On April 14, Beijing time, the 33rd round of the English Premier League ushered in a key battle, and Liverpool faced Crystal Palace at Anfield Stadium. Eze made the final decision, and in the end Liverpool suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, suffering two consecutive defeats in all competitions, and suffered a major setback in the race for the title, and is currently two points behind Manchester City. As long as Arsenal win this round, they can open up a three-point advantage with Liverpool.
Liverpool's three-goal unbeaten run in all competitions ended Liverpool's three-goal defeat in the Europa League in midweek. Since Manchester City has won this round and temporarily risen to the top of the Premier League, Liverpool, which is 2 points behind, only needs to beat Shuijin Palace in this round to overtake Manchester City. Crystal Palace are winless in the last five rounds and have lost in the last two consecutive rounds, and have fallen to 15th place, and urgently need a win to get out of the predicament.
Palace opened the scoring and Eze cut inside from the left to shoot a low shot from inside the box that was held by Alisson. Liverpool quickly took control of the ball and launched a quick counter-attack, with Nunez receiving a team-mate's through shot into the box that was confiscated by Dean Henderson.
Crystal Palace played a delicate combination in the 14th minute, Mitchell crossed the ball in front of goal, and Eze flanked and fired past Liverpool, and Crystal Palace opened the scoring away goal. Eze's movement and timing of his shot were just right to catch the Liverpool defence off guard.
Four minutes later, Liverpool's defence was leaky again when Van Dijk accidentally fell in a scramble to give Mateta a chance to score a solo shot. Mateta picked the ball past Alisson and Robertson got in time to keep it out in front of goal. Liverpool got off to a very poor start and almost conceded another goal.
Liverpool stabilized the situation and began to counterattack, Dias burst into the box and fell to the ground, and the referee did not award a penalty. Endo took advantage of a corner kick and hit the woodwork with a powerful shot that bounced off the woodwork and missed the best chance of the half.
Liverpool continued to press, with Dias volleying in Robertson's cross saved by Henderson. Mateta converts a fast-break opportunity and a clever backheel shot is saved. Liverpool were awarded a free-kick in front of the goal, and McAllister's powerful shot bounced off the wall. Salah then burst into the box and fired a shot that was saved.
Olise counter-attacked and created another one-on-one chance, but he stopped the ball a little harder and Alisson held the ball. Just before half-time, Ollis's long-range shot from the middle was again confiscated by Alisson.
At half-time, Liverpool trailed Crystal Palace 1-0. At half-time, Liverpool made a personnel change, with Endo replaced by Szobosloy and Bradley coming off the bench with an ankle injury.
At the beginning of the second half, the two sides attacked and defended each other, but neither could change the score. Nunez's shot from inside the box is blocked by an opposition defender. Although Liverpool stepped up their attack in the second half, Jota's shot was blocked, Jones struck wide and Mohamed Salah had a shot blocked from inside the box.
The Crystal Palace defence was impregnable and a solid run from Dean Henderson secured the lead. At the end of the game, Liverpool lost 0-1 to Crystal Palace, conceded three key points in an upset, and suffered two consecutive defeats at home.
According to the statistics after the game, Liverpool had 70% possession, 21 shots on goal, 6 on target, and lacked the ability to seize opportunities. Palace had eight shots on goal, five on target, and their attacking efficiency was a key factor in their upset victory.
In the standings, Liverpool became the first team to drop the chain to win the title, they are third with 71 points, two points behind Manchester City, and Arsenal can move up to the top of the table with 74 points if they beat Aston Villa in this round, three points behind Liverpool.