4 Interesting Facts About Liverpool's Failure To Win Over Crystal Palace

Liverpool's Luis Diaz scores a goal against Crystal Palace. (photo : Twitter.com/@LFC)

JAKARTA - Liverpool lost two points against Crystal Palace in the second week of the English Premier League. Here are four interesting facts from the match.

The Reds host Palace at Anfield Stadium on Tuesday, August 16 in the early hours of WIB. Both teams closed the match with the score equally strong, 1-1.

The hosts fell behind in the 32nd minute after Wilfried Zaha broke into Alisson Becker's goal. The hosts then equalized the score through Luis Diaz in the 61st minute despite only playing with ten men.

Jurgen Klopp's men lost Darwin Nunez four minutes before Diaz scored the equaliser. The Uruguay international was sent off by the referee for headbutting opposing player Joachim Andersen.

This draw makes Liverpool have lost four points from the two Premier League matches that have been undertaken. Previously, Klopp's team also drew 2-2 against Fulham in the first week, Saturday, August 6.

Only collecting two points from two matches makes Liverpool must occupy the 12th position of the standings. The same number of points is also owned by Fulham who followed the Reds in 13th place.

Here are some interesting facts about Liverpool vs Crystal Palace:

Liverpool against Crystal Palace this morning marked exactly 30 years since the first game of the Premier League era took place, namely August 15, 1992. The Reds did not play that day, but the Eagles drew 3-3 with Blackburn at Selhurst Park. Wilfried Zaha is the first Crystal Palace player to score in two different Premier League games against Liverpool at Anfield. He previously scored at the venue in May 2015. Liverpool have conceded first in each of their last six Premier League games. This is their longest run since six consecutive games between April and August 1997. However, they have never lost in their previous five matches. Darwin Núñez is the second Liverpool player to be sent off in his first appearance at Anfield in the Premier League after Joe Cole vs Arsenal in 2010. Joe Cole was also sent off on 15 August.