Report: U23s overcome by resilient Liverpool in close-fought clash
Crystal Palace PL2 0 Liverpool PL2 2
Palace U230
Liverpool PL22
Woltman19'
Gordon90'+2'
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MANManchester City U23
26
16
6
4
65
32
+33
54
2
WESWest Ham United U23
26
15
3
8
59
39
+20
48
3
ARSArsenal U23
26
10
11
5
56
48
+8
41
4
LIVLiverpool U23
26
11
7
8
47
37
+10
40
5
CRYCrystal Palace U23
26
12
3
11
54
50
+4
39
6
MANManchester United U23
26
11
6
9
46
43
+3
39
7
TOTTottenham Hotspur U23
26
10
7
9
49
45
+4
37
8
LEILeicester City U23
26
10
7
9
38
53
-15
37
9
BLABlackburn Rovers U23
26
9
8
9
50
56
-6
35
10
BHABrighton and Hove Albion U23
26
9
7
10
41
41
0
34
11
EVEEverton U23
26
8
5
13
33
54
-21
29
12
CHEChelsea U23
26
7
7
12
39
47
-8
28
13
LEELeeds United U23
26
7
6
13
44
49
-5
27
14
DERDerby County U23
26
4
3
19
31
58
-27
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Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace PL2 0, Liverpool PL2 2.
90'+4'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
90'+2'
Liverpool U23 Goal
Goal!
Kaide
Gordon(7)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 0, Liverpool PL2 2. Kaide Gordon (Liverpool PL2) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Morton following a fast break.
89'
Substitution
Jack
Wells-Morrison(8)
offDavid
Omilabu(14)
on89'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Nathan Ferguson tries a through ball, but Tayo Adaramola is caught offside.
88'
Substitution
Max
Woltman(9)
offJack
Bearne(14)
on87'
miss
Attempt missed. Nathan Ferguson (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nya Kirby with a cross following a corner.
87'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Max Woltman.
87'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
86'
Yellow Card
Bradley(2)
Conor Bradley (Liverpool PL2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'
free kick won
John-Kymani Gordon (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82'
Substitution
James
Balagizi(10)
offThomas
Clayton(12)
on78'
free kick won
Conor Bradley (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Billy Koumetio.
72'
free kick won
Conor Bradley (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70'
free kick won
Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68'
free kick won
Conor Bradley (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Billy Koumetio.
66'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
66'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
66'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Kelly with a through ball.
64'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63'
corner
Corner, Liverpool PL2. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
63'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. James Norris (Liverpool PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
58'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nya Kirby.
57'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
55'
corner
Corner, Liverpool PL2. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
53'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Billy Koumetio.
49'
corner
Corner, Liverpool PL2. Conceded by Jack Wells-Morrison.
47'
free kick won
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace PL2 0, Liverpool PL2 1.
45'
penalty saved
Penalty saved! Kaide Gordon (Liverpool PL2) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
45'
penalty won
Penalty Liverpool PL2. Kaide Gordon draws a foul in the penalty area.
40'
free kick won
Leighton Clarkson (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
38'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
38'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. John-Kymani Gordon (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi with a headed pass.
38'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Leighton Clarkson.
35'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by James Norris.
30'
free kick won
Billy Koumetio (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28'
free kick won
John-Kymani Gordon (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27'
free kick won
Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24'
free kick won
Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23'
offside
Offside, Liverpool PL2. Max Woltman tries a through ball, but Kaide Gordon is caught offside.
22'
free kick won
Jack Wells-Morrison (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19'
Liverpool U23 Goal
Goal!
Max
Woltman(9)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 0, Liverpool PL2 1. Max Woltman (Liverpool PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leighton Clarkson following a fast break.
18'
miss
Attempt missed. Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
15'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8'
free kick won
Billy Koumetio (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5'
free kick won
James Norris (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3'
miss
Attempt missed. Leighton Clarkson (Liverpool PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kaide Gordon with a cross following a corner.
2'
corner
Corner, Liverpool PL2. Conceded by Nathan Ferguson.
