EPL : Liverpool Blow Title Hopes

(CNN) - They left the field with their heads
bowed.
Looks of shock, anguish, disbelief spread like
wildfire. It mattered little. They had blown it.
As Liverpool's players walked off the turf at
Selhurst Park, the remnants of their title
challenge were left in tatters.
In the space of nine second half minutes,
Liverpool's hopes of winning a first league crown
in 24 years were obliterated by a Crystal Palace
side which continues to produce wonders.
Leading 3-0 courtesy of goals from Joe Allen,
Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez, Liverpool
appeared perfectly set to take the title race down
to the final day of the season.
But Palace hit back in style -- scoring three
dramatic, late goals to snatch a point and leave
Manchester City in pole position to win its
second Premier League crown.
"It is 99 goals we have scored, which is a
phenomenal achievement by the team -- but you
have to defend," Liverpool manager Brendan
Rodgers told the BBC.
"It is no good scoring all those goals if you
defend as we did tonight.
"There is no doubt. Manchester City will go on
and win it. We needed to win to keep the
pressure on going into the last game and we did
not do that.
"You have to have that maturity to see it through
and we did not do that. It was bitterly
disappointing and I would expect Manchester
City to go on and win their two home games.

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