Arne Slot criticises referee decision as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Anfield
Liverpool boss says he would have stopped play for injured goalkeeper Freddie Woodman, resulting in Palace goal
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- Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Anfield in their final home game of the season, but manager Arne Slot criticised the referee for not stopping play when goalkeeper Freddie Woodman was down injured, which led to Palace's goal.
- Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a 2-0 lead before Jean-Philippe Mateta scored after the Woodman incident.
- Darwin Núñez added a third for Liverpool.
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Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Anfield in their final home game of the season, but manager Arne Slot criticised the referee for not stopping play when goalkeeper Freddie Woodman was down injured, which led to Palace's goal.
Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah had given Liverpool a 2-0 lead before Jean-Philippe Mateta scored after the Woodman incident. Darwin Núñez added a third for the Reds.
"If it was our goalkeeper, I would have stopped the play," said Slot. "But I also understand the difficult position the referee is in. He has to make a decision in a split second."
Palace captain Marc Guehi said of the goal: "It's part of football. We wanted to come here and get a result. Obviously it didn't go our way, but we have to move on."
The match was Liverpool's final game before the FA Cup final next weekend.
