Crystal Palace’s rising stature spread to Selhurst Park’s “Holmesdale Fanatics” as they watched the frailties Liverpool have shown this season being brutally exposed.
The Eagles had torn the visitors to shreds for 34 minutes, with somehow only an Ismaila Sarr goal to show for their superiority, when the club’s famous section of support delivered their verdict.
“We’re going to win the league” echoed around this great old atmospheric stadium – optimism taken to the extreme perhaps, but a clear signal of just how good this Palace side is.
Liverpool have lived on the precipice all season, even when racking up five successive Premier League victories, an influx of new and expensive signings failing to disguise defensive flaws first uncovered at Wembley in August when Palace beat them to lift the Community Shield on penalties.
Oliver Glasner’s side refused to let the Reds off the hook, as has happened on occasion with other opponents this term, although they did their best when only going in 1-0 up at half-time when it could have been 6-0.
Sarr’s ninth-minute opener was scant reward for a pulsating Palace performance, Liverpool keeper Alisson – the one player in their side to emerge with credit – saving superbly from Yeremy Pino, Daniel Munoz and Jean-Philippe Mateta, who also struck the woodwork.
It looked like an outstanding performance would only yield a point after Federico Chiesa’s 87th-minute equaliser, only for Liverpool to become the biter bit when substitute Eddie Nketiah scored a deserved winner with virtually the last kick of the game in the 97th minute.
It was only their second league win over Liverpool in 17 meetings and first at home since 2014.
Selhurst Park went wild in celebration, but these are the sort of scenes Palace fans are becoming accustomed to under the superb leadership of Austrian Glasner.
Getty Images
Palace have now gone 18 games unbeaten in all competitions, which included the historic FA Cup win against Manchester City back in May, to equal a club record set back in 1969.
This success sent them up to second place, three points behind reigning champions Liverpool after an impressive start.
Glasner’s animated touchline energy transmits itself to a team with class in all areas, and one fully deserving of its current lofty position in the table.
Keeper Dean Henderson was outstanding when called upon, reacting to turn Ryan Gravenberch’s shot on to the post in the first half, while captain and key defender Marc Guehi showed exactly why there was such disappointment at Liverpool when a proposed £35m move to Anfield collapsed on transfer deadline day.
What a contrast Guehi’s composure was to the chaos in Liverpool’s backline, where Ibrahima Konate struggled and captain Virgil van Dijk was so unsettled he was eventually booked for dissent.
To add insult to injury for the vulnerable visitors, Guehi even had an assist in the build-up to Nketiah’s winner when a long throw-in caused defensive jitters – just like a corner did for Palace’s first.
Adam Wharton is surely an England regular in the making, the loping socks-down style not disguising an elegant, competitive midfield operator of the highest order. Daichi Kamada was equally industrious and effective.
Sarr offers quality in attack and, while fellow forward Mateta can be hit and miss – more miss than hit here – the Frenchman is a tireless, constant menace.
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
This video can not be played
And behind it all is the charismatic Glasner, a transformative figure at Palace and one chairman Steve Parish will be desperate to keep at Selhurst Park.
Palace, with eight wins and 10 draws, are enjoying their joint-longest unbeaten run as a club, also 18 from February to August 1969. Three matches in that unbeaten run have been against Liverpool too.
The Eagles are now the only unbeaten Premier League side, having won three and drawn three of their opening six games.
When they last achieved such a feat in 1990-91, Palace went on to finish third for their highest ever top-flight position.
A delighted Glasner told BBC’s Match of the Day: “We played an amazing first half and had a deserved lead. We deserved the win.
“To overcome the pressure of Liverpool – they deserved an equaliser – but I’m delighted at the reaction of our team.
“We talk about our personality. We always go for the win. Everybody who is close to Crystal Palace got their reward here.
“The players showed so much confidence. We made so many runs, the quality of the passes, runs into the box, it was excellent.
“We will analyse the game and take in all this positivity. You have to enjoy these moments otherwise you have to ask why you are doing it.”
Liverpool have, in some respects, had a day like this coming.