2'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
Starting lineup
1
Marcelo Pitaluga
GK
2
Conor Bradley
DF
86'
5
Billy Koumetio
DF
4
Jarell Quansah
DF
3
Owen Beck
DF
10
James Balagizi
MF
82'
6
Leighton Clarkson
MF
8
Tyler Morton
MF
7
Kaide Gordon
S
90'+2'
11
James Norris
S
9
Max Woltman
S
19'
88'
Substitutes
12
Thomas Clayton
82'
13
Oscar Kelly
14
Jack Bearne
88'
15
Fidel O'Rourke
Team stats
WES
1-2
LEI
BLA
4-0
LEE
CHE
0-1
MAN
EVE
1-0
TOT
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View all videosStarting lineup
Starting lineup
1
Marcelo Pitaluga
GK
2
Conor Bradley
DF
86'
5
Billy Koumetio
DF
4
Jarell Quansah
DF
3
Owen Beck
DF
10
James Balagizi
MF
82'
6
Leighton Clarkson
MF
8
Tyler Morton
MF
7
Kaide Gordon
S
90'+2'
11
James Norris
S
9
Max Woltman
S
19'
88'
Substitutes
12
Thomas Clayton
82'
13
Oscar Kelly
14
Jack Bearne
88'
15
Fidel O'Rourke
Team stats
WES
1-2
LEI
BLA
4-0
LEE
CHE
0-1
MAN
EVE
1-0
TOT
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1
MANManchester City U23
26
16
6
4
65
32
+33
54
2
WESWest Ham United U23
26
15
3
8
59
39
+20
48
3
ARSArsenal U23
26
10
11
5
56
48
+8
41
4
LIVLiverpool U23
26
11
7
8
47
37
+10
40
5
CRYCrystal Palace U23
26
12
3
11
54
50
+4
39
6
MANManchester United U23
26
11
6
9
46
43
+3
39
7
TOTTottenham Hotspur U23
26
10
7
9
49
45
+4
37
8
LEILeicester City U23
26
10
7
9
38
53
-15
37
9
BLABlackburn Rovers U23
26
9
8
9
50
56
-6
35
10
BHABrighton and Hove Albion U23
26
9
7
10
41
41
0
34
11
EVEEverton U23
26
8
5
13
33
54
-21
29
12
CHEChelsea U23
26
7
7
12
39
47
-8
28
13
LEELeeds United U23
26
7
6
13
44
49
-5
27
14
DERDerby County U23
26
4
3
19
31
58
-27
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Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace PL2 0, Liverpool PL2 2.
90'+4'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
90'+2'
Liverpool U23 Goal
Goal!
Kaide
Gordon(7)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 0, Liverpool PL2 2. Kaide Gordon (Liverpool PL2) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Morton following a fast break.
89'
Substitution
Jack
Wells-Morrison(8)
offDavid
Omilabu(14)
on89'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Nathan Ferguson tries a through ball, but Tayo Adaramola is caught offside.
88'
Substitution
Max
Woltman(9)
offJack
Bearne(14)
on87'
miss
Attempt missed. Nathan Ferguson (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nya Kirby with a cross following a corner.
87'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Max Woltman.
87'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
86'
Yellow Card
Bradley(2)
Conor Bradley (Liverpool PL2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'
free kick won
John-Kymani Gordon (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82'
Substitution
James
Balagizi(10)
offThomas
Clayton(12)
on78'
free kick won
Conor Bradley (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Billy Koumetio.
72'
free kick won
Conor Bradley (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70'
free kick won
Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68'
free kick won
Conor Bradley (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Billy Koumetio.
66'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
66'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
66'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Kelly with a through ball.
64'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63'
corner
Corner, Liverpool PL2. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
63'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. James Norris (Liverpool PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
58'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nya Kirby.
57'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
55'
corner
Corner, Liverpool PL2. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
53'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Billy Koumetio.
49'
corner
Corner, Liverpool PL2. Conceded by Jack Wells-Morrison.
47'
free kick won
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace PL2 0, Liverpool PL2 1.
45'
penalty saved
Penalty saved! Kaide Gordon (Liverpool PL2) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
45'
penalty won
Penalty Liverpool PL2. Kaide Gordon draws a foul in the penalty area.
40'
free kick won
Leighton Clarkson (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
38'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
38'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. John-Kymani Gordon (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi with a headed pass.
38'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Leighton Clarkson.
35'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by James Norris.
30'
free kick won
Billy Koumetio (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28'
free kick won
John-Kymani Gordon (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27'
free kick won
Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24'
free kick won
Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23'
offside
Offside, Liverpool PL2. Max Woltman tries a through ball, but Kaide Gordon is caught offside.
22'
free kick won
Jack Wells-Morrison (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19'
Liverpool U23 Goal
Goal!
Max
Woltman(9)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 0, Liverpool PL2 1. Max Woltman (Liverpool PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leighton Clarkson following a fast break.
18'
miss
Attempt missed. Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
15'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8'
free kick won
Billy Koumetio (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5'
free kick won
James Norris (Liverpool PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3'
miss
Attempt missed. Leighton Clarkson (Liverpool PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kaide Gordon with a cross following a corner.
2'
corner
Corner, Liverpool PL2. Conceded by Nathan Ferguson.
2'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.