Manchester City moved to the top of the English Premier League after beating Luton Town the night before. Liverpool had a chance to regain the number one spot after beating Crystal Palace. But Palace dealt a major blow to their title hopes with a win at Anfield on Sunday.
After losing 1-0, Liverpool dropped to third place in the table with 71 points. Having played equal 32 matches, their gap with Man City (73) is 2 points. Second-placed Arsenal (71) welcome Aston Villa to take over the top spot.
In the 14th minute, Eberekhi AJ scored and silenced Liverpool. Neither team saw another goal. Liverpool ended the third match in a row with victory.
Tyreek Mitchell passes to an unmarked AJ in the box. AJ put Palace ahead with the first touch. Liverpool lost their first league match at Anfield since October 2022. As a result, the host fans broke down in tears at the final whistle.
Liverpool took 21 shots against Palace’s eight. They wasted several opportunities. Curtis Jones’ shot goes wide. A shot by Mohamed Salah deflected off a defender at the last minute.
Palace keeper Dean Henderson frustrated Liverpool with some great saves. He blocked Darwin Nunez’s point blank shot with his knee.
On the other hand, Palace could have doubled their lead in the first half. John Filipe Mateta ran over the head of Liverpool keeper Alisson towards goal. But host defender Andy Robertson ran quickly and cleared the ball from the goal line.
