Overview

• Liverpool lost 2-1 at Selhurst Park as Eddie Nketiah scored in the 97th minute from a long throw after Federico Chiesa’s 87th-minute equaliser.
• Crystal Palace’s goals came from dead balls, with Ismaïla Sarr netting from a corner as Alisson Becker’s first-half saves prevented a wider deficit.
• Slot said “we can only blame ourselves,” criticizing a player’s choice to break forward with time nearly up and stressing the need to fix set-piece defending.
• Palace are unbeaten in 18 matches in all competitions and are now the Premier League’s only unbeaten side under Oliver Glasner.
• Liverpool’s high-cost arrivals Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz were again under scrutiny for limited impact, as defensive concerns grow with Ibrahima Konaté’s form and Giovanni Leoni’s ACL injury thinning centre-back cover.