Curtis Jones failed to capitalize on a crucial chance.
Liverpool fell to Crystal Palace 0-1 in the 33rd round of the 2023-24 Premier League at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET. The result leaves Liverpool in third place with 71 points and Crystal Palace in 14th place with 33 points.
Crystal Palace scored the first goal. In the 14th minute of the first half, Crystal Palace put together a fantastic link-up play. Michael Oliseh played a pass from the left flank to Tyrick Mitchell, who broke into the area on the left side of the penalty box. Mitchell cut back and Eberezi Eze slid in with his right foot. The first half ended with Liverpool trailing 0-1.
In the second half, Liverpool attacked more aggressively. However, they lacked precision. The Reds were unable to find the equalizer as they were unable to finish properly in attacking situations. In the end, Crystal Palace couldn’t find the back of the net and the game ended in a 0-1 loss for Liverpool.
The Reds weren’t without their chances. In the 30th minute of the second half, the Reds broke Crystal Palace’s offense and launched a counterattack. Andy Robertson cleared a long ball out wide and Cody Gakpo collected the ball. The Liverpool players came up quickly and Gakpo slipped a through ball to Jones. Jones found himself one-on-one with the keeper and finished inside the penalty box. However, Jones’ shot was wide right.
Jones, Jürgen Klopp, and the Liverpool fans were left scratching their heads as Jones failed to capitalize on a crucial chance. It was all the more frustrating because there were still 15 minutes left in regulation time. Johnson left the field in the 37th minute of the second half, being replaced by Harvey Elliott.
The criticism of Jones poured in. Global sports outlet ESPN wrote: “Johnson worked hard to keep Abak but was not as tidy as usual. He missed a golden opportunity in 토토사이트 front of Crystal Palace’s goal.”
Global soccer publication Goal.com said: “They were very much at fault for not equalizing. He struggled to keep the ball in the middle of the park and when he did get a through ball late on, he shot wide,” giving him a rating of 2. This was the lowest rating.
According to soccer stats outlet Sofa Score, Jones played 82 minutes and had 71 touches, a 91% passing success rate (43 of 47), one cross (one attempt), one shot off target, one blocked shot, one missed big chance, and five ground battles (15 attempts). His rating of 6.2 was the lowest of any Liverpool player.