An inexperienced Liverpool stumbled to a sixth defeat in their last seven matches as they were beaten 3–0 by Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening.
The fourth round match was already the third encounter between the two sides this season, with Liverpool having been defeated in the previous two, and Arne Slot’s much-changed team found themselves in a familiar position at half time as they trailed by two goals. Ismaïla Sarr’s quick-fire brace plunged the Reds further into crisis.
Liverpool were unable to muster a response of any description after half time and saw youngster Amara Nallo sent off for the second time in his young career late on to exacerbate their issues. Yéremy Pino added a third in the dying embers as the Reds exited the Carabao Cup with a whimper.
