{"id":11271,"date":"2023-02-28T13:07:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T13:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/?p=11271"},"modified":"2023-02-28T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T13:07:09","slug":"crystal-palace-0-vs-0-liverpool-klopps-stars-fail-to-shine-in-goalless-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2023\/02\/crystal-palace-0-vs-0-liverpool-klopps-stars-fail-to-shine-in-goalless-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace 0 vs 0 Liverpool: Klopp\u2019s stars fail to shine in goalless draw"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool\u2019s lacklustre season continued as they were held to a disappointing draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n

Having lost 5-2 in the week to Real Madrid<\/a> at Anfield, the onus was on the visitors to return to winning ways.<\/p>\n

But with their confidence shot, this outcome never looked likely, and it looks like a summer of big changes at the club is needed to refresh an ageing and perhaps stagnant squad.<\/p>\n

Jurgen Klopp must now be pondering whether the top four and a place in next season\u2019s Champions League is realistically beyond them, as they are now nine points off Tottenham, albeit with two games in hand.<\/p>\n

For Crystal Palace, they remain without a win in 2023, having drawn a host of matches, but the result keeps them firmly in mid-table and safe from relegation.<\/p>\n

Hosts Get The Better Of The First-Half<\/h2>\n

In the late Saturday evening kick-off, Liverpool sporting their smart white away kit, knew they needed to eliminate the defensive mistakes which cost them dearly against Real Madrid.<\/p>\n

But d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu saw the Reds defence again in a muddle, as a mix-up between Joel Matip and Trent Alexander-Arnold, saw the England full-back give the ball away to Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.<\/p>\n

Luckily for Liverpool, Alisson again came to the rescue, like he has so many times this season, as he palmed the effort away.<\/p>\n

Diogo Jota, in his first league start since returning from injury, then had an angled volley on the edge of the penalty area saved by Vicente Guaita.<\/p>\n

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