Palace end Liverpool perfect start with late goal | OneFootball

Crystal Palace pulled off a stunning late victory over Premier League champions Liverpool at Selhurst Park, with Eddie Nketiah coming off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner.

The hosts started on the front foot and were rewarded early. A corner in the opening 10 minutes caused chaos in Liverpool’s box, with Ryan Gravenberch inadvertently directing the ball into his own area amid a tussle with Marc Guehi, allowing Ismaila Sarr to poke Palace ahead.

The Merseysiders struggled to cope with Palace’s energy and were indebted to goalkeeper Alisson, who kept them in the game with a string of fine saves.

A medical incident in the crowd temporarily halted play for six minutes, and upon resumption, Palace keeper Dean Henderson kept his side in the lead, producing a remarkable reaction stop to turn Gravenberch’s goal-bound strike onto the post.

The Brazilian goalkeeper continued to impress with further saves, while Jean-Philippe Mateta rattled the crossbar with a thunderous long-range effort, keeping the hosts on edge.

Liverpool’s frustration grew, though they managed to fashion a few chances after the interval, including a wasted opportunity from Florian Wirtz.

Palace appeared to have a chance to put the game beyond reach when Nketiah missed a golden opportunity with ten minutes to go, only for Liverpool to respond. Federico Chiesa’s 87th-minute goal looked to have earned the visitors a point, giving hope to the champions after a largely shaky display.

But the drama was not over. In the 97th minute, Nketiah capitalised on a long throw to fire Palace back in front, completing a memorable win and sending the Selhurst Park crowd wild.

The win extends Palace’s unbeaten run to 18 matches in all competitions and ends Liverpool’s perfect start to the season.

Incidents: The story of the match

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The match begins

Crystal Palace takes the lead, 1-0 against Liverpool! Ismaïla Sarr scores with a right-footed shot from close range into the bottom right corner following a corner kick.

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GOAL Crystal Palace: Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace) scores!

Ismaila Sarr scores goal number 3 in the competition (4 matches)

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Missed opportunity. Milos Kerkez of Liverpool takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it goes over the bar and to the right.

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Missed opportunity. Milos Kerkez from Liverpool attempted a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it sailed over the goal and to the right.

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Missed opportunity. Daniel Muñoz from Crystal Palace attempts a header from the center of the penalty area, but it sails over the bar.

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Opportunity wasted. Adam Wharton from Crystal Palace takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sails over the crossbar.

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Missed opportunity! Alexander Isak from Liverpool takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area.

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Missed opportunity! Ismaïla Sarr from Crystal Palace took a right-footed shot from inside the six-yard box, aiming for the left side, but it went just wide of the target. The assist came from Adam Wharton.

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Opportunity wasted. Jean-Philippe Mateta of Crystal Palace attempted a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area but sent it over the bar. The assist came from Adam Wharton, who set him up with a header.

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Missed opportunity! Ryan Gravenberch from Liverpool took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area but it went wide to the left. The assist came from Cody Gakpo.

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Opportunity wasted! Alexander Isak of Liverpool took a right-footed shot from the middle of the box but failed to find the target. The assist came from Alexis Mac Allister.

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Opportunity wasted. Cody Gakpo of Liverpool attempted a header from the center of the box, but it sailed high and to the left. The assist came from Dominik Szoboszlai, who delivered a cross.

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Opportunity wasted. Alexander Isak of Liverpool attempted a header from close range but sent it over the bar. The assist came from Curtis Jones, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.

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Opportunity wasted! Eddie Nketiah of Crystal Palace attempted a header from the middle of the box, but it went just wide. The cross was delivered by Jean-Philippe Mateta.

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Missed opportunity! Federico Chiesa from Liverpool takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area.

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GOAL Liverpool: Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) scores!

Federico Chiesa scores goal number 2 in the competition (5 matches) Federico Chiesa scores goal number 4 for his team (20 matches)

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GOAL Crystal Palace: Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) scores!

Eddie Nketiah scores goal number 1 in the competition (2 matches)

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The referee whistles for the end of the match