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Nketiah’s 96:59 Winner Ends Liverpool’s Perfect Start as Crystal Palace Triumph 2-1

The result extended Palace’s unbeaten run to 18 matches, with Arne Slot lamenting poor late defending.

Overview

  • Ismaila Sarr opened the scoring for Palace before Federico Chiesa equalised three minutes from time, and Eddie Nketiah hit the stoppage-time winner.
  • The decisive strike followed a long throw and a brief lapse in Liverpool’s defensive shape that left Nketiah free at the far post.
  • Palace controlled the first half and threatened to pull away, as Alisson Becker produced multiple saves and Jean-Philippe Mateta struck the post.
  • Timed at 96:59, Nketiah’s goal is Palace’s latest Premier League winner on record and the latest conceded by Liverpool since at least 2006–07, leaving Palace as the league’s only unbeaten side.
  • Oliver Glasner said his team “deserved the win” for their first-half control and collective effort, while Slot admitted “we can only blame ourselves” for the late defending.