Newcastle earn draw through Wilson penalty, Andersen sent off
Fulham had led through Ritchie own goal
Result: Everton 2-1 Arsenal - Toffees up to second
Gunners have lost eight of 14 league matches this season
Result: Southampton 0-1 Man City - Sterling scores winner
Result: Crystal Palace 0-7 (SEVEN) Liverpool - Reds six points clear
Firmino & Salah both score twice
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Philip Jenkins: If Roy Hodgson doesn't tell Klopp the best team lost at the handshakes he's not doing 2020 right
Andy The Hero: Calm down, calm down it’s only Palace!
Crystal Palace 0-7 (SEVEN) Liverpool
Alistair Bruce-Ball
BBC Radio 5 live commentator
Roy Hodgson is just sat back in his chair. What a worldie from Mo Salah into the top corner. A delightful, curling, sumptuous shot!
Mo Salah (84 mins)
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Liverpool have a seventh and that is absolutely sublime. Liverpool find Mo Salah on the right, you know what he wants to do but can you stop him?
He drops a shoulder, comes on to his left foot and curls a dipping shot over the keeper and right into the top corner as easy as that.
Makes it look so easy when it really isn't!
Image source, Getty ImagesSouthampton v Man City (15:00 GMT)
Image source, BBC SportSouthampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl makes one change for the visit of Manchester City.
Moussa Djenepo replaces Stuart Armstrong in midfield, following Saints' 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Wednesday.
Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Djenepo, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Walcott, Ings, Adams
Subs: Forster, Stephens, Long, Redmond, Armstrong, Salisu, Tella, Diallo, N'Lundulu
Image source, BBC SportPep Guardiola makes four changes to the Manchester City side frustrated by West Brom in midweek, with the absent Gabriel Jesus among them.
Kyle Walker, John Stones, Bernardo Silva and Ferran Torres are called upon to help City get back to winning ways in the Premier League.
Nathan Ake, Benjamin Mendy, and Phil Foden drop to the bench, where they are joined by the club's all-time leading goalscorer Sergio Aguero.
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Cancelo, Rodri, Gundogan, Sterling, De Bruyne, Silva, Torres
Subs: Carson, Ake, Aguero, Zinchenko, Mendy, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Foden, Nmecha
Crystal Palace 0-6 Liverpool
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Mo Salah (81 mins)
It's so easy. Embarrassing really.
Joel Matip wins the header from the corner and Palace leave Mo Salah unmarked, four yards out. Nobody anywhere near him.
He heads into the back of the net.
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lfcway: In case anyone forgot, LFC are champions for a reason! Palace haven't played badly, yet are 5-0 down. Some great finishing from the lads.
Ross Bone: The thing here is, Palace have played pretty well. Liverpool have just been brutal in front of goal. No wonder Roy Hodgson looks so exasperated.
Colin Bundred: For all of Klopp's moaning about too many games Mane didn’t look too happy about coming off early.
Crystal Palace 0-5 Liverpool
Remarkable amount of space on the right wing for Trent Alexander-Arnold, he's in his own postcode and perhaps for that reason he seems unsure of what to do with it.
He puts in a low cross which is cleared away.
Crystal Palace 0-5 Liverpool
Gone early with the Christmas shopping there Lee. Hang on to the last day possible with the rest of us.
This game seems to have been on for an age, are we done with the goals?
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Chris
Have Liverpool finally found their mojo this season?....ominous for the chasing pack now maybe.
Paul, Shrewsbury
Why of all days did I agree to go Xmas shopping with my good lady and miss my first LFC match of the season #humbug
Lee Maughan
Crystal Palace 0-5 Liverpool
No hat-trick for Roberto Firmino as he comes off, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gets his first minutes of the season.
His dad could come on and do a job in midfield now. This game has long, long, long been done.
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Salah comes on and instantly shows his worth in this Liverpool team with an assist. Their front three have been a joy to watch for the past few seasons.
Calum in Glasgow
Best team losing!
David
Southampton v Man City (15:00 GMT)
Pep Guardiola has made four changes to the Manchester City side held 1-1 by West Brom in midweek.
Kyle Walker, John Stones, Bernardo Silva and Ferran Torres return.
Gabriel Jesus is absent from the squad, while Sergio Aguero is once again on the bench.
Just one change for Southampton, as Moussa Djenepo comes in.
Full team news to follow.
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So as things stand Liverpool will have the best goal difference in the league and that takes into account the 7-2 drubbing by Aston Villa
Paul, Basingstoke
Ok so explain that sub Jurgen? Games done, star players need a rest... I know I'll bring on Salah for 30mins. 5 subs is just big club nonsense.
Simon
This is the first game I recall that none of the goals scored so far have required VAR's involvement.
Lance
Crystal Palace 0-5 Liverpool
Curtis Jones and Michy Batshuayi have both come on in the aftermath of that goal. Roy Hodgson looks vacant on the sidelines. He didn't see many 5-0 wins when he was in charge of the Reds.
Roberto Firmino (68 mins)
Another excellent goal on the counter-attack! Roberto Firmino has his second and his third of the week. The visitors sweep downfield after a Palace attack, Mo Salah has it on the right wing, looks up and sends a perfect pass into the run of Firmino and he lofts a delicate finish over the keeper from a tightish angle.
With aplomb.
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace 0-4 Liverpool
I was thinking the same re sending on Mo Salah. Liverpool have two goalkeepers on the bench today. Send one on up front.
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Graham Andrew Morris: Understand subbing Mane but why risk Salah when the game is won? What an opportunity to give someone else a run out such as Oxlade Chamberlain
Felix Guest: Good job from Mane but Salah's in my FPL team so a goal would be great
Derek Brosnan: This means Liverpool are top for Christmas again. Now that's what I call a happy Christmas.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Liverpool
James Tomkins is on for his first minutes of the season, not sure I'd want to be coming on as a centre-half in this game but you've got to start somewhere after an injury...
Southampton v Manchester City (15:00 GMT)
Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert
Manchester City looked pedestrian at times in Tuesday's draw with West Brom, which is very unlike them. There was no zip to their attack, and it was too easy to stop them.
Southampton also picked up a point in midweek, at Arsenal on Wednesday, and they might be a bit disappointed with that too seeing as they took the lead and the Gunners played most of the second half with 10 men.
Saints beat City the last time they came to St Mary's, in July, and only Liverpool have a better home record than Ralph Hasenhuttl's side this season.
But I am still going with City to come out on top, if Sergio Aguero returns up front.
I get that Pep Guardiola might be thinking he needs to look after him, for the long term, but to me this is the time to chuck him in. They need him because Gabriel Jesus is a good player, but he is not Aguero.
Prediction: 0-2