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By Phil McNultyChief football writer
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Luis Diaz scores equaliser with Liverpool's 20th attempt of the gameLuis Diaz rescued a point for Liverpool against Crystal Palace after new summer signing Darwin Nunez was sent off in his first Premier League game at Anfield.
Liverpool dominated possession in the first half but Palace went ahead through Wilfried Zaha's clinical finish from Eberechi Eze's superb pass.
Expensive striker Nunez had been desperate to make an impact in front of The Kop, but was deservedly shown a red card by referee Paul Tierney after 57 minutes when he reacted to a shove from Joachim Andersen with a headbutt that floored the Palace defender.
Liverpool responded in defiant fashion with a brilliant equaliser from Diaz four minutes later, cutting in from the flank before flashing a right-foot finish past Vicente Guaita.
The inevitable siege ensued, with Mo Salah and substitute Fabio Carvalho just off target. But Palace had a golden chance of their own when Zaha struck the far post when he should have scored, as Liverpool remain without a win from their first two games.
No excuse for Nunez madness
Darwin Nunez has made an excellent impression in his early days at Liverpool following his move from Benfica, scoring in the Community Shield win against Manchester City and also getting on target in the opening weekend draw at Fulham.
Here, he left Anfield with his head bowed after a totally inexcusable moment of ill-discipline that reduced Liverpool to 10 men and weakened their attacking impetus.
Nunez may have been wound up by Andersen but what followed was idiotic and expensive as he thrust his head straight into the Palace defender, leaving Tierney with no option but to send him off.
The brilliant Diaz stepped into the breach with a moment of magic for the equaliser while Harvey Elliott was also outstanding before he was substituted.
Liverpool had moments towards the end but were uncomfortable when Palace pressed, so had to settle for a draw that already leaves them four points behind expected title rivals Manchester City.
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Liverpool
Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold- Squad number47Player namePhillips
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson- Squad number19Player nameElliott
- Squad number3Player nameFabinho
Squad number7Player nameMilner
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah- Squad number27Player nameNúñez
- Squad number23Player nameDíaz
Squad number2Player nameGomez
Squad number14Player nameHenderson- Squad number21Player nameTsimikas
- Squad number28Player nameFábio Carvalho
Crystal Palace
- Squad number13Player nameGuaita
Squad number17Player nameClyne- Squad number2Player nameWard
- Squad number16Player nameAndersen
- Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
- Squad number3Player nameMitchell
- Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
- Squad number28Player nameDoucouré
- Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
- Squad number10Player nameEze
- Squad number11Player nameZaha
- Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
- Squad number7Player nameOlise
- Squad number19Player nameHughes
- Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
- Squad number26Player nameRichards
Line-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-Arnold
- 47PhillipsSubstituted forGomezat 63'minutes
- 4van Dijk
- 26RobertsonSubstituted forTsimikasat 63'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 19ElliottSubstituted forFreitas Gouveia Carvalhoat 79'minutes
- 3Fabinho
- 7MilnerSubstituted forHendersonat 63'minutes
- 11Salah
- 27NúñezBooked at 57mins
- 23DíazBooked at 40mins
Substitutes
- 2Gomez
- 8Keïta
- 13Adrián
- 14Henderson
- 21Tsimikas
- 28Freitas Gouveia Carvalho
- 42Clark
- 43Bajcetic
- 72van den Berg
Crystal Palace
Formation 5-4-1
- 13GuaitaBooked at 90mins
- 17Clyne
- 2WardBooked at 68mins
- 16AndersenBooked at 57mins
- 6Guéhi
- 3MitchellSubstituted forRichardsat 79'minutes
- 9J AyewSubstituted forÉdouardat 63'minutesBooked at 88mins
- 28DoucouréSubstituted forHughesat 79'minutes
- 15SchluppSubstituted forOliseat 88'minutes
- 10EzeSubstituted forMilivojevicat 79'minutes
- 11Zaha
Substitutes
- 4Milivojevic
- 7Olise
- 14Mateta
- 19Hughes
- 21Johnstone
- 22Édouard
- 23Ebiowei
- 26Richards
- 48Plange
Live Text
Match ends, Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 1.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 1.
Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Richards following a corner.
Attempt missed. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
Offside, Crystal Palace. Joachim Andersen tries a through ball, but Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabinho with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
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