Crystal Palace lost 4-2 to Liverpool at Selhurst Park yesterday.
Crystal Palace suffered their third consecutive defeat, and despite scoring twice, Alan Pardew’s team couldn’t do enough to stop Liverpool.
Goals from Emre Can, Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino secured Liverpool’s fifth win in six league games, although the Reds’ defence remains their weakness as James McArthur levelled twice before the break.
Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha in action with Liverpool’s Adam Lallana
Palace’s form hasn’t been great lately, Pardew’s team have conceded seven goals in their past two league games and have not kept a clean sheet in their past 15.
The hosts were poor in the first half, defensive errors allowed Palace to twice get back in the game. The Eagles improved after the break but the attacking force of Liverpool proved irresistible. There were two penalty shouts for Palace for challenges on Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke but neither were given.
Liverpool’s Adam Lallana in action with Crystal Palace’s James McArthur
The win for Liverpool means that Jurgen Klopp’s team are level on points at the top of the table with Manchester City and Arsenal. The defeat for Palace means that they now move down to 12th.
Crystal Palace will travel to Burnley on Saturday while Liverpool will host Watford on Sunday.
Here is a look at how Palace fans reacted on Twitter to the defeat…
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