| Liverpool are stuck again Mangalam

London: In the English Premier League football, Liverpool, the former giants, have a draw. Liverpool were tied 1-1 by weak Crystal Palace. Jurgen Klopp and his disciples were given a headache by the fact that they drew in their own stadium, Anfield. Liverpool are yet to win in the new season.

Wilfried Zaha scored in the 32nd minute for Crystal Palace and Luis Diaz in the 61st minute for Liverpool.

Darwin Nunes was sent off following seeing a red card and it was a setback for Liverpool. Crystal Palace took the lead in the 32nd minute of the match through Wilfried Zaha.

Saha advanced with a counter attack and brought the ball to the net with ease. With that, Anfield became silent. Crystal Palace looked to maintain that lead in the first half. Liverpool dominated throughout the match. Only the goal stayed away. Nunes was sent off in the 57th minute. Nunes was red carded for headbutting defender Joachim Anderson. Luis Diaz’s equalizing goal came at a time when Liverpool, reduced to ten men, seemed certain to succumb. Diaz shot past six players of Crystal Palace and pierced the net.

Crystal Palace might not take advantage of the opportunity with Liverpool down to ten men. This is Liverpool’s second consecutive draw this season. Fulham held them to a draw in the first leg. With the draw Liverpool are 12th in the points table with two points. Crystal Palace are in 16th place. Defending champions Manchester City are first with six points from two games and Arsenal are second with the same number of points. Bretford are third with four points and Tottenham Hotspur are fourth.

The match between the mighty Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur ended 2-2.

The match was played at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s home ground. Koulibaly scored in the 19th minute for Chelsea. Hoybege’s equalizer in the 68th minute shocked Chelsea. Minutes later, Rory James put Chelsea back in front. Harry Kane’s goal in injury time saved Tottenham from defeat.

Nottingham Forest welcomed West Ham United by 1-0. Avonyi’s goal in the injury time of the first half of the match at his home ground, City Ground, gave Nottingham the win.

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