Cardiff vs Liverpool LIVE result: James Milner penalty secures 2-0 victory to keep title challenge on track
Follow the latest updates live as Liverpool look to return to the top of the Premier League table as they take on relegation-threatened Cardiff City.
After reaching the Champions League semi-finals with ease in mid-week, Liverpool return to domestic duties looking to re-take their place at the top of the table, following Manchester City’s victory over Tottenham on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side will have played a game more than City come the end of the day, but with the Manchester derby next week, Liverpool can ill-afford to drop any points.
Cardiff pose a serious threat to Liverpool though after their 2-0 win over Brighton in mid-week reignited their survival chances, and a victory would incredibly draw them level with the Seagulls with three games to play. Follow the live action below.
Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Premier League late-afternoon kick-offs, where Arsenal host Crystal Palace at the Emirates and Cardiff City welcome title-chasing Liverpool to Wales.
Team news will be due out at 3pm, with the line-ups to come as soon as they're released.
Well, the action continues here at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Liverpool can afford nothing less than a win following Manchester City's 1-0 win over Tottenham yesterday, and they may need demonstrate a similarly determined performance as Guardiola's men yesterday.
That's because their hosts today are still in the middle of a relegation battle, but Cardiff's fears were eased slightly by their 2-0 win at Brighton in midweek.
Arsenal will also be looking to take advantage of Man Utd's humiliation at Everton, as they face a Palace side who upset Man City at the Etihad earlier in the season.
Liverpool are yet to really get going in terms of their incisive play, while Oumar Niasse has done well to cause a few problems for the Liverpool defence.
Good chance this for Palace. A corner finds Dann unmarked at the back post, and he tries to head it back across goal, but Kelly cannot direct the effort on target under the challenge of Mustafi.
Good work down the left from the visitors, who whip in a ball to the back post, and only poor control from Hoilett stops the hosts from registering a shot on target.
