At 22:00 Beijing time on January 23, the 23rd round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace hosted Liverpool. In the first half, Van Dijk opened the record, Chamberlain extended the advantage, Alisson saved the goal, and in the second half, Edward pulled back a city and Fabinho hit the penalty. In the end, Liverpool won 3-1 against Crystal Palace.
In the 8th minute, Robertson drove a corner kick from the left, Van Dijk threw off the defense and ran to the front point, and the header broke the goal! Liverpool lead 1-0!
Since joining Liverpool, the Netherlands international has scored 12 goals in the league, first of all Premier League defenders in the same period. Van Dijk is not only the needle in the back line, but also the "overlord" hovering over the opponent's penalty area.
In the 32nd minute, Robertson accurately teleported to the back of the penalty area, and Chamberlain stopped the ball on his chest and volleyed into the net! Liverpool lead 2-0!
So far, the top three in this season's Premier League assist list have all become Liverpool players, namely Alexander-Arnold (10 times), Salah (9 times) and Robertson (8 times).
In the 55th minute, Schlupp's counter-attack penetrated the Liverpool defence, Mattta's one-handed chance ignored the cross, and Edward hit the empty goal! 1-2, Crystal Palace to take back a city!
In the 89th minute, Alexander-Arnold's 70-meter long pass from the backfield pinpointed Jota inside the penalty area, whose outside-footed shot was saved by the goalkeeper. The referee checks the replay and awards a penalty! Fabinho calm hit! Liverpool lead 3-1!
In the end, Liverpool won 3-1 against Crystal Palace, not only completing the season double, but also winning 10 consecutive games in the two teams, continuing to break the historical record.
As the leader Manchester City was forced to draw 1-1 in this round, Liverpool also took advantage of the situation to close the gap in the table, and still trailed by 9 points in the case of one less game.