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Liverpool temporarily topped the English Premier League after overturning a 1-0 deficit against its host Crystal Palace to win 2-1 during the match that brought them together today, Saturday, in the 16th round of the competition.
The two teams failed to take advantage of all the opportunities they had in front of the goals, and the first half ended in a goalless draw.
Crystal Palace took the lead with a goal scored by John Philip Mateta in the 57th minute from a penalty kick, but the team suffered a painful blow after Jordan Ayew was sent off in the 75th minute.
In the next minute, Liverpool were able to score the equalizer when Egyptian Mohamed Salah shot a powerful ball from inside the penalty area that hit a Crystal Palace defender and hit the net.
In the first minute of stoppage time, Harvey Elliott scored the second goal for Liverpool when Salah passed the ball to Elliott and shot a powerful ball that hit the net.
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Wow, the winning goal from Harvey Elliott
Great goal in the last minutes
Liverpool 2-1 Crystal Palace
pic.twitter.com/buGRljFah1– Amr (@bt3) December 9, 2023
With this result, Liverpool raised its score to 37 to take the top spot in the standings, with a point ahead of Arsenal, which can regain the lead if it wins over Aston Villa in the match that brings them together later in the day.
This victory became Liverpool’s 11th in the league this season, compared to losing one match and drawing 4 matches.
On the other hand, Crystal Palace’s balance stopped at 16 points in 14th place, on goal difference against Bournemouth.
