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The Belgian striker converted a last second penalty to secure three points for Jurgen Klopp's side despite going a goal down and seeing James Milner sent off

Christian Benteke coolly converted a penalty deep into stoppage time as Liverpool came from behind with 10 men to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park.

Palace were on course for a first Premier League triumph in 12 attempts - and their fourth in succession over Liverpool - when recalled midfield Joe Ledley fired in his first goal of the season in the 48th minute and James Milner left the visitors needlessly depleted when he collected a second booking after the hour.

Nevertheless, Jurgen Klopp's team retained the attacking intent and were rewarded when Palace goalkeeper Alex McCarthy lost his footing while making a clearance to leave Roberto Firmino to slot home in the 72nd minute for his eighth Premier League goal of the season.

McCarthy, only playing because of an injury to regular No.1 Wayne Hennessey, saved twice from Benteke either side of Alberto Moreno striking the post as Liverpool made light of their numerical disadvantage.

But Alan Pardew's side are the only top-flight team without a league win in 2016 and their misery was compounded when Damien Delaney went to ground on Benteke in the fourth minute of added time.

The Belgium international, who has endured plenty of criticism during his debut Anfield season, made no mistake and sent McCarthy the wrong way to move Liverpool up to seventh in the table - six points shy of Manchester City in fourth, who they beat so convincingly in midweek.

An injury to in-form striker Connor Wickham meant a start for Emmanuel Adebayor in the Palace line-up, while Klopp bolstered his defence with the returning duo Mamadou Sakho and Moreno. 

Adebayor led the charge for Palace in the opening stages, teeing up Yannick Bolasie for a smothered seventh-minute opportunity before drawing a near-post save from Simon Mignolet and heading Pape Souare's cross against the crossbar.

Some nervous handling by McCarthy from a Liverpool corner almost allowed Divock Origi - retaining his place in the attack despite Daniel Sturridge returning to the visitors' matchday squad -  the chance to pounce.

Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye clipped Wilfried Zaha's pass into the side netting from 25 yards, but the France midfielder was relieved to see Milner's 33rd-minute free-kick deflected over after he clumsily fouled Firmino.

The breakthrough came within three minutes of the restart, with Liverpool only partially clearing a Cabaye corner and allowing Ledley to crash home left footed from the edge of the area.

Firmino and Origi had shots blocked as Liverpool looked to respond, but, moments after Klopp made an attacking change by introducing playmaker Philippe Coutinho in place of Flanagan, his side's prospects suffered a further blow.

Milner had been booked for a robust first-half challenge on Cabaye and, having been dispossessed on the edge of the Palace box, he rashly brought down Zaha to leave referee Andre Marriner with a simple decision.

Scott Dann muscled in just in time as Origi waited to convert an Adam Lallana cutback in the 68th minute, but McCarthy did not cover himself in such glory four minutes later when Liverpool equalised with a simple Firmino finish.

The 26-year-old recovered some credit when he twice saved from Benteke, but, after Moreno rattled the upright, the Liverpool striker was allowed to have the final word with his first goal since December - Marriner having deliberated with his assistant before punishing Delaney to Pardew's dismay.

