Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Fabinho is congratulated after scoring his team’s third goalduring the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park in south London on January 23, 2022. AFPPIX: Liverpool kept hope of a Premier League title race alive as a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace cut the gap on leaders Manchester City to nine points, while Arsenal missed the chance to move into the top four after being held 0-0 by Burnley.
The visitors showed no sign of missing their talismen as they blew Palace away in the opening half hour before being forced to hang on in the second half. Robertson was the creator again when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain doubled Liverpool's lead with a calm finish. Palace finally got their reward with a brilliant move as Jeffrey Schlupp and Mateta teed up Edouard for a tap-in.But Liverpool's two-goal cushion was restored in controversial circumstances a minute from time when a penalty was given after a lengthy VAR intervention for Vicente Guaita's block on Diogo Jota.
The Clarets have up to four games in hand on some of their relegation rivals and gave their hopes of survival a huge boost despite remaining bottom of the table. Leicester's hopes of European football next season were dealt a huge blow by conceding twice deep into stoppage time to lose to Spurs in midweek.
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