Report: Clinical Liverpool punish Palace

Three first-half strikes from a ruthless Liverpool front-line effectively secured the points at Selhurst Park today, with Roy Hodgson’s men left to rue a number of chances wasted in the opening 45. The visitors added four more in the second-half in a demoralising afternoon for Palace.

Summary

Nightmare start for Palace, as Takumi Minamino smashes past Guaita after 2 minutes

Flurry of Palace chances come to nothing

Mane strikes on 35 mins to double visitors’ lead, and Firmino adds to Palace’s pain just before half-time

HT: 0-3

Jordan Henderson strikes sweetly from distance for 0-4, Firmino dinks over Guaita to make it five

Salah nods the sixth, and curls from distance for Liverpool’s seventh.

FT: 0-7

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