“But when he came over to me, I stood up and did what we always do as friends, our hand check. His first goal was well crafted, with Yohan Cabaye set free down the right, before the Frenchman played the ball across the face of goal for Benteke to fire home at the back post to level before the break. Liverpool became the first reigning Premier League champions to concede seven in a game. We were dominant, you cannot create 20 chances in a game like this, you have to work and that is what we did. Palace had become something of a bogey side for Liverpool, having also all-but-ended their title hopes in 2014, having fought from three goals down to draw 3-3 at Selhurst Park in a thrilling game dubbed as 'Crystanbul'. Everton 2-2 Liverpool, not a bad result for either team is it? He covers all sport from football, formula one, cricket, rugby, tennis, athletics, mma and wrestling. Last updated 12:35 AM, Sunday January 19 2020 GMT. I dont know but he last time they lost in premier league at home was against Crystal Palace  2-1  April 23, 2017 with Christian Benteke scoring twice. "We had belief in our own ability and the mental strength from the work we have done. "We knew it was going to be hard to play against them, but I give all the praise to the lads for the hard work.". Many did gather outside, however, letting off flares and fireworks. Premier League home records since Liverpool last lost at Anfield. I understand it's a personal challenge. Facebook: You can follow our Crystal Palace page here. Twitter: You can follow our dedicated Crystal Palace Twitter account, and Crystal Palace reporter Joe Doyle. But the Eagles could yet have the opportunity to end Liverpool's impressive home record in the Premier League, with no defeats for the Reds since St George's Day back in 2017, with the record standing at 1096 days and counting. "We knew it was difficult. Jurgen Klopp's squad, who secured the title last month, were presented with the trophy on a special podium built on the Kop stand following their final home game of the campaign. Everton vs. Liverpool, Inter Milan vs. AC Milan, Bundesliga and MLS: Weekend soccer viewers guide, Catarina Macario ready for new chapter with USWNT, Gio Reyna, U.S. stars on Barcelona's and Real Madrid's radar, La Liga kept Messi, but the talent drain to the Premier League is a concern, Look out Champions League, here comes the USMNT, Atalanta, Bayern ... Everton? But how did Palace do it, having only had 28% possession in the game and seen a Liverpool side featuring Roberto Firmino, Divock Origi and Coutinho fire in 14 attempts at goal? But April 23, 2017 was the last time Liverpool lost out at home in the Premier League, with Crystal Palace the side to inflict defeat on the Reds - their third straight win at Anfield in the top flight. Topics: Liverpool, Football News, Manchester United, Anthony Joshua, Premier League, Jurgen Klopp, Champions League, brexit, Crystal Palace. A poor attempt at a pass was pounced upon in the Liverpool box by Grealish, who laid the ball to Watkins for a simple finish. Crystal Palace were the last team to beat Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League, with Christian Benteke's brace on his return to the club proving decisive in April 2017. Benteke was not finished there though, with the Belgian netting the winner in the second half, silencing the home crowd once again as he headed home from close range from a corner in the 74th minute to give Palace the win. Are the English Premier League VAR officials just not good enough and up to the job. Lv 7. The Reds last loss at Anfield in the league came on April 23 2017, when Crystal Palace returned to south London with a 2-1 win, thanks to two goals from former Liverpool … Liverpool have now gone 1001 days without losing at home in the Premier League, and some massive moments have happened since their last loss. The Eagles were due to travel to Merseyside last month to face Liverpool, but the game was postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic. "It gives us a bit of breathing space for the final weeks of the season.". I promise we'll have this party that everybody deserves -- probably at the first available opportunity -- but we can do it only if everybody behaves appropriately. He was still in attendance on the day though and he came pitchside wearing an Eagles' tracksuit to share an elaborate celebratory handshake with his good friend, a move that angered some of the Liverpool fans. Klopp was also full of praise for Palace and their style of play, which has caused Liverpool problems on more than one occasion prior to this win and since as well. Stay up to date with all the latest with all the latest Crystal Palace news from the team at football.london across our social media channels. Liverpool are currently on 38 games unbeaten in-a-row in the league and could equal Arsenal's 49 game record if they stay undefeated after the game against Manchester City on April 4th. We look at what some of the key men involved on the day said about the game, below. The win, which was Palace's sixth in eight league games, moved them on to 38 points and all but assured the Eagles of another season of top flight football, with Allardyce's men continuing a trend of upsetting the top teams in the Premier League, having also claimed an unlikely win at the home of the champions-elect Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and a 3-0 win at home against Arsenal just 13 days before their trip to Anfield. "It's been a journey, a process, and every single player has been part of it.". "But over the last few weeks we have made a habit of upsetting the big teams and we've done it again thanks to the big man. View the latest comprehensive Liverpool FC match stats, along with a season by season archive, on the official website of the Premier League. With three wins from three games, Dean Smith's Villa are up to second place in the table, level on points with Liverpool - which has played four matches - plus Leicester and Arsenal. Villa doubled its advantage when Watkins, again set up by Grealish, cut inside Joe Gomez and fired past Adrian into the top corner. It was a sweet moment for the striker, who had just one season at Liverpool, but had still managed to score 10 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions for Jurgen Klopp's men. Liverpool reduced the deficit in the 33rd as the ball came to Mohamed Salah in the box and he cracked it in. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. NEWCASTLE 1-4 MAN UTD - Not trying to be cocky in any way whatsoever but that was a fair scoreline? Liverpool were presented with the Premier League trophy following their final home game of the season. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. 0 0. This was Palace's fourth win against Liverpool since returning to the top flight in 2013, with three of those four victories coming at Anfield, including a 3-1 win as the Eagles played the role of party-poopers on Steven Gerrard's Anfield farewell in May 2015 and claimed victory in Klopp's first home game in charge six months later. This season in the Premier League (England), Liverpool FC stats show they are performing Very Good overall, currently placing them at 5 /20 in the Premier League Table, winning 75% of matches.. On average Liverpool score 2.75 goals and concede 2.75 goals per match. One thing is for certain, Palace have proved they can win at Anfield, being the only other team besides Chelsea to record three straight league wins at Anfield since 2005. 8 months ago. Ryan is a writer for SPORTbible. Christian Benteke celebrates scoring against Liverpool at Anfield. On this day three years ago, Christian Benteke returned to haunt his old club as he bagged a brace in a 2-1 win for the Eagles, in what proved to be a big victory for Sam Allardyce's men on their way to survival in the Premier League. Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke scored twice against Liverpool at Anfield in April 2017. Information from Reuters was used in this report.