They have traded heavily in late goals this season to win against Bournemouth, Newcastle United, Burnley and Arsenal. It was unsustainable, although they almost did it again through Chiesa’s effort until Nketiah made Liverpool experience their own heartbreak.
For all their seven successive victories in all competitions, this is very much a work in progress with so many acquisitions.
The “stupidity” – Slot’s description – of in-form striker Hugo Ekitike landing himself with a one-match ban – a second yellow card and dismissal for taking his shirt off – after scoring the midweek winner against Southampton in the Carabao Cup, was underlined here.
The Frenchman, who has five goals in seven games, might have made a difference to Liverpool’s attack.
Alexander Isak, the club’s record £125m buy, was handed his first league start but looks a long way from full fitness, drawing the scorn of Palace’s fans with the predictable chants of “what a waste of money” when he was withdrawn after missing a clear chance he had at least created for himself.
Florian Wirtz, a little cheaper at £116m, is also still figuring out how best to fit into a side and system that dominated the league last season. The German was anonymous apart from one chance from six yards which he steered straight into Henderson’s hands.
Liverpool are still in pole position, but the issues that have troubled them finally came home to roost at Selhurst Park.
No such problems, though, for an ecstatic Palace and their supporters.
Can they, as the “Holmesdale Fanatics” suggested, win the Premier League?
It seems highly unlikely, but this thrilling, determined side will offer hope, and provide excitement and more joyous moments throughout this campaign.
England never contemplated anything less than winning the Women’s World Cup in a landmark final at Twickenham, says captain Zoe Aldcroft.
The Red Roses swept aside Canada 33-13 at Allianz Stadium in front of 81,885 fans – a record for a women’s rugby match – three years after losing to New Zealand in the final of the previous World Cup.
“We had no doubt in our minds that we were not going to come out today and do this job,” she said.
“We hope we have inspired young girls out there to go and pick up a ball – any kind of ball, any kind of sport – and do whatever they want to in the world, because if you dream big enough you can get it.
“We dreamed big enough today.”
Fifteen years ago the Women’s World Cup final was played across the road at Twickenham Stoop, Harlequins’ home ground.
England lost to New Zealand in that final in front of a crowd of 13,253 – a record attendance for a women’s rugby match in England that stood for almost a decade.
“The most emotional part was coming off the bus and just seeing that people were standing in the stands,” said Aldcroft.
“It actually choked me up a little bit and I was like, ‘oh my goodness, this is it.’
“Coming out to 82,000 people was unbelievable and we could hear them supporting us the whole way through the game.
“We’re just so grateful and thankful for the opportunity to play in front of everyone today.”
Asked if England, who extended their record winning streak to 33 Tests, were the best side in women’s rugby history, Aldcroft said: “It definitely kind of feels like that.”
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
This video can not be played
Head coach John Mitchell, who suffered semi-final defeat when he led his native New Zealand at the men’s World Cup in 2003 and was part of England’s men’s backroom staff when they lost in the 2019 final, said the consequences of potentially seeing another title slip away haunted him in the build-up to the final.
“I’ve tried to stay present, but the past jumped into my head and the future jumped into my head as well. I gave myself a few uppercuts and tried to stay present,” he said.
“It does create emotions and feelings that are unusual, especially when you get to a point where the opportunity is presented for us to do the job.
“I have now been part of bringing closure to a World Cup, which is very fulfilling.”
The 61-year-old said victory was proof of the quality of England’s spirit and togetherness as much as their skills on the pitch.
“We always knew that we were going to be good at the rugby, but ultimately our culture won,” he said.
“All 32 players – all the staff – brought into how we want to, what we value, and those values are guiding us to this point.
“I got out of the girls’ way this week. They just needed to finish what we started, and they certainly did that.”
England scrum-half Natasha Hunt said the scale of the win and the occasion was “unimaginable”.
Hunt, 36, is a veteran of England’s most recent World Cup win in 2014 and was controversially left out of the squad for the 2022 tournament.
