Crystal Palace Stun Liverpool

Liverpool's season went from bad to worse as they let an early lead slip to lose 3-1 at struggling Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon.

Only twice before have the Reds amassed fewer points at this stage of a Barclays Premier League season, but last year's runners-up are failing to hit the heady heights that saw them push Manchester City all the way and have now lost their last four matches in all competitions.

Neil Warnock will be delighted with a first win since September as Palace climb to 15th in the table following a deserved victory which saw them match their visitors for large periods, with Yannick Bolasie a constant thorn in the side of Liverpool's back four.

Rickie Lambert hit his first goal for Liverpool inside two minutes but that was as good as it got for the visitors as Dwight Gayle levelled before the break.

Both sides were equally slow out of the blocks in the second half but it was Palace who shone, with Joe Ledley and Mile Jedinak scoring three minutes apart to seal the contest.

Palace scored three times in the last 11 minutes here last season to record a memorable 3-3 draw and all-but end Liverpool's title hopes to leave Luis Suarez in tears.

That fixture came on the back of a home defeat to Chelsea and, just like the back-end of last campaign, Brendan Rodgers' side could not respond with a win in south London.