Slot switched to a back three in a bid to revitalise Liverpool, but the move backfired when Joe Gomez’s mistake allowed Sarr to rifle home from 12 yards in the 41st minute. Senegal winger Sarr increased Palace’s lead on the stroke of half-time, netting from Pino’s pass in front of the shell-shocked Kop.

Dramatic dips in form, ageing stars, manager sackings and long-standing issues coming to bear; Between the Lines returns with a look at whats going wrong for crisis-hit Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, W

At the bottom, Wolves lost and so remain winless and woeful. West Ham are somehow playing worse yet above Wolves, while Forest now have a five-point gap to Burnley in 16th. Look out for Fulham, four lost on the spin and sinking a little.

But this situation is nothing new for Wolves. At this stage last season, they had only one point in eight games under Gary O'Neil. They picked up eight more points in as many matches before Pereira was brought in, with Wolves going on to avoid relegation and finish 16th.