Alisson at the top again, Chelsea back to square one

Liverpool left Crystal Palace as 3-0 winners. Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Bradley Barcola, who also provided an assist, were involved in the goals. However, the best player on the pitch was goalkeeper Alisson.

The Brazilian keeper made a superb reflex save to deny Daichi Kamada's volley. Two minutes later, Liverpool took the lead. In the first half, he cleared the ball off the line from Adam Wharton's header, allowing Liverpool to go into the break with the upper hand. In the 77th minute, he stopped Yeremy Pino in a one-on-one. Pino's early shot that came back off the crossbar was also a lucky break for Alisson. Late in the match, Nketiah's controversial penalty cost Alisson a clean sheet.

Chelsea, meanwhile, were overrun by Sunderland. Losing 63% of the duels in the first half, Chelsea were constantly under pressure in defence due to Brian Brobbey's pressing. Levi Colwill was taken off at half-time. Wesley Fofana had also drawn attention recently with unpunished mistakes in the Manchester United match. Sunderland left with three points despite starting the day at the bottom of the table.

Chelsea, who lost 3-0 to Brentford, also failed to find defensive balance in the absence of the injured Joao Pedro. Xabi Alonso said his team had not been overrun. That claim contradicts both the footage and the data. Acknowledging the problems is seen as the first step toward a solution.