Luis Diaz scores equaliser with Liverpool's 20th attempt of the gameLuis Diaz rescued a point for Liverpool against Crystal Palace after new summer signing Darwin Nunez was sent off in his first Premier League game at Anfield.
Liverpool dominated possession in the first half but Palace went ahead through Wilfried Zaha's clinical finish from Eberechi Eze's superb pass.
Expensive striker Nunez had been desperate to make an impact in front of The Kop, but was deservedly shown a red card by referee Paul Tierney after 57 minutes when he reacted to a shove from Joachim Andersen with a headbutt that floored the Palace defender.
Liverpool responded in defiant fashion with a brilliant equaliser from Diaz four minutes later, cutting in from the flank before flashing a right-foot finish past Vicente Guaita.
The inevitable siege ensued, with Mo Salah and substitute Fabio Carvalho just off target. But Palace had a golden chance of their own when Zaha struck the far post when he should have scored, as Liverpool remain without a win from their first two games.
No excuse for Nunez madness
Darwin Nunez has made an excellent impression in his early days at Liverpool following his move from Benfica, scoring in the Community Shield win against Manchester City and also getting on target in the opening weekend draw at Fulham.
Here, he left Anfield with his head bowed after a totally inexcusable moment of ill-discipline that reduced Liverpool to 10 men and weakened their attacking impetus.
Nunez may have been wound up by Andersen but what followed was idiotic and expensive as he thrust his head straight into the Palace defender, leaving Tierney with no option but to send him off.
The brilliant Diaz stepped into the breach with a moment of magic for the equaliser while Harvey Elliott was also outstanding before he was substituted.
Liverpool had moments towards the end but were uncomfortable when Palace pressed, so had to settle for a draw that already leaves them four points behind expected title rivals Manchester City.
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Liverpool
Squad number2Player nameGomez
Squad number14Player nameHenderson
Squad number21Player nameTsimikasSquad number28Player nameFábio CarvalhoLine-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
1Alisson
66Alexander-Arnold47Phillips4van Dijk26Robertson
19Elliott3Fabinho7Milner
11Salah27Núñez23Díaz
1Alisson66Alexander-Arnold47PhillipsSubstituted forGomezat 63'minutes4van Dijk26RobertsonSubstituted forTsimikasat 63'minutesBooked at 90mins19ElliottSubstituted forFreitas Gouveia Carvalhoat 79'minutes3Fabinho7MilnerSubstituted forHendersonat 63'minutes11Salah27NúñezBooked at 57mins23DíazBooked at 40minsSubstitutes
2Gomez8Keïta13Adrián14Henderson21Tsimikas28Freitas Gouveia Carvalho42Clark43Bajcetic72van den BergCrystal Palace
Formation 5-4-1
13Guaita
17Clyne2Ward16Andersen6Guéhi3Mitchell
9J Ayew28Doucouré15Schlupp10Eze
11Zaha
13GuaitaBooked at 90mins17Clyne2WardBooked at 68mins16AndersenBooked at 57mins6Guéhi3MitchellSubstituted forRichardsat 79'minutes9J AyewSubstituted forÉdouardat 63'minutesBooked at 88mins28DoucouréSubstituted forHughesat 79'minutes15SchluppSubstituted forOliseat 88'minutes10EzeSubstituted forMilivojevicat 79'minutes11ZahaSubstitutes
4Milivojevic7Olise14Mateta19Hughes21Johnstone22Édouard23Ebiowei26Richards48PlangeLive Text
Match ends, Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 1.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 1.
Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Richards following a corner.
Attempt missed. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
Offside, Crystal Palace. Joachim Andersen tries a through ball, but Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabinho with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
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