Brentford having a real go late on. Yarmoliuk drills wide That was Brentford's best chance of the game as a cross deflects perfectly into the path of Yarmoliuk, but he leans back and lashes his shot wide.

Mark Carey and Gregg Evans analyse the main talking points from Liverpool's Carabao Cup loss to Crystal Palace

Oliver Glasner has called on football’s governing bodies to prioritise player welfare when scheduling matches as Crystal Palace face an increasingly congested schedule. After beating Liverpool to qualify for the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, Palace face the unenviable prospect of playing five matches in ten days in the lead-up to Christmas.

Report and free match highlights from the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Brentford at Selhurst Park; a header from Jean-Philippe Mateta and an own goal from Bees captain Nathan Collin

Liverpool have already suffered two defeats to Palace—losing in the Community Shield and Premier League—and will be fearing a third given their disastrous recent form. They have lost five of their last six in all competitions and are under huge pressure to turn things around in a timely fashion.

Crystal Palace owner Steve Parish believes the club would have taken a "significant risk" by going through with Marc Guehi's proposed transfer to Liverpool. The England international was on the cusp of moving to the Reds on transfer deadline day,