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  Christian Benteke comes off the bench to claim all three points for the 10-man Reds with his 96th minute penalty, adding to the misery of Alan Pardew's men. It was looking bleak for Liverpool, who were already down a goal when James Milner was sent off, but a remarkable turnaround sees them secure a first league win at Selhurst Park since 1997!
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  FULL-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 1-2 LIVERPOOL.
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  Penalty Goal Christian Benteke Liolo
  BENTEKE SEALS IT FOR THE REDS! With the last kick of the game, the substitute rolls a tidy finish in from the spot, sending McCarthy the wrong way and securing Liverpool all three points!
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  PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL! Late drama at Selhurst Park! Excellent play from Benteke to burst into the area and he's tripped up by Delaney. The referee waits to make a decision, talking to his assistant to get the call right before pointing to the spot!
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  These Palace fans are urging their side to go on in search of a winner, but it's Liverpool who continue to enjoy the bulk of possession despite being down a man. Benteke takes a ball down well and tries to curl a shot in at the far post with support lacking, but McCarthy is up to the task.
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  There will be four minutes added on at the end of the match. Is there a winner to be had?
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  SubstitutionRoberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira Kolo Habib Touré
  Kolo Toure is introduced for the final few minutes to help see out the draw, with Firmino giving way. It's a surprising swap from Klopp given the way the last 10 minutes have played out.
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  FRACTIONS AWAY! It's an inch away from the winner for Liverpool, at most, as Moreno sweetly strikes a shot from atop the area. He drives his effort across goal and it rattles off the inside of the woodwork, somehow staying out off the line! How close was that?!
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  Yellow Card Alberto Moreno Pérez
  Moreno goes into the book as Palace up the tempo in search of an equaliser. The hosts are finally showing signs of going for it. Where was this over the last 20 minutes?
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  STAT: Crystal Palace have scored 11 goals in their last four league games against Liverpool - as many as they netted in their previous 15 top-flight matches against the Reds.
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  SubstitutionJoe Ledley Bakary Sako
  Bakary Sako is also introduced by the hosts, with Joe Ledley giving way.
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  SubstitutionEmmanuel Adebayor Dwight Gayle
  This will be a bit of worry for Liverpool! Dwight Gayle, who has scored his fair share of goals against the Reds in recent years, is introduced for the final 10 minutes to try and inflict further harm on the Merseyside club. Adebayor is withdrawn.
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  NEAR-PERFECT INTRODUCTION! Firmino's corner is flicked-on for Benteke at the far post and the striker takes the shot first-time, but sends it straight into the arms of McCarthy!
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  SubstitutionDivock Okoth Origi Christian Benteke Liolo
  Christian Benteke is introduced for the final 10 minutes, just as Liverpool are set to take a corner following an errant header from Souare. Origi is the one replaced.
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  It's the Reds who are looking likelier to find a winner at the moment, keeping the lion's share of possession despite being short a man. Palace have to stop being so willing to absorb pressure and need to do a better job pressing the ball high up the pitch and close down their gaps.
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  The game is right back in the balance now. It's a difficult one for Palace to swallow, but we'll get a good idea of what sort of mental toughness this team has with how they respond over the final 15 minutes. A defeat to 10-man Liverpool would be nothing short of disastrous.
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  STAT: The Eagles have gone 11 Premier League matches without a win (D4, L7), and have lost four in a row at Selhurst Park.
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  Goal Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira
  LIVERPOOL GIFTED AN EQUALISER! It's a horrible moment from Alex McCarthy, as he slips and fluffs his clearance attempt straight into the path of Firmino. The Brazilian has a clear path to goal and easily tucks a finish in at the far post with the keeper scrambling to get back into position.
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  SubstitutionYohan Cabaye Jordon Mutch
  Jordon Mutch, who has three goals in four Premier League appearances against Liverpool, is on in place of Yohan Cabaye.
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  Palace are trying to suck the life out of the match, with Liverpool starting to throw caution to the wind. These are three crucial points for Palace, who are in desperate need of their first win of 2016 to bring an end to their skid and rid themselves of any relegation doubts.
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  IT'S WIDE! Origi makes a good run towards the near post to get on the end of a fine set-up from Lallana, but his effort deflects behind. Liverpool claim the corner, but the referee awards Palace with a goal-kick! It's the wrong decision.
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  This keeps getting worse for Liverpool, who are staring a costly defeat in the face. Their European hopes are hanging by a thread, with Selhurst Park again proving a nightmare for the Reds! They're not out of it yet, but it will take an inspired final 25 minutes from them to turn this around.
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  Yellow/Red James Milner
  MILNER GIVEN HIS MARCHING ORDERS! How careless is that from the midfielder?! He lets his frustration get the better of him, sliding into the back of Zaha following a missed opportunity from a corner, picking up his second yellow of the match! Liverpool are down to 10 men!
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  SubstitutionJon Flanagan Philippe Coutinho Correia
  Philippe Coutinho comes on for the Reds, making his 100th Premier League appearance. Can he make it a memorable one for him and the Reds?
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  STAT: Liverpool have won just one of their last seven Premier League away games against London teams (W1, D3, L3).
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  Scoring first does bode quite well for Palace, as it forces Liverpool to commit men forward which will leave plenty of space for the hosts to exploit on the break. Pardew's side remain on the ascendency, looking to double their lead and really dig a hole for the Reds to try and crawl their way out of.
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  Liverpool need to develop a greater sense of urgency. They're getting into the final third with regularity, but they don't seem entirely anxious to test McCarthy, who is making his first appearance in goal since September.
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  Klopp is far from happy as he watches on from the touchline. The good news for Liverpool is that they have a plethora of attacking options to draw upon off the bench, in the form of Coutinho, Benteke and Sturridge, the latter of whom is currently getting loose on the sidelines.
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  Lively start to the half at Selhurst Park, mirroring the opening of the first half as well. Liverpool try to produce a quick response, but Origi can't send a shot on target from a tight angle. Back the other way come Palace, who nearly make the most of another set-piece with Jedinak getting on the end of Cabaye's delivery this time.
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  STAT: In four of the last five matches in all competitions between these two sides, the team scoring first has not won (W1, D1, L3).
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  Goal Joe Ledley
  FINALLY TUCKED HOME BY LEDLEY! A first league goal of the season for the midfielder who emphatically bundles home a strike from inside the area, following a few moments of chaos caused by Cabaye's corner! It was the third strike in as many seconds from Palace, but this one managed to find its way through!
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  Here we go again!
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  One of the more entertaining halves of football you'll see, considering the drought of goals. Liverpool were better as far as possession was concerned, but it's Palace who have come closest to scoring through Adebayor, who saw a header rattle off the woodwork. It's perfectly poised for the final 45 minutes at Selhurst Park, with everything still to play for.
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  HALF-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 0-0 LIVERPOOL.
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  There will be one minute added on at the end of this first half.
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  A concentrated period of pressure from Palace, which sees them win a pair of corners, comes to a disappointing conclusion from their point of view as Mignolet isn't called into action. The tempo has fizzled out a bit as it looks increasingly likely we will head into the break scoreless in London.
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  STAT: There have been 21 goals scored in the last five Premier League meetings between these two teams (4.2 per game). Dwight Gayle is the leading scorer in those matches, with four.
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  Yellow Card James Milner
  Milner becomes the second player booked on Liverpool for a tackle on Zaha, and the two of them continue to bark at each other as play moves back up the pitch.
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  Quite the entertaining first half at Selhurst Park, but it's reaching its conclusion without the deadlock being broken. It certainly hasn't been for a lack of intent or chances, and just maybe there's a little twist in store over the final five minutes with half-time looming.
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  That's a tough ask of Dann, who does well to hang in the air and meet Cabaye's delivery from a free-kick, but there wasn't enough pace on the cross and he was a long way out to really test Mignolet. In the end his header is straight at the keeper.
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  EXCEPTIONAL! There's no telling how Bolasie does it, but the forward has an innate gift for carving out chances. Some excellent dribbling in a tight pocket inside the area sees him elude his marker and curl a short cross in towards the far post for Adebayor, who is caught off guard by the delivery and fails to take the chance.
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  NOT FAR AWAY! Cabaye comes crashing into the back of Firmino, needlessly, atop the area, conceding a free-kick. Milner takes, trying to place it in at the near post, but a vital deflection off the wall takes it wide of the mark!
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  STAT: Victory would give the Reds three successive league wins for the first time in a year since a five-match streak between February and March 2015.
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  Moreno concedes a free-kick about five yards from the endline, less than a foot outside the area. It's a great position for Palace to try and whip in a cross, which Cabaye does, but his delivery isn't flat enough in the end and proves an awkward chance for Delaney to try and take.
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  It has quieted down after a hectic opening 20 minutes. Liverpool tried a more patient approach in possession, which didn't do much for them, and it's the hosts now who are enjoying a greater share of the ball as they try to negotiate the breakthrough - still looking for their first win of 2016.
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  INCHES AWAY! Excellent ball by Zaha as Palace break after a loose touch from Origi near the halfway line. The ex-Manchester United man springs Cabaye, who sends a first-time shot crashing into the side netting with Mignolet diving to get across.
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  Origi's high pressing is really helping to energise the Liverpool team and prevent the hosts from passing out from the back. He needs to use that same work rate and determination in possession, though, as he's yet to really factor in much in attack.
