Get Dwight Gayle on.

A first half of champions really. Palace played pretty well, had sights of goal but Liverpool put their chances away in ruthless fashion.

It could get worse yet for Palace as Nathaniel Clyne drags down Takumi Minamino on the edge of the area. He's perhaps a shade lucky only to see yellow.

Trent Alexander-Arnold lines up the free-kick but can only curl over.

Steady! Patrick van Aanholt and Trent Alexander-Arnold have a bit of a to-do down in the corner, squaring up and resting foreheads. ou dno't want to be doing that sort of thing in the world of VAR but no action is needed to be taken.

Strike! Wilfried Zaha gets the full gun behind his shot from the corner of the area but Alisson has it covered as it slaps into the side-netting.

Abhishek: This is how I used to feel about Man U in the Fergie days. Year over year, teams missing key chances and United winning at the end.

Tambuuwal: Sadio love scoring against crystal palace.

Ed O'Toole: Liverpool giving palace a lesson on finishing. Palace would be ahead if taken their chances like Liverpool have

A tough half to take if you're a Palace fan or Roy Hodgson. The hosts have largely played well but are now 2-0 down and the game has probably gone.

Jeffrey Schlupp does well down the right to beat Andrew Robertson but the Scot recovers to tackle and clear.

Sadio Mane is only the fourth player to score in seven consecutive appearances against an opponent in Premier League history, after Robin van Persie (8 vs Stoke), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (7 vs West Ham) and Romelu Lukaku (7 vs West Ham).

Mane now has 10 league goals against the Eagles. A record high.

For the third time in about five minutes Jordan Henderson is close to sending Sadio Mane away over the top with a lofted pass. They only need to get it right once!

It's a good watch this! Jordan Henderson slices a pass through the middle which is a foot away from sending Sadio Mane in on goal and then seconds later Fabinho has to cut out a searching pass at the other end.

From the corner Jeff Schlupp heads straight at Alisson. A Palace goal looks as likely as a Liverpool one at the moment.

Graeme Beedham: Pains me to say it but you have to admire the persistence and work ethic of Minamino, it's not been smooth sailing but he's finally coming good for Klopp in his hour of need

Bob Moss: Palace must drive their fans nuts, they are great until the final ball.

Aaron Noonan: Liverpool get so lucky every game. Other teams always seem to miss major chances against them.

Another chance for Jordan Ayew, another offside flag. He heads tamely at Alisson from a free-kick but he would have been off.

At the other end Palace get in a tangle, Patrick van Aanholt playing a dreadful backpass and Takumi Minamino amost takes advantage but it's cleared.

From the corner Joel Matip slides a header wide.

I don't think Jordan Ayew was offside you know from that chance a little earlier on. Just seen it back.

His pass to Wilfried Zaha, well behind him, was horrendous though.

It's been all Palace for a while but Andy Robertson then delivers a great cross on the run from left-back and Gary Cahill has to slide in and clear away for a corner.

Vicente Guaita comes and claims with ease.

Palace are having a good spell but they are missing Christian Benteke's focal point. Jordan Ayew and Wilfried Zaha are both being drawn over to the left wing at times and it leaves the box empty.

Both men are in the area though as a low ball is cut back, Ayew dummies it but Zaha wasn't close enough to him.

The two men get in a muddle again as Ayew gets away from Fabinho and plays it behind Zaha! Would have been a tap-in - but the flag was raised anyway.