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Mohamed Salah scored his 200th Liverpool goal as Jurgen Klopp’s side produced a late comeback against 10-man Crystal Palace to move top of the Premier League and increase the pressure on former boss Roy Hodgson.
Salah became only the fifth
player to reach that landmark for the club, joining Ian Rush, Roger Hunt,
Gordon Hodgson and Billy Liddell, when he ignited the fightback with a
76th-minute equaliser.
It was Harvey Elliott who
delivered the decisive moment inside the first of 10 minutes of added time,
producing a stunning strike from the edge of the penalty area to lift Liverpool
above Arsenal.
Salah’s goal arrived just 98
seconds after Jordan Ayew was dismissed for a second bookable offence, and the
visitors had failed to land a shot on target prior to that moment.
Palace, booed off by their
supporters following a disappointing home loss to Bournemouth on Wednesday,
were on course to deliver a surprise blow to the Reds’ title aspirations following
Jean-Philippe Mateta’s penalty.
The game had continued for more
than one minute after Jarell Quansah caught Mateta when attempting to clear a
cross before the video assistant referee intervened – but referee Andy Madley
did not take long to award Palace a spot-kick after being sent to the pitchside
monitor.
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