Liverpool 3-0 Crystal Palace: Mane, Salah and Keita all get on the scoresheet

Liverpool 3-0 Crystal Palace: Mane, Salah and Keita all get on the scoresheet. Liverpool have moved to the top of the Premier League table after beating a resurgent Crystal Palace at Anfield.

Match Report

Wilfried Zaha forced Alisson to scramble the ball away from goal just a couple of minutes in as Palace looked to rattle the hosts early on, but Sadio Mane tucked home the opener from a rebound shortly before half-time.

The enthralling encounter was then settled on 78 minutes through Mohamed Salah, who was on hand to latch on to Virgil van Dijk's formidable header to power beyond Vicente Guaita just yards out.

There was even time for substitute Naby Keita to add a third for the hosts before the final whistle, having thumped a scorching effort into the back of the net.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

3' CLOSE! Alisson makes timely save

9' Jota's shot wide out

16' CLOSE! Henderson's shot saved by Guaita

26' Benteke's shot wide out

38' Unbelievable! What a miss from Jota

39' Yellow Card! Henderson booked

42' GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Crystal Palace (Mane)

47' CHANCE! Henderson's long shot wide out

62' Injured Thiago replaced by Keita

68' CHANCE! Salah's shot denied by Guaita

72' CLOSE! Edouard misses a golden chance

77' GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Crystal Palace (Salah)

88' GOAL! Liverpool 3-0 Crystal Palace (Naby Keita)

Line-ups

Liverpool XI: Milner, Henderson, Thiago, Alisson, Salah, Van Dijk, Mane, Fabinho, Tsimikas, Jota, Konate

Subs: Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Origi, Robertson, Joe Gomez, Naby Keita, Kelleher, Curtis Jones, N. Phillips

Crystal Palace XI: McArthur, Kouyate, Benteke, Guaita, Ward, Jordan Ayew, Zaha, Andersen, Guehi, C. Gallagher, T. Mitchell

Subs: Tomkins, Martin Kelly, Clyne, Milivojevic, J. Butland, Hughes, Riedewald, O. Édouard, M. Olise