Liverpool vs Crystal Palace live: Arne Slot’s side dumped out of Carabao Cup as crisis worsens
Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace: Arne Slot’s side succumbed to their third defeat to Palace already this season as their Carabao Cup journey came to an end
Crystal Palace dismantled Liverpool for the third time this season to dump Arne Slot's team-in-crisis out of the Carabao Cup.
With Slot fielding an eyebrow-raising starting XI, the Reds managed to hold back the tide for the first half an hour, with the best chances coming down the Palace end.
But as the Eagles clicked into gear, Liverpool’s bogey player Sarr came up with goods, scoring his third and fourth goals against the Reds this term to put the visitors two up before the break.
Things failed to get any better for the hosts after the restart, with young substitute Amara Nallo receiving a humiliating second red card in as many senior appearances, before Yeremy Pino curled in a late third to seal Liverpool's sixth loss in seven.
Follow all the build-up and action here.
When will the Carabao Cup quarter-finals be played?
The quarter-final fixtures are set to take place during the week commencing Monday 15 December with most matches kicking off on the evening of Tuesday 16 December or Wednesday 17 December.
Carabao Cup matchdays in full
Here are the dates for the remaining rounds of Carabao Cup action.
Quarter-finals: w/c 15 December 2025
Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 12 January 2026
Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 2 February 2026
Final: Sunday 22 March 2026
Amara Nallo's nightmare
Amara Nallo’s senior career has so far lasted 16 minutes across two substitute appearances for Liverpool.
On his debut against PSV last year, he was sent off. Tonight, he was sent off.
Arne Slot serenaded with ‘sacked’ chants by Crystal Palace fans as Liverpool crisis worsens
Arne Slot was serenaded with “sacked in the morning” chants from the Crystal Palace away end as Liverpool succumbed to their sixth defeat in seven on Wednesday night.
The Reds were dumped out of the Carabao Cup as their bogey team beat them 3-0, with bogey player Ismaila Sarr notching a brace before Yeremy Pino’s late curler added salt to the Liverpool wounds, sparking a fan exodus from Anfield.
But it was ahead of Palace’s third that the travelling fans began to taunt the Liverpool manager, who saw a substitute decision backfire spectacularly.
Arne Slot serenaded with ‘sacked’ chants by Palace fans as Liverpool crisis worsens
Liverpool can't hack classy Crystal Palace
Six losses in seven for Arne Slot
Who would’ve seen this coming back when Liverpool were lifting the Premier League title in May?
Arne Slot’s side look completely lost in a mess of their own making.
Carabao Cup quarter-final draw revealed
The ties for the Carabao Cup quarter-final have been drawn:
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Cardiff City v Chelsea
Man City v Brentford
Newcastle United v Fulham
Arne Slot justifies his team selection
"I think people who know this club and followed this club know that in this competition we use this for our younger players,” he told Sky Sports.
"That is one of the reasons. The other reason is we have only four of five injuries, but I have to play the same players. There are multiple reasons why we have lost so many games. With all the reasons, there is still no excuse to lose so many.
"If we keep playing the same players like I tried with Alexander Isak, players who have missed out on pre-season. It's another risk of getting an injury."
Follow the Carabao Cup draw live
Brentford, Fulham and Cardiff were joined by Manchester City, Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Newcastle in the draw for the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after the final fourth-round fixtures this evening.
Switch over to follow the draw for the last-eight below:
Carabao Cup draw live: Last eight learn quarter-final opponents
Scores on the doors
Here are all the results from tonight’s Carabao Cup fourth-round ties:
Arsenal 2-0 Brighton
Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace
Swansea 1-3 Manchester City
Wolves 3-4 Chelsea
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
Arne Slot’s gamble fails miserably as Crystal Palace do the three-peat over Liverpool
It is not a crisis to be eliminated from the Carabao Cup by this excellent Crystal Palace side. Not with 10 changes, with two debutants starting, three teenagers beginning the game, with a creche on the bench. Not even when it was Arne Slot’s heaviest defeat as Liverpool manager.
But for him and them, a second successive Anfield beating nevertheless compounded the wider sense that the wheels have fallen off, suddenly and stunningly. Liverpool have lost six of their last seven matches, and each of their last six in England. It is the sort of run which would have felt inconceivable when they went to Selhurst Park little more than a month ago, boasting a 100 percent record in both the Premier and the Champions League. In a rematch, Palace reinforced the sense they are Liverpool’s bogey side, and Ismaila Sarr their bogey player.
Richard Jolly reports from Anfield:
Arne Slot’s gamble fails miserably as Crystal Palace do the three-peat over Liverpool
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