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Liverpool 1-2 Crystal Palace: Benteke Haunts Reds With a Brace and Boosts His Side's Survival Hopes
Christian Benteke scored a twofold for Crystal Palace as Liverpool once more lost to a lower positioned group in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday.
Philippe Coutinho's awesome free-kick gave the home side the favorable position yet Benteke's prop, one a side-footed complete and the other a short proximity header, guaranteed Palace moved seven clear of eighteenth put Swansea.
Castle's blueprint was uncovered from the get-go, with Sam Allardyce's side hoping to break quick on the counter through the pacy outlets of Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend while remaining tight and smaller at the back, limiting Liverpool's innovativeness.
Christian Benteke had the opportunity to open the scoring on his arrival to Anfield however could just push his shot from the edge of the crate wide of Simon Mignolet's post having beaten two Liverpool guards.
Royal residence's resistance was broken halfway through the primary half through Philippe Coutinho's free-kick, with the Brazilian twisting an exertion over the divider and past a scrambling Wayne Hennessey for his tenth Premier League objective of the season.
Nonetheless, in spite of snapshots of assaulting thrive, Liverpool still looked defenseless at the back and were fixed just before half-time. Cabaye snuck in behind and squared on the half-volley for Benteke, who committed no error in terminating high into the net to draw the guests level.
The Reds looked shocked as Benteke kept on being persuasive, cutting down Jason Puncheon's cross expertly before observing his pleasant shot spared effortlessly by Mignolet.
Coutinho verged on multiplying both his side's lead and his objective count for the evening, coasting into the case before being impeded by Palace shields with his shot in the end being obstructed by James Tomkins.
Jurgen Klopp has been extended for alternatives starting late because of wounds and, much the same as the 1-0 at West Brom a week ago, Liverpool missed the innovativeness and pizazz of Adam Lallana, while the nonattendance of Sadio Mane and his capacity to get in behind and complete clinically was likewise predominant.
Nervousness developed around Anfield as Liverpool's assaulting risk appeared to be genuinely limit during the time frame, yet it could have been a great deal more terrible for the main four hopefuls had Yohan Cabaye figured out how to hold his exertion down when endeavoring to swivel and shoot from short proximity.
Despite Cabaye's miss Palace soon led the pack, with Benteke turned out to be a noteworthy thistle in his previous club's side. A corner, so regularly the fixing of Liverpool's protective rearguard, was permitted to traverse the six-yard box uncontested of the Belgian striker flew up once more, stooping to head Sam Allardyce's group in front.
Liverpool tossed on Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alberto Moreno in a final desperate attempt to snatch an equalizer yet no such objective came as Palace helped their own odds of Premier League survival while putting a gouge in their rivals' main four desires.
Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Clyne, Matip, Lovren, Milner, Wijnaldum, Lucas, Can, Firmino, Origi, Coutinho
Precious stone Palace XI: Hennessey, Ward, Tomkins, Kelly, Schlupp, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Townsend, Puncheon, Zaha, Benteke
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