At 22:00 Beijing time on January 23, the 23rd round of the Premier League continued, with Liverpool playing away to Crystal Palace. In the first half, Robertson scored twice, with Van Dijk and Chamberlain scoring goals.
In the second half, Mattta assisted Edward to win back a city, Jota made a point, Fabinho sealed the victory, Liverpool won 3-1, achieving a season double against Crystal Palace, while winning two consecutive league games and continuing to sit firmly in the second place in the table.
In this round, Manchester City, who came first, accidentally lost points, ending a 12-game winning streak with Southampton, and if Liverpool beat their opponents, they could secure the second place in the table while narrowing the point difference to single digits.
Just 7 minutes into the opening, Liverpool won a corner kick, Robertson accurately guided, Van Dijk shrugged off the defender, grabbed the nodding ball to break the goal, Liverpool 1-0 lead, but also played a dream start.
In the 32nd minute, Diogo Jota scored widely, Robertson started from the front of the penalty area, Chamberlain received the back point, chest unloading and left foot pumping, 2-0!
After a long period of injury, Chamberlain gradually regained his form of play, scoring goals in two consecutive rounds. In addition, Robertson's assists increased to 8, and Three Liverpool players took the top three in the assists list.
Easy side to fight again, Liverpool in front of the door wind and noise. In the 55th minute, Crystal Palace kicked out a quick counter-attack, Matta chose a selfless cross in the case of a single knife, Edward followed up with a push to win the empty goal, the score came to 1-2! In the 85th minute, Diogo Jota collapsed in the penalty area and the referee watched the VAR and awarded a penalty. In the 89th minute, Fabinho scored a penalty to seal the victory 3-1.
The remaining days were spent with nothing on either side, and Liverpool won the victory. The 3-1 match allowed Arsenal to achieve a season double against Crystal Palace. Since August 2017, they have beaten Crystal Palace 10 times in a row, including a wave of seven consecutive away wins. The last two visits to Selhurst Park have scored 10 goals in one sitting, including a 7-0 win last season. It can be said that Liverpool is the uncompromising bitter lord of Crystal Palace.
Liverpool reached 48 points, four points ahead of Chelsea behind them, and continued to sit firmly in second place in the table. In addition, Liverpool also seized the opportunity of Manchester City to concede points in this round, taking the opportunity to narrow the point difference to less than 10 points, which is still 9 points short.
Of course, Liverpool still have the advantage of a round of less than one round, if the make-up can be won, then they are only 6 points behind, the suspense of the Premier League title is still there. In addition, Liverpool have reached the final of the League Cup, and they can be regarded as a two-sided go-together.