Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace: EPL Champions end season with 4-game without win

Mohamed Salah's late goal handed champions Liverpool a point as they ended their league campaign with a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at a triumphant Anfield.

Match Report

The home side made a slow start and went behind after nine minutes as Tyrick Mitchell set Ismaila Sarr free inside the area, and he swept an effort past Alisson.

Liverpool had chances to equalise through the likes of Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota, but their job was made much harder after Ryan Gravenberch was sent off for a last-man challenge on Daichi Kamada with just over 20 minutes remaining.

Nevertheless, the home side continued to probe despite their numerical disadvantage and got their reward as Salah popped up to equalise with a shot which was diverted in by Maxence Lacroix.

Salah's strike took him to 47 goal involvements in the Premier League this term, seeing the Egyptian equal the competition's all-time single-season record.

Conceding late on meant FA Cup winners Palace were forced to settle for 12th place, though they will nevertheless have European football to look forward to next season.

Data Debrief: Salah makes history with late goal as Liverpool come back yet again

Salah's late equaliser means he ends a stellar season with 47 goal involvements overall, equalling the Premier League record held by both Andrew Cole (1993-94) and Alan Shearer (1994-95), respectively.

The 32-year-old finished with 29 goals and 18 assists this season, with his goal haul clinching him the Golden Boot for 2024-25.

One of the reasons why Liverpool finished top of the pile this season was their ability to overturn deficits. They gained 23 points from losing positions this term, the joint-most in the league this season and the second most they have managed in a Premier League campaign overall.

Despite the disappointment of conceding a late goal, Oliver Glasner's men extended their unbeaten run to six matches (W2 D4), with only Manchester City (10) going more matches without defeat in the closing stages of the season. 

Match Events

0' Palace welcomes with guard of honour & Reds return it for Eagles' FA Cup win

9' GOAL! Ismaïla Sarr hands visitors an early lead! Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace

26' Diaz curls a shot a yard wide of the post

27' TAA is warming up!

29' Diaz heads over from close range

30' Mateta slides the ball into the net but he's offside and it won't stand

33' Mateta's effort hits the post but he is ruled offside

37' Salah dinks a pass into the area for Diaz But Henderson gets a block to it

45' TAA subs on in his last match for Liverpool

50' Salah has a shot blocked by Lacroix inside the area

68' Red Card! Ryan Gravenberch sent off

85' Salah hits back with a heavy stunner! Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace

Line-ups

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Salah, Van Dijk, Robertson, Konate, Gakpo, Szoboszlai, Luis Díaz, Curtis Jones, Gravenberch, Conor Bradley

Subs: Endo, Joe Gomez, Tsimikas, Jota, Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Nunez, Elliott, Quansah

Crystal Palace XI: Hughes, Lerma, Dean Henderson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Kamada, Sarr, Eberechi Eze, Daniel Muñoz, Maxence Lacroix, Chris Richards, Tyrick Mitchell

Subs: Ward, Matt Turner, Nketiah, Justin Devenny, Matheus França, Romain Esse, Caleb Kporha