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Nketiah nets stoppage-time winner as Palace beat Liverpool 2-1

Published 29 September 2025

Crystal Palace beat Liverpool 2-1 at Selhurst Park on Saturday, securing a 97th-minute winner from Eddie Nketiah that handed the champions their first league defeat of the season and extended Palace's unbeaten run in all competitions. Ismaila Sarr opened the scoring for Palace and Federico Chiesa briefly levelled for Liverpool late in the second half, but Nketiah's stoppage-time strike sealed a dramatic victory for Oliver Glasner's side.

The match was marked by a contentious moment in the buildup to Chiesa's equaliser, when Mohamed Salah appeared to make contact with the ball as it entered the penalty area. After a lengthy video assistant referee review, match officials said there was no conclusive evidence that Salah handled the ball and the goal stood. Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards reacted on social media, posting a picture of the incident with the message "I knew I wasn't seeing things" and adding the hashtag "JUSTICE."

Palace's win maintained a run of 18 games unbeaten across all competitions and left them among the early leaders in the Premier League. For Liverpool, the result ended a start to the season that had included five wins from their first five league...

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