English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 27, 2025
Liverpool WWWWW 1
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Crystal Palace DWDWW 2
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LIV011
CRY112
Selhurst Park · 25,118 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Liverpool handed first loss at Palace after late Nketiah winner

Liverpool were given a taste of their own medicine by Crystal Palace as Eddie Nketiah's last-gasp winner wrecked their 100% start to the season.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
3
71.9
Possession
28.1
20
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
609
Accurate Passes
175
688
Passes
270
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
8
Accurate Crosses
2
26
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
71
19
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
16
7
Tackles
24
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
9
36
Effective Clearances
32
36
Clearances
32

Highlights

01:10 Why Arne Slot still has questions to answer about his Liverpool team Watch on ESPN 01:14 Nicol critiques Konate's 'horrendous' first-half Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 18Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 2Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Jefferson LermaSUB
  2. 9Eddie NketiahSUB
  3. 31Remi MatthewsSUB
  4. 23Jaydee CanvotSUB
  5. 24Borna SosaSUB
  6. 12Christantus UcheSUB
  7. 55Justin DevennySUB
  8. 19Will HughesSUB
  9. 17Nathaniel ClyneSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 12Conor BradleyRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 9Alexander IsakF
  10. 7Florian WirtzAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  2. 2Joe GomezSUB
  3. 30Jeremie FrimpongSUB
  4. 18Cody GakpoSUB
  5. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  6. 3Wataru EndoSUB
  7. 73Rio NgumohaSUB
  8. 25Giorgi MamardashviliSUB
  9. 14Federico ChiesaSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 0. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 26' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Conor Bradley.
  4. 61' Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 62' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Adam Wharton.
  6. 65' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  7. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Florian Wirtz.
  8. 74' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Yéremy Pino.
  9. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
  10. 75' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
  11. 77' Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 78' Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 84' Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Alexander Isak.
  14. 87' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 1. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Daichi Kamada.
  16. 90'+7' Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Liverpool 1. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Guéhi with a headed pass.

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