Liverpool better learn from dramatic late defeat at unbeaten Crystal Palace

LONDON -- What goes around, comes around. Having go the masters of scoring precocious successful the Premier League this season, Liverpool saw their acquainted publication flipped connected Saturday day erstwhile they suffered a last-gasp 2-1 triumph astatine the hands of an ascendent Crystal Palace.

After being comprehensively outplayed during a archetypal fractional successful which Ismalia Sarr's ninth-minute extremity gave the hosts a deserved lead, Arne Slot's broadside thought they had done capable to snatch a precious constituent acknowledgment to Federico Chiesa's onslaught successful the 87th minute. Palace, though, ensured their visitors got a sensation of their ain medicine, with substitute Eddie Nketiah rifling location the victor successful the last seconds of the game.

The triumph moves Palace up to 2nd successful the Premier League array and extends their unbeaten tally to 18 games successful each competitions. However, possibly the biggest triumph for the South London nine came past period successful the boardroom, erstwhile president Steve Parish enactment the brakes connected skipper Marc Guéhi's deadline time transportation to Anfield.

This was an day erstwhile the England defender's value to Palace -- and Liverpool's antiaircraft frailties -- were laid bare. In fact, the hosts' dominance successful the archetypal fractional was specified that Slot and his players whitethorn good person shook hands connected a constrictive decision astatine the break.

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Sarr -- who present has 5 goals successful 8 vocation games against Liverpool -- enactment Palace up aft 9 minutes aft the visitors failed to woody with an aboriginal corner, earlier some Yeremy Pino and Daniel Muñoz forced Alisson Becker into good saves to support the crippled successful the balance. The Liverpool supporters successful the distant extremity astatine Selhurst Park could possibly beryllium forgiven for casting admiring glances astatine the awesome Guehi, who hardly enactment a ft incorrect portion Ibrahima Konaté struggled to grip the menace of the ever-lively Jean Philippe-Mateta.

In a week erstwhile an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) wounded to 18-year-old centre-back Giovanni Leoni enactment Liverpool's antiaircraft options successful the spotlight, Guehi's quiescent brilliance offered the champions a achy reminder of what could person been. At the different extremity of the pitch, too, Liverpool toiled contempt the abundance of attacking endowment connected the pitch.

In the archetypal half, British-record signing Alexander Isak completed conscionable 1 of his 4 passes and portion his power grew importantly af...