A cross comes in from Lucas Digne, John McGinn lets it run but Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins get in each other's way.

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Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

They have just been so off the pace, Aston Villa. Watkins hasn't really been involved in this game as yet. The bright spark is Diaby.

Getting closer to a first goal at Selhurst Park. Wolves get into the Palace penalty area and Pedro Neto, from a tight angle, strikes low and hard but solid defending from Joachim Andersen as he gets his body in the way to block it well.

Signs of Villa looking threatening after a poor start. They break quickly and have an overload, it falls to John McGinn on the left side of the penalty area but the Scotland midfielder can only send his strike into the Kop.

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Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Liverpool have probably had 28 minutes of possession. Aston Villa are not working hard enough off the ball. And the opposite can be said of Liverpool. Their pressure has been excellent.

Aston Villa haven't had the best time of it but with the players that they have on the pitch, they can still spring to life. Maybe with Bailey and Diaby on the pitch, they are still in this game.

Substitute Leon Bailey does well to skip past two Liverpool challenges down the right flank to earn Villa their first corner of the match, but the set-piece is then headed clear by the hosts.

Rayan Ait-Nouri sees yellow after a scuffle with Jordan Ayew and that means both Wolves full-backs are in the book, something for Palace to target as this one goes on?

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Jay: Good to see Marty Cash has kept up his goal scoring run.

Zorro: Reds just can't stop Cashing in atm.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

It will go down as an own-goal but it deserved a Liverpool name on the end of it. It was a brilliant move.

Trent Alexander-Arnold picks the ball up and when he does, the Liverpool front three just come alive.

What Aston Villa are dealing with is that teams know what they are going to do so you're going to time runs much better. And as we have seen from Newcastle and today so far, the good teams are going to punish them.

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A yellow too at Anfield with Boubacar Kamara booked for catching Luis Diaz. Liverpool should grab a third from the resulting free-kick but Joel Matip, free and unmarked inside the Villa box, can only head wide.

Nelson Semedo gets a booking for Wolves after standing on the heel of Jeffrey Schlupp and will now need to be careful for the next 70 minutes ish.

Watching on at Selhurst Park is centre-half Rob Holding, who joined the Eagles on a three-year deal from Arsenal on transfer deadline day, but not in time to feature today.

The 27-year-old made 162 appearances for the Gunners in his seven years at the club.

On signing for Palace, Holding said: "I’m excited to get started and get involved.

"Playing against Crystal Palace the number of years I have, seeing the fans and how intimidating Selhurst Park can be, and how loud it can get, I’m looking forward to being on the right side of that this time."

Aston Villa's Diego Carlos, who missed almost all of last season through injury, is having to limp off here with Leon Bailey coming on to go down the right wing, with Matty Cash dropping back and resorting to a right-back role.

A forced change inside the opening 20 minutes for Unai Emery's side, who already find themselves a goal down.

James: Someone needs to give Andrew a cuddle and an ice cream. Up the mighty reds!

Dan: Great start for us after playing 50% of this season without eleven men.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Liverpool are trying to be so precise with their pass but they don't need to be. Nunez is so quick.

Aston Villa are starting to get closer to them in the midfield and get closer to them.

No penalty is the decision at Selhurst Park. The contact was adjudged to be minimal, with Eze going over easily.

Wolves have a let off and then another one as Jose Sa's poor clearance falls straight to Jordan Ayew but his shot is cleared off the line by Wolves skipper Max Kilman.

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Palace's Eberechi Eze goes down in the penalty area as Joao Gomes sticks out a leg in the penalty area. It's being checked by VAR. Nervous moments for Wolves fans.

Simon: First goal for Szoboszlai and valuable points for my fantasy side 'The Unpronounceables'

Andrew: Anyone going to mention the fact the Liverpool shot was going wide before the deflection? The usual weekly dose of LFC fortune.

Liverpool have now scored in 14 successive Premier League games, with Dominik Szoboszlai's goal timed at two minutes 44 seconds.

The Reds have avoided defeat in their last eight matches when scoring the opening goal in the Premier League dating back to 1 April, 2023 against Manchester City (lost 1-4).

Meanwhile, Aston Villa have failed to win in their last seven matches when conceding the opening goal in the Premier League.

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