Jeffrey Schlupp's Crystal Palace punish Liverpool at Anfield

ruth 17:52 - 23 April 2017

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A brace from former Reds striker Christian Benteke helped the Eagles to a 2-1 win at Anfield and boosted their Premier League survival hopes in the process.

Ghanaian defender Jeffrey Schlupp helped Crystal Palace to defeat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield in the English Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

Liverpool started the match brightly and took a deserved lead courtesy of an impressive free kick from Philippe Coutinho, who curled a strike over the wall and beyond Wayne Hennessey to make it 1-0.

Benteke pounced right on the stroke of half time, the Belgian thumping the ball home from close range after being lined up in front of goal by Yohan Cabaye.

Liverpool were hit by a suckerpunch in the 74th minute when they failed to clear an Andros Townsend corner, allowing Benteke to nod the ball beyond Simon Mignolet and into the net.

Schlupp played the full duration of the game.