LONDON, Dec 9: Mohamed Salah scored his 200th Liverpool goal on Saturday as Jurgen Klopp’s team came from behind to beat 10-man Crystal Palace 2-1 in the Premier League.
But it was substitute Harvey Elliott who struck Liverpool’s winner with a long-range shot in the 91st minute at Selhurst Park to provisionally move the club to the top of the standings.
Liverpool now leads Arsenal by a point. The Gunners can regain the league lead when they play at third-place Aston Villa on Saturday evening.
Salah had evened the score with a deflected shot in the 76th. Palace had been reduced to 10 men just a minute earlier when Jordan Ayew was sent off.
The home team had taken the lead through Jean-Philippe Mateta’s penalty in the 57th after he had been fouled by Jarell Quansah.
But the game turned around when Ayew was shown a second yellow card.
Liverpool quickly capitalized as Salah struck his landmark goal. He became the fifth Liverpool player to reach 200 for the club.
Even then, Klopp’s team looked set to drop points until Elliott’s clincher.
Salah scores his 150th Premier League goal
Salah scored his 150th Premier League goal on Saturday.
The Egypt forward moved up to 10th on the all-time list of scorers in the division, tied with former Liverpool forward Michael Owen.
The goal was also Salah’s 200th for Liverpool in all competitions — becoming the fifth player to reach that landmark figure for the Merseyside club.
Alisson returns to full training after injury
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker had returned to full training ahead of Saturday’s game. He missed the past three matches since injuring his hamstring two weeks ago. (AP)
