it seems daft to think that maybe Liverpool are winning 2-0
07:24going into a half-time interval, hopefully.
07:27And maybe let their staff players be in their goalkeeper.
07:31The combination of him and maybe the post keeps that out.
07:36Well, they've used this corner on numerous occasions,
07:39two or three times, well, three or four times I've seen it in this first half.
07:43Lacroix at the far post winning the headers.
07:46As I say, just taking Virgil van Dijk totally out of the game.
07:49And Liverpool, the goalkeeper to thank again that they haven't lost the goal.
08:00Touched by Vietz.
08:02That's Gakpo.
08:04Here's Alicandru Isak.
08:07Sob a slight.
08:09Salah will take over.
08:12Sosa, one-on-one with him.
08:16Salah goes down.
08:18On to the free kick.
08:21As he went past Wharton, Andy Madley was close by and
08:25was unimpressed now.
08:26And that's a very physical challenge by Curtis Jones.
08:31Might be a bit of trouble for that one.
08:36Andy Madley's taken a long time to think about it.
08:39I don't think it was anything in it, to be fair.
08:43Oh, Mohamed Salah.
08:46Has gone down.
08:47And he's frustrated.
08:51It looks as if he's got tight hamstrings.
08:55And Sherry Frumpong will be the replacement.
09:00Salah's day is done.
09:04I think it's when he tried the...
09:06Not that challenge, yeah.
09:07I think it's when he's tried the bike heel
09:09that he's actually...
09:11He's actually done it.
09:13Well, there won't be many more
09:15ovations left for him.
09:17But they're going to
09:19treasure every single moment
09:20they have left with him.
09:22He's been
09:23really at it last few weeks
09:25as Mohamed Salah
09:26when Liverpool needed him to be.
09:28It's only when they go
09:29that you realise how much
09:30you needed them in the first place.
09:39Sousa.
09:46Andrew Robertson away well.
09:49Gatpo gliding away
09:51and releasing the ball.
09:54He's overhit it for Wirtz.
09:56Didn't need to put that much on it.
09:59And now Palace will come
10:00at the other end.
10:01It's Peanut.
10:03That's towards Joghast
10:04and it'll break
10:06for his smile, sir.
10:08And it's a fantastic start
10:09by Freddie Woodman
10:10who's hurt himself
10:12in the process.
10:14Crystal Palace have scored
10:16while Liverpool's goalkeeper
10:18is injured.
10:21Now, this is
10:24a controversial moment.
10:31Arna Slott is in send.
10:33So too are Liverpool.
10:37You could see straight away
10:39as soon as he made the save
10:40he never got up
10:40the Liverpool goalkeeper.
10:42Well,
10:44it looks as if it
10:45could be the worst.
10:46I mean, it's a great save.
10:47Saves it with his ankle
10:48and then just catches
10:50his foot on the ground.
10:51I think it's his knee
10:52that's gone.
10:56I mean,
10:57pass.
10:58They're well within
10:58their right to play on,
11:00aren't they?
11:00In all fairness.
11:02Well, technically
11:03it has to be a goal.
11:05It has to be a goal.
11:06You can't overturn it.
11:08The only thing
11:08you could technically do
11:09is if Palace wanted to
11:11say to Liverpool
11:12we'll let you score
11:13at the other end
11:14because your goalkeeper
11:16was injured.
11:16it has happened
11:17in the past.
11:22The three points
11:23would be huge
11:24for Liverpool
11:24if they can hold
11:25on here.
11:31Somerslai's lost it
11:32to Wharton
11:33and here's Larsen.
11:36Oh my goodness me.
11:38He's offside.
11:39He's offside anyway.
11:41But
11:44it's hit the post
11:45and gone across the goal line.
11:46I'm not sure
11:47the referee's assistant
11:48has given us a corner.
11:57He would have been offside
11:58though.
11:59There you go.
12:05Well, how it's not going in.
12:07Well, it's hit both close.
12:08Yeah, beyond me.
12:09But
12:10it would have been offside
12:11had it gone in.
12:14That's a long
12:16Pino's
12:16first touch was good
12:18but then he
12:18lost
12:19possession of the ball.
12:20That's Sabos like.
12:22the chase is on
12:23for Florian Wiertz.
12:29Well, that's the area
12:30of the pitch
12:30you want to be in.
12:32Liverpool have got
12:32to get themselves
12:33up the pitch.
12:35Into seven minutes
12:36of stoppage time.
12:40That throws McAllister
12:42and Wiertz!
12:43That's it!
12:46Game, set,
12:47match, Liverpool.
12:49Florian Wiertz
12:51applies
12:52the killer touch
12:53with a cracker.
12:57Well, after just
12:58asking the referee's
12:59assistant how long
13:00there is to go
13:01he pops up
13:02and does that.
13:04He's got a
13:05big thank you
13:06to Alexi McAllister
13:07who holds the ball
13:08on, holds the
13:09defender off
13:10and just lays the ball
13:11straight into his path.
13:13Joe Gomez,
13:14we've seen Joe Gomez
13:15throw the ball
13:16like he's got a long
13:16throw but Alexi McAllister
13:18does exceptionally well.
13:19It's a lovely,
13:20lovely little layoff
13:22right into the path
13:23of Florian Wiertz
13:24and well,
13:25with the outside
13:26of your right foot
13:27the swerve and the bend
13:28is always going to
13:29take it into that
13:30far corner.
13:30You've still got to
13:31make the strike
13:32and what a strike it is.
13:34Goalkeeper,
13:35Dean Henderson,
13:35well,
13:36North Charleston,
13:37well,
13:37.
13:38.
13:38.
13:39.
13:47You
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