Liverpool vs Crystal Palace LIVE
Liverpool’s month-long wait to lift the Premier League trophy finally came to an end at Anfield, but the Reds could not mark the occasion with a win as Mohamed Salah’s late equaliser rescued a point against Crystal Palace.
Arne Slot’s side confirmed their title four weeks ago to the day as they slammed five past Tottenham, and today the party could finally get underway. The team bus was welcomed to the ground by a throng of fans covered by a thick cloud of red smoke, and the pitch was strewn with balloons throughout the opening exchanges as a party mood filled Anfield.
The meeting never promised to be a classic, with Liverpool already firmly on the beach and Palace still riding the high of last weekend’s FA Cup triumph - it lived up to its billing. Once the spectacle of a rare double guard of honour had passed, most in the ground seemed more concerned with the post-match trophy lift than anything else, making for a flat affair. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog.
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace latest news
- Gravenberch sees red
- Henderson saves from Diaz
- GOAL! Palace lead early through Sarr
- Kick off: 4pm, Anfield
- How to watch: Sky Sports Premier League
That's the moment
18:28 , Arthur FerridgeLiverpool finally get their hands on the Premier League trophy!
The loudest Anfield has ever been?
18:24 , Arthur FerridgeVirgil Van Dijk lifts the trophy!
Daniel Sturridge says Anfield is the loudest he has ever heard it. This party will not be stopping anytime soon as ‘One Kiss’ by Calvin Harris blares around the ground.
Massive noise for Alexander-Arnold
18:20 , Arthur FerridgeTrent comes on to collect his medal and kisses the badge to raucous applause, matched only by that which meets Salah and Van Dijk.
The players are back out on pitch
18:18 , Arthur FerridgeAfter an emotional Arne Slot team talk, the Liverpool squad is back out on pitch to receive their medals and a trophy with red ribbons on it.
Salah picks up a brace of personal honours
18:16 , Arthur FerridgeAfter being named Player of the Year yesterday, Mo Salah picks up the Golden Boot and Playmaker of the Year awards.
Not a bad haul.
FT: Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace
17:54 , Arthur FerridgeThat does it at Anfield - Liverpool end their title winning campaign with a four-game winless run, but they won’t care. There’s a trophy to be lifted!
Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace
17:52 , Arthur Ferridge90+3mins: Fireworks are being let off near Anfield as Eddie Nketiah threatens a late winner, but Alisson saves.
Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace
17:49 , Arthur Ferridge90mins: Five added minutes.
GOAL! Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace
17:44 , Arthur Ferridge84mins: How’s that for commentator’s curse - Salah bags one more for Liverpool!
Nunez plays a cross over the box for Gakpo to knock down, and Salah finishes with a Di Cannio-esque volley.
Does he have one more in him?
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:42 , Arthur Ferridge83mins: It now looks like Palace who are most likely to score the second goal of the afternoon. Esse plays a tantalising ball into the box but it is cleared before Nketiah can reach it.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:36 , Arthur Ferridge77mins: Liverpool have really lacked an edge today. Alexander-Arnold swings another gorgeous free-kick into the area and Salah rises to meet it, but misses his header.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:33 , Arthur Ferridge75mins: Jota hits the post from close range! Still Liverpool push.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:33 , Arthur Ferridge74mins: Jones loses the ball in midfield, allowing Sarr to break. He has Hughes in support in a two-on-one, but completely miss-hits his cross, firing it well beyond his teammate.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:32 , Arthur Ferridge73mins: Two more sweet Alexander-Arnold crosses go nowhere. Will he be able to mark his final Anfield appearance with an assist?
RED CARD! Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:27 , Arthur Ferridge69mins: Ryan Gravenberch is dismissed for taking out Kamada in a rash challenge. A disappointing end to what has been a brilliant campaign for the Dutchman.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:25 , Arthur Ferridge65mins: A pair of good chances for Palace as Sarr and Devenny threaten to score, but Alisson stops both.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:2365mins: Alexander-Arnold plays a fantastic ball from well within his own half to Nunez, but Henderson is quick off his line to deny the Uruguayan.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:20 , Arthur Ferridge62mins: Jota and Nunez replace Szoboslai and, oddly, Konate.
Mateta and Eze are replaced by Nketiah and Devenny.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:19 , Arthur Ferridge60mins: Gravenberch goes over in the box and is booked, presumably for simulation.