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  The Reds will take plenty of encouragement with how they've started. For a team who has been criticised for their inconsistencies, it certainly appears as though the good Liverpool team has turned up today. They will have to be a bit more caution with Palace on the break, however, with Bolasie appearing especially lively.
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  STAT: Palace have gone nine Premier League games since they last kept a clean sheet, conceding 21 goals in that run.
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  Nearly disastrous for Palace! They are rather lucky to escape unscathed as McCarthy flubs an attempt to catch a corner, colliding with Adebayor. The ball falls in the six-yard box as a result, but no one in a white shirt can get the decisive touch to turn it goalwards.
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  HANDBALL? That's what Adebayor is claiming, at least, as his cross is blocked behind by Sakho, but the ball clearly came off his midriff. It was a lovely knock down from Bolasie to send him through, and an even better ball over the top from Cabaye to pick out the DR Congo forward.
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  It's been a wonderfully entertaining opening at Selhurst Park, with both teams keen to push the pace and get into attack. Their willingness to send bodies forward on the counter has helped to keep the game stretched, with both defences on their heels at the moment.
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  Yellow Card Scott Dann
  Liverpool break after nearly conceding, and Dann drags down Origi with a rugby-style tackle, which sees him into the referee's book.
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  OFF THE BAR! Excellent forward play from Adebayor who does everything right, getting in front of his man to get on the end of Bolasie's cross, but his header rattles off the underside of the bar!
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  Yellow Card Jordan Henderson
  There's a lovely tempo to this match early on, which is becoming increasingly stretched. Firmino's drive at one end is blocked well, allowing Palace to break, and Henderson's slide to halt the run of Bolasie sees him go into the book.
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  STAT: Liverpool's last away league win at Palace was in December 1997, when Steve McManaman, Michael Owen and Oyvind Leonhardsen scored in a 3-0 victory.
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  END TO END ACTION! Firmino gets on the end of a tidy move at one end, but McCarthy denies him at the near post. Palace then break on one of their vintage counters, with Adebayor setting up Bolasie, but a courageous and strong piece of goalkeeping from Mignolet sees him deny the forward from point-blank range!
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  Strong pass out from the back by Sakho kick-starts Liverpool on a break that sees them win the first corner of the match. It's played short and worked around nicely atop the area, but no one opts to take a shot as it becomes over-elaborate in the end, allowing Palace to clear the threat.
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  Inquisitive start from the Reds who pass the ball through midfield with good consistency. They're not asking any questions yet in attack, but they've started quite confidently despite recent struggles at this venue.
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  Underway at Selhurst Park!
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  The Eagles are dealt a massive blow as Connor Wickham, who has four goals in his last two games, is forced to miss out, paving the way for Emmanuel Adebayor to come back into the starting line-up. Keeper Wayne Hennessey also misses out with an injury and is replaced by Alex McCarthy. Meanwhile, Pape Souare returns after serving his ban, which sees Martin Kelly drop to the bench. A fourth change has also been made by Alan Pardew, who brings Joe Ledley back into midfield for some added stability, at the expense of Jordon Mutch. And then, of course, there's Dwight Gayle who's available off the bench, with so much as the sight of the striker causing Reds supporters to tremble with fear.
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  Two changes for Jurgen Klopp and the Reds. Mamadou Sakho returns in defence, replacing Kolo Toure who put in a very good shift against Manchester City midweek. Jon Flanagan keeps his place at right-back, though it comes at the expense of Nathaniel Clyne who is dropped in favour of Alberto Moreno. The German manager has opted to keep everything the same in attack, which means no Daniel Sturridge, Christian Benteke or Philippe Coutinho who all remain on what is a very expensive Liverpool bench.
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  SUBS: Speroni, Lee, Gayle, Mutch, Sako, Chamakh, Kelly.
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  CRYSTAL PALACE (4-2-3-1): McCarthy; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare; Jedinak, Ledley; Zaha, Cabaye, Bolasie; Adebayor.
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  SUBS: Clyne, Toure, Benteke, Coutinho, Sturridge, Allen, Ward.
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  LIVERPOOL (4-4-1-1): Mignolet; Flanagan, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno; Milner, Henderson, Can, Lallana; Firmino; Origi.
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  Jurgen Klopp’s side will be buoyed by their thrashing of Manchester City midweek, and come into the game as considerable favourites considering Palace’s recent struggles in London. The Eagles had their hearts broken on Tuesday as Fabio Borini’s last-minute equaliser denied them all three points at the Stadium of Light, leaving them an apprehensive nine points above the relegation zone. Liverpool still have hope for a top-six finish, with a return to the Champions League not out of the question either, but they will need to take maximum points from games like these to turn that dream into a reality.
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  Hello and welcome to live coverage from Selhurst Park as Crystal Palace continue their search for a first league win of 2016 when they play host to a Liverpool side attempting to close the gap on the top six. These sides have played out to some highly entertaining matches over the last few years, and there’s been no shortage of goals when these two face off. Palace have had Liverpool’s number of late, with the Reds’ only success at Selhurst Park since 1997 coming in the FA Cup.