#5 Palace strengthen their survival bid as Liverpool are hit a major blow
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Liverpool’s resolve petered out as the game wore on with the Reds committing silly fouls and the Eagles eventually saw the game out to complete their third successive league win at Anfield, thereby becoming the first team to do it since Chelsea achieved it 12 years ago.
Meanwhile, Sam Allardyce won his first game at Anfield as a manager in his 14th attempt and the three points took Palace to 38 points, which is the exact number set as a target by Allardyce to confirm safety from regulation.
On the other hand, Liverpool’s top four hopes suffered a major blow with the home loss. Although they stay third for now, Manchester City and Manchester United are two and three points behind respectively with two games in hand.
After the show of mental fortitude in the past two weeks, this was a timid performance from Jurgen Klopp’s men and they are headed for a nervous finish to claim a top four place as the loss of key players, lack of squad depth and teams breathing down their neck are hurting their immediate future as well as next season’s plans.
