The warm-up act to the main event, Liverpool conclude a triumphant 2024-25 Premier League campaign at home to Crystal Palace on Sunday, before hoisting the trophy aloft in front of a spirited Anfield crowd.The Reds are yet to win a match since being crowned champions of England, while FA Cup winners Palace – who will face Arne Slot’s side in the Community Shield – can still sneak into the top half of the Premier League table.
Breaking the best kind of records left, right and centre during the 2024-25 campaign, Liverpool actually wrote a new unwanted chapter of history on Monday night, becoming the first team to fail to win any of their first three Premier League games since wrapping up the title.
On the back of a forgivable defeat to Chelsea and second-half collapse against closest ‘challengers’ – using that term loosely – Arsenal, Liverpool could not cling on to two leads against Brighton & Hove Albion, who maintained their push for Europe courtesy of an enthralling 3-2 victory.
The Amex outcome could have been much different had FWA Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah not missed a sitter which seemed easier to score, but as soon as Liverpool’s name was etched onto the Premier League trophy, anything else they did in 2024-25 was inconsequential.
Five years on from celebrating at an empty Anfield at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Liverpool will experience a Premier League trophy lift in front of a sell-out crowd for the first time ever, potentially having maintained a stellar unbeaten record.
Indeed, when closing out the season at Anfield, Liverpool have never lost their final match in the Premier League era, and they could become just the third English top-flight side to net at least two goals in as many as 32 games in one season, and the first since Tottenham Hotspur in 1961.
Not only the home contingent will be in full-blown party mode on Sunday, as Crystal Palace make the long journey north still basking in the glow of their historic FA Cup success and can also expect a rousing reception from the Liverpool faithful after prolonging Manchester City’s misery.
Oliver Glasner‘s champions had to cut their celebrations short to host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday night, where a rotated Eagles side may have been considered underdogs, but stand-in striker Eddie Nketiah belatedly found his shooting boots at Selhurst Park.
In the space of just five minutes, the ex-Arsenal man scored double the amount of goals he had managed in his first 27 Premier League appearances for the club, while Ben Chilwell‘s free kick and the customary Eberechi Eze strike propelled Palace to a 4-2 win.
