Minute-by-Minute Review: Palace 3 - 3 Liverpool

5'- Ledley clears an attack by Suarez; a stray shot that rebounded to the penalty spot.
6'- Punch runs on and sprays a chip shot wide right.
8'- Sakho's free header off the corner is wide left.
9'- Punch's corner headed down by Dann at the back post; out for a corner.
15'- Johnson just heads over off a long, well-weighted cross.
17'- 70%-30% possession to Liverpool. Bolasie's tight-angled shot held by Mignolet.
18'- Sturridge's shot deflected wide left off Ward for a corner. Allen heads in from the back post with all the space in the world off the resulting corner.
25'- Allen booked for fouling Chamakh on a break.
27'- Suarez lofts one right to Jules.
30'- Mariappa booked for a deliberate handball.
31'- Suarez curls the 30-yard free kick just wide of the top right corner.
33'- Punch fires one low from 30 yards to the right corner, and Mignolet just gets a hand on it, forcing a corner.
35'- Mile blasts one, and Mignolet tips it over the bar.
36'- Punch heads one over off a decent cross.
37'- Suarez blasts one over after a nutmeg by Sterling.
42'- Jules saves a low, tight drive from Suarez.
45'- Two added minutes.
45'+1- Allen sprays one wide right inside the box.

50'- Suarez booked for dissent (or diving?).
51'- Ledley's drive muffed and held by Mignolet. Sturridge's curler off the hands of Jules and onto the post, Suarez's rebound blasted wide.
53'- Sturridge's shot takes a deflection off Ledley and goes in.
55'- Suarez scores one after a bad clearance by the defense. Sterling set up the goal.
57'- Sturridge curls one over the bar.
58'- Suarez curls it over.
63'- Skrtel booked for fouling Chamakh.
65'- Gayle replaces Puncheon.
67'- Johnson shoots straight at Speroni, who tips it over the bar. Dann booked for fouling Suarez.
71'- Murray in for Chamakh.
73'- Ledley's cross floats onto the roof of the net.
77'- Murray optimistically wide right with the shot.
78'- Coutinho replaces Sterling.
79'- Delaney shoots, deflects off Johnson and goes in. Could affect Liverpool's goal difference.
80'- Coutinho fires over the bar, but deflected out for a corner. 23-6 total shots for the visitors.
81'- Bolasie with a great move! Finds Gayle, who hits the lower corner of the net from 10 yards out. Game on!
85'- Ince in for KG.
86'- Moses replaces Sturridge.
88'- Gayle scores the equalizer! Oh, my word. Murray chested it down beautifully for Gayle, who fires it low. Nine minutes between all three goals. Unbelievable.
90'- Coutinho's shot is blocked away from Jules. Five added minutes.
90'+2- Gayle curls it wide right.
90'+4- Moses' close-range shot blocked by a mass of bodies. Heart in mouth.
90'+5- Ince's move and cross misses everybody.

FINAL: PALACE 3 - 3 LIVERPOOL

My "Man of the Match":

(Clive Rose)

 

Gayle. Two goals in 23 minutes after coming on as a sub.

Incredible result. Liverpool in serious trouble for their title challenge now. They lead by one point over City with the Manchester club having a game in hand.

Palace closes at already relegated Fulham on Sunday.