Liverpool made many changes to their starting lineup in the earliest match of round 7. Regular starters such as Andy Robertson, Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz were all on the bench, giving way to Kostas Tsimikas, Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo.
This change helped Liverpool play with great enthusiasm in the first half. In the 9th minute, Diogo Jota quickly scored after a pass from Gakpo. In this phase, the home team's defense was not focused.
In the remaining time of the first half, Arne Slot's team continued to dominate. They also created many opportunities from Arnold and Jota but could not score any more goals.
Crystal Palace were desperate for their first win of the season, with Eddie Nketiah putting the ball in the Liverpool net just 20 seconds into the game, but it was ruled out for offside.
In this match, coach Glasner left striker Mateta - the player who scored 15 goals in the last 11 matches at Selhurst Park on the bench. That made the home team's attack very deadlocked in the first half. It was not until the 45+1 minute that they created a real dangerous situation but Ismaila Sarr's shot was blocked by Becker.
In the second half, Crystal Palace sent Will Hughes and Mateta onto the field. This helped the home team improve the game, putting pressure on Liverpool. The home team continuously launched dangerous shots from Nketiah and Eze, but goalkeeper Becker made excellent saves.
Liverpool lost strength, the attack line could no longer maintain sharp coordination. Coach Arne Slot even withdrew Salah - the player who scored in all 3 away matches since the beginning of the season, and replaced him with Luis Diaz.
In the final minutes, Liverpool's number 1 goalkeeper Becker suffered a relapse of his injury, forcing the visitors to use unfamiliar goalkeeper Jaros. In the 84th minute, the home team had a good chance to equalize but Eze shot too weakly after a pass from Mateta.
The final result was Liverpool beating Crystal Palace 1-0. Thanks to that, Salah and his teammates continued to lead the Premier League with 18 points, regardless of the results of Arsenal and Man City's matches afterwards.