Elsewhere, Jota and Nunez being readied to come on now. This could also be Nunez’s final appearance for the club, as he has been linked with a move away this summer.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:16 , Arthur Ferridge58mins: Alexander-Arnold is desperate to mark this match with a ‘moment’. He shoots on the volley from well outside the box but doesn’t quite catch it right, missing well wide.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:13 , Arthur Ferridge54mins: Trent earns another free kick in an equally dangerous position and gives a much better account of himself with the cross, but nobody in the middle can get a head to it.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:10 , Arthur Ferridge52mins: Mateta smacks a speculative effort from range, but Alisson easily holds it.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:08 , Arthur Ferridge50mins: Brilliant! Liverpool look lively in the second half and Salah fires at goal, but Lacroix makes a great block to deny him.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:06 , Arthur Ferridge47mins: The less said about Trent’s delivery there, the better. 43 minutes remain for him to come up with a more memorable moment to mark his final Anfield appearance.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:05 , Arthur Ferridge46mins: Trent is welcomed to the match by Daichi Kamada, who unceremoniously clatters him to give away a free kick in a dangerous position, about 30 yards out.
2ND HALF: Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
17:04 , Arthur FerridgeWe are back underway at Anfield, and Alexander-Arnold has entered the fray to play his final minutes in a Liverpool shirt.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:48 , Arthur FerridgeThat does it for the first half - hardly a classic so far. Sarr’s opener remains the difference so far in a half-flat affair which has not been without its chances, but the Reds have been frustrated by wayward finishing and the immovable Dean Henderson.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:47 , Arthur Ferridge45mins: One added minute.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:45 , Arthur Ferridge44mins: It just isn’t quite happening for Liverpool. Robertson wins a free kick at the left corner of the 18-yard box and puts in a tidy cross, but it is cleared away with ease.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:4443mins: Liverpool continue to push for an equaliser before the break. Konate looks for a through-ball between the lines, but his effort is cleared away by Lacroix.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:40 , Arthur Ferridge40mins: Halftime is fast approaching, and still two red balloons survive in the Liverpool half.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:40 , Arthur Ferridge39mins: Jones challenges Henderson for a high ball and clatters him. The England teammates laugh it off together.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:38 , Arthur Ferridge37mins: Fantastic from Dean Henderson! Salah floats a lovely ball over the top to Diaz, totally unmarked in the box and well onside. He shoots first time on his weaker foot, and puts it right into Henderson’s leg.
The keeper did well to get down to it, but Diaz needed to put his shot anywhere else. He boots the post in frustration.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:36 , Arthur Ferridge34mins: Szoboszlai becomes the latest in Red to put a header wide of the mark. Liverpool are knocking, but thus far, Palace have the answers.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:34 , Arthur Ferridge33mins: Eze dances around the edge of the box and manages to work enough space to loose a cross at Mateta. The Frenchman hits the bar from the edge of the six-yard box, but the offside flag goes up to spare his blushes.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:31 , Arthur Ferridge30mins: Mateta beats Van Dijk and has the ball in the back of the net, but replays show he is well offside.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:30 , Arthur Ferridge28mins: Another great chance for Diaz, who catches his marker by surprise as he throws himself at a cross and makes good contact, but can’t quite get his effort on target.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:27 , Arthur Ferridge26mins: Diaz finds the ball on the edge of the box, takes two touches and lashes one at goal. but it can’t quite bend enough to sneak in at the far post.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:26 , Arthur Ferridge25mins: Gakpo drives at Richards and forces the American into conceding a corner. Szobszlai takes it short and gets it back, but his eventual cross is cleared by Hughes, who has covered a lot of ground in the opening exchanges.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:25 , Arthur Ferridge23mins: Still lots of red balloons bouncing around in the Liverpool half here, which tells you how much Palace have managed to get forward since Sarr’s opener.
We have a brief stoppage, and Munoz and Sarr take the opportunity to burst a few. Decidedly unfestive scenes at Anfield.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:23 , Arthur Ferridge22mins: Liverpool are enjoying a lot of the ball here, but have not been particularly incisive. Most of their threat has come from chance crosses, which have not overly troubled Dean Henderson in the Palace goal.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:2120mins: Gakpo cuts in off the left flank but is harried away by Hughes. He finds Gravenberch, who puts a cross into the hands of Henderson.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:19 , Arthur Ferridge18mins: Things are starting to wake up now. Bradley’s cross is put behind by Lerma for a corner, which comes to nothing.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:18 , Arthur Ferridge17mins: Robertson puts a good cross in for Salah, but Mitchell clears. Bright start from the Palace defender.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:17 , Arthur Ferridge16mins: This match has preseason friendly vibes, and, in fairness, that isn’t terribly far from the truth, given this is just a dead rubber.
Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:14 , Arthur Ferridge13mins: The home support seem totally nonplussed by that early goal. What reason do they have to be annoyed? They’re only here for the trophy lift, really.
GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace
16:10 , Arthur Ferridge9mins: Ismaila Sarr from nowhere at all! After a quiet start Palace have their noses in front.
A loose pass from Bradley is cut out by Mitchell, who feeds an unmarked Sarr to put the Eagles ahead.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
16:08 , Arthur Ferridge7mins: It has been a fairly quiet start at Anfield, which is hardly surprising given there is little on the line for either side.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
16:04 , Arthur Ferridge3mins: A first foray forward for the Reds sees Gakpo swing one in to Salah, but he can’t do anything with it as Mitchell clears behind. Reminder that Salah needs two goals or assists today to finish this season with the most goal contributions ever in a Premier League campaign.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
16:02 , Arthur Ferridge1min: Lots of balloons have made their way onto the pitch in the early stages, accentuating the party atmosphere of the day. Lovely touch from Liverpool.
KICK OFF: Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
16:00 , Arthur FerridgeFor the final time this season, we are underway at Anfield.
The players are out
15:56 , Arthur FerridgeLiverpool are afforded their guard of honour for the fourth and final time.
Kick off is just moments away.
Look who's here...
15:56 , Arthur FerridgeJurgen Klopp turns out for the big day.
Kick off comes next!
15:50 , Arthur FerridgeJust ten minutes until the final match of the Premier League season gets underway.
Trent starts his final match on the bench
15:45 , Arthur FerridgeToday is Trent Alexander-Arnold’s final match in a Liverpool shirt after 20 years with the club, but he does not make the starting lineup, starting instead from the bench.
Will he be able to wave goodbye to Anfield today?
Can Mo Salah make (more) history?
15:39 , Arthur FerridgeNow 32, Mo Salah is in the midst of a historic season, with 28 goals and 18 assists to his name in the Premier League, and was this week named Player of the Year, to nobody’s surprise.
With 36 total goal contributions, he has already set the record for the most productive attacking 38-match campaign, but with two more goals or assists today, he could break the all-time record for the most goal contributions in a season.
Alan Shearer and Andy Cole set that record at 47 in 42-match campaigns.
What is on the line today?
15:32 , Arthur FerridgePlenty of clubs are facing nervous waits today, to find out whether or not they will qualify for the all-important Champions League next season.
At Anfield, though, there will be no stress. Not much, anyway. Liverpool’s title is long since confirmed, as is their return to the Champions League, while Crystal Palace are also qualified for the Europa League after winning the FA Cup.
While there will be plenty of table reshuffling around the grounds as goals start to fly in, there will be no nerves at Anfield. Today is a celebration of the title, the game, a historic season.
Liverpool's form
15:24 , Arthur FerridgeSince clinching the Premier League title, the Reds have been on the beach.
They are winless since beating Tottenham in late April, recording a draw at home to Arsenal and losing to both Chelsea and Brighton.
They will hope to reverse that run today as they look to end the campaign on a high.
Off the pitch...
15:14Liverpool have intensified their pursuit of attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz this week as they look to strengthen Arne Slot’s side ahead of next year’s title defence.
They are reported to have made first contact with Bayer Leverkusen this week as they look to expedite the deal.
Wirtz has reportedly informed Bayern Munich, who had also been interested in his signature, that he would sooner join the Reds.
The Champions arrive at Anfield
15:03 , Arthur FerridgeAnd do so in a cloud of red smoke.
Alexander-Arnold benched
14:56 , Arthur FerridgeThis will not be the teary Anfield farewell Trent Alexander-Arnold might have hoped for.
Slot has again relegated him to the bench, opting instead for Conor Bradley at right back.
He will hope at least for a cameo today in what will be his final Liverpool appearance.
Confirmed Crystal Palace team news
14:48 , Arthur FerridgeOliver Glasner names his Premier League finale XI.
Confirmed Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma; Mitchell, Kamada, Hughes; Sarr, Eze, Mateta
Subs: Turner, Ward, Nketiah, Franca, Esse, Devenny, Kporha
Confirmed Liverpool team news
14:47 , Arthur FerridgeArne Slot’s final lineup of the season is out.
Confirmed Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, Van Dijk, Konate, Bradley; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Jones; Salah, Diaz, Gakpo
Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Endo, Nunez, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah
Team news comes next
14:37 , Arthur FerridgeLineups will be released shortly...
A day of parades awaits
14:30 , Arthur FerridgeBoth Liverpool and Crystal Palace have parades to look forward to this week,
The Reds will tote the Premier League trophy through Liverpool on Monday, with a 10-mile route stretching from Allerton Maze into city centre. It is expected to last anywhere from three to five hours.
Crystal Palace, meanwhile, will race back to London at full time, with plans also in place for them to celebrate their FA Cup triumph with a parade on the Bank Holiday. Their route runs from Whitehorse Road to Selhurst Park, starting at 1pm.
Last time out
14:22 , Arthur FerridgeJust one goal was the difference the last time these two sides met, scored by Diogo Jota in the ninth minute. Here’s how the full head-to-head shakes out:
Liverpool wins: 35
Crystal Palace wins: 15
Draws: 12
Salah chases more records
14:14 , Arthur FerridgeNow 32, Mo Salah is in the midst of a historic season, with 28 goals and 18 assists to his name in the Premier League, and was this week named Player of the Year, to nobody’s surprise.
With 36 total goal contributions, he has already set the record for the most productive attacking 38-match campaign, but with two more goals or assists today, he could break the all-time record for the most goal contributions in a season.
Alan Shearer and Andy Cole set that record at 47 in 42-match campaigns.
Trent Alexander-Arnold says goodbye to Anfield
14:05 , Arthur Ferridge20 years after joining the academy at six years old, Trent Alexander-Arnold will bid farewell to Liverpool this afternoon. He is set to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season, with reports tipping him to join Real Madrid next season.
He was harshly booed by fans after initially announcing his decision, and will hope for a more amicable goodbye today.
Several Liverpool players, including Mohamed Salah, have spoken out asking for fans to show more respect for his time at the club, as has Jurgen Klopp.
Standard Sport's prediction: Eagles to end campaign on a high
13:55 , Arthur FerridgeSince winning their respective trophies, Liverpool and Palace have had very different fortunes. The Reds have hit the beach, losing two and drawing one since clinching the Premier League, while the Eagles produced a remarkable comeback win over a strong Wolves side in their sole outing since the FA Cup final.
Palace players and fans alike will want nothing more than to seal this historic season with a win over the champions.
With Monday’s victory parade at the forefront of their minds, they will not be short on motivation. Long may the Palace party continue.
Crystal Palace to win, 2-1.
Crystal Palace team news: No Wharton, Guehi a doubt
13:50 , Arthur FerridgeThe Eagles will leave Adam Wharton at home for their trip to Liverpool after he suffered a head injury in the FA Cup final.
Marc Guehi also sustained an eye injury after catching a shot in the face from close range at Wembley, but Oliver Glasner said he could return for the season finale on Merseyside.
Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure will both miss out, too, having been sidelined for much of the season with long-term knee injuries.
Liverpool team news: Mac Allister to miss out
13:45 , Arthur FerridgeThere is just one absence for Slot’s champions-elect today, as Alexis Mac Allister misses out with a hip injury.
It is not serious, but Slot has chosen not to risk him, allowing him to rest and recover ahead of next season.
Slot said: He said: “Alexis will not play for us this season anymore. He needs rest at this moment in time to recover completely and to be ready for the start of next season, but it will be no problem for him to be back [for 25/26].
“I think he played throughout the last part of the season with the Argentinian mentality he has. Never gives up, no matter what he feels, but it is not smart to play a player that has not a big injury, but something to take a risk with.”
How to watch Liverpool vs Crystal Palace
13:40 , Arthur FerridgeLiverpool vs Crystal Palace will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting from 3pm.
Sky subscribers can also watch online with Now TV app and website.
You can also follow all the action right here with Standard Sport’s live blog.
What time does Liverpool vs Crystal Palace kick off?
13:35 , Arthur FerridgeLiverpool vs Crystal Palace will get underway at 4pm at Anfield Stadium.
Good afternoon
13:29 , Arthur FerridgeHello, and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Liverpool vs Crystal Palace.
With both sides qualified for Europe and the Premier League title wrapped up, there is little to for today beyond honour. There will, however, be the small matter of a trophy ceremony at full time.
Can the Eagles add another memorable win to an already famous campaign?
