Elliott scores in stoppage time and Liverpool beats 10-man Palace to move to top of Premier League

Football
By Associated Press | Dec 09, 2023
Harvey Elliot (center) celebrates with teammates after scoring Liverpool's winner against Palace.[Liverpool]

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 also moved up to 10th in the league's all-time scorers list with 150.

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