Overview
- Ismaïla Sarr scored twice before halftime and Yeremy Pino added a late third after Amara Nallo was sent off, with the teenager receiving a second red card in as many senior appearances.
- Arne Slot made 10 changes, omitted Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk from the squad and named a youthful bench, citing only 15–16 fit first‑teamers and recent cup injuries as justification.
- The defeat is Liverpool’s sixth in seven across competitions, a run Slot acknowledged is below club standards even as he argued the pressure on his team has not fundamentally changed.
- Crystal Palace have beaten Liverpool three times this season across competitions and will face Arsenal away in the quarter-finals.
- It was Liverpool’s first 3-0 home loss in a domestic cup in 91 years, according to talkSPORT, and Palace fans taunted Slot with “sacked in the morning” chants.