“I don’t think any of us could have imagined it would have been like this,” she said.
“I am so proud of the girls. I hope this stays for women’s rugby.”
Abbie Ward, who scored England’s fifth and final try, said the victory was an achievement for the current team rather than redemption for the upset by New Zealand at Eden Park in the final of the previous tournament.
“The last final loss, that was then,” she said.
“This is a new team. This is a new chapter of women’s rugby. It wasn’t about righting wrongs. This is our little moment.
“This team has been special. What we’ve done has been special. The support, the crowd, the friends and family involved… it’s been magical.”
Centre Meg Jones, who missed out on the world player of the year award to Canada’s Sophie de Goede, praised England’s resilience.
“This game doesn’t care about adversity. It just cares about the repeated efforts you put in,” she said.
“It’s crazy. You only have to look at the Six Nations and how we’ve grown. It’s amazing how far we’ve come. Women’s sport is on a high. Let’s keep it there.”
England’s players will celebrate with the public at a free event at Battersea Power Station on Sunday from 14:00 BST.
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Rory McIlroy of Team Europe during the morning foursomes on day two of the Ryder Cup at the Bethpage Black Course, Farmingdale, New York. Alamy Stock Photo
WHEN NEWS AND sports reporter Andrew Stockey posted two photos to X yesterday, one of him in Dublin 28 years ago and one taken this week, he didn’t expect much of a reaction.
However, it’s gone on to attract a “whole lot of attention” as Stockey says – some 13,000 likes and counting.
The first photo, from 1997, is a picture of Stockey when he was covering the Pittsburgh Steelers for a pre-season game against the Chicago Bears in Croke Park.
Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone…
A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article.
Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.
FROM DROPPING €50 on a Stanley quencher water cup to buying a ‘water bottle’ that resembles a keg and is bigger than the size of a human head, I feel as though we’ve reached peak water drinking obsession lately – and I have to wonder if it’s all more about the fancy water bottles than the actual drinking of water?
A few weeks ago, when we were knee-deep in back-to-school preparations, my eldest, who was desperate to get an Air Up water bottle (a snip at a starting price of €34.99), innocently asked what kind of water bottle I had when I was in school. I laughed and shook my head as I told him I didn’t have a water bottle in school. No one did.
In fact, as a child of the 80s and 90s, I didn’t start drinking water without a meal until I was in my late teens or in college. It just wasn’t a thing. Bottles of Evian and Perrier were seen as a luxury and something American yuppies on TV carried, while they walked along clutching their mobile phones the size of bricks with ariels sticking out the top that could be seen from outer space.
We, on the other hand, spent our school days surviving on one Capri Sun or juice box that likely had a glut of preservatives, colours and E-numbers inside. If you were lucky, you might have gotten a carton of milk too. Still, it didn’t mean we weren’t thirsty. I can remember regularly coming in from PE parched and waiting in a huge queue of equally dehydrated kids hoping to get a go for a single gulp of water from a bacteria-encrusted water fountain, only to be told to hurry up without ever even getting one drop. Hydration was just not high on the agenda back then.
Everyone would queue to drink from this for their hydration in school. Shutterstock
Shutterstock
In stark contrast, we now live in a world where people cannot leave the house without always clutching a giant water bottle, picked from their array of equally huge, trendy water bottles. What happened to just drinking when we’re thirsty, instead of turning it into some torturous challenge where we have to reach a certain target, often spurred on by really naff motivational quotes on the side of the bottle or suffer failure?
“While carrying a water bottle around can help us drink more throughout the day, we don’t need the super-sized bottles that are popping up everywhere,” explains dietitian Fiona Finneran.
“I’ve seen bottles that hold three and four litres. Not only is this an excessive amount for most of us to drink, it’s also a crazy weight to be carrying around. In my opinion, a one-litre bottle is enough to carry around and you can always refill it.”
Daily intake
Wise words, but how much H20 should we all be drinking a day?
According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), women need two litres and men need two and a half litres. Of course, that’s a rough guide and water intake depends on so many factors – age, exercise and even how warm the weather is.
“