Liverpool, who have been in a four-tier title race this season, have seen a significant dip in form recently, relinquishing top spot in the Premier League after a draw with Manchester United at the Theatre of Dreams in the last round, and a midweek Europa League match with Atalanta Atalanta 1/ In the first leg of the 4 finals, Liverpool swallowed a 0-3 defeat at Anfield Stadium, and there was little hope of reversing the promotion, but Liverpool did not have time to review the Europa League fiasco, after a full day's rest, Liverpool returned to the Premier League, facing Crystal Palace at home in the 33rd round of the league, Liverpool who were unbeaten at home in 28 home games across the season, there is no reason not to win this campaign, if they drop the chain again, then they will lose the hope of winning the Premier League! In this game, Liverpool dominated the field, but the bombardment was never able to break through the ten fingers of the away team's goalkeeper Henderson, and finally with Ezer's goal, Crystal Palace won 1-0 away, and Liverpool was defeated on three lines!
In order to be able to stop the decline, Klopp did not hold back at home, putting on the team's best 4-3-3 formation, Alisson came on as the starting goalkeeper to guard the goal, Robertson, Van Dijk, Konate and Bradley formed a back four, in midfield Endo in the middle, Jones and McAllister on the flanks, and the attacking trident was Nunez, Salah and Dias.
After the start of the game, Liverpool firmly grasped the possession and continued to penetrate the hinterland of Crystal Palace, while the visitors used a very practical defensive counterattack strategy, not only withstood Liverpool's attack, but also completed more threatening attacks, and in the 14th minute, the anti-away dominated took the lead in the score, and Eze, who was outflanked in the middle, easily pushed and scored after receiving an inverted triangle pass from his teammate on the left, and rewrote the score to 1-0.
Four minutes later, Palace came close to extending the lead when Van Dijk, known for his consistency, slipped in defence and gave Mateta a one-on-one chance, but Matta's delicate effort against the onrushing Alisson, but the power was too low to allow Robertson to clear the ball on the goal line and avoid further deterioration.
Liverpool, who escaped, then began to fight back, after a corner kick from the left side in the 27th minute, causing chaos in the Crystal Palace penalty area, the home team completed a shot on goal in the chaos, but unfortunately the ball hit the crossbar, and six minutes later, Liverpool won a well-placed free kick near the top arc, McAllister's shot was blocked by a defender.
After returning to the field, Liverpool, who was unwilling to lose at home, began to press and besiege Crystal Palace, but the away goalkeeper Henderson was in a brave state this time, facing the bombardment of Liverpool's attacking group, and used wonderful magic to protect the goal again and again.
Henderson's huge aura also affected Liverpool's attacking players, and the home team got an excellent counterattack opportunity in the 75th minute, but Jones's one-handed ball was not grasped, and the ball could not hit the goal, and the continuous waste of opportunities also laid the groundwork for Liverpool's upset loss.
In a Premier League game that ended earlier, Manchester City beat Luton Town 5-1 to reach the top of the standings, and with Liverpool's defeat to Crystal Palace in this round, the possibility of the Blue Moon Army completing the fourth consecutive Premier League title has greatly increased, after all, Arsenal's remaining fixtures are more difficult, and it is almost impossible to end with a complete winning record!