Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool – Match Report & Ratings | OneFootball

Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool: Diogo Jota’s ninth-minute-goal was enough as the Reds survived with goalkeeper Viteslav Jaros passing his baptism of fire with distinction.

Liverpool made it nine wins from 10 under Arne Slot but it wasn’t always plane sailing as world-class goalkeeper Alisson pulled his hamstring with 15 minutes remaining and with Caoimhin Kelleher ill, Slot turned to Viteszlav Jaros for his debut with the home side ramping up the pressure.

Portuguese marksman Diogo Jota had given The Reds the lead which they never extended despite bossing the lion’s share of proceedings, forcing Jaros to make several interventions to secure the points late on.

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It was nearly the slowest of starts for Slot’s side when Eddie Nketiah scored after 24 seconds but the linesman ruled him offside.

Kostas Tsimikas and Cody Gakpo, on their first league starts, combined before Jota, closed in with his anticipation coming to the fore, and finished with the outside of his right foot.

Liverpool’s No.20 had a golden opportunity to double the deficit when Ryan Gravenberch found him, but he missed the connection he was looking for before squandering another chance to put the game beyond doubt soon after.

Brazilin number one Alisson made a great save seconds before the half-time whistle from Ismalia Sarr and then claimed the loose ball.

However, with the Selhurst Park crowd sensing blood and the hosts up to the task, when Alisson unconventionally cleared the ball with the outside of his left boot, he went down in some distress.

This was Jaros’ moment. He flapped at a cross early on but held an effort from Eberechi Eze shortly after. He dealt with everything with extreme ease and even nearly assisted Jota late on.

Player Ratings

XI: Alisson Becker 8, Trent Alexander-Arnold 7, Ibrahima Konate 8, Virgil van Dijk 9, Kostas Tsimikas 7, Ryan Gravenberch 8, Alexis Mac Allister 7, Curtis Jones 7, Mohamed Salah 6, Diogo Jota 7, Cody Gakpo 7.

Subs: Dominik Szobszlai 7, Luis Diaz 7, Viteslav Jaros 8, Andy Robertson 6, Waturu Endo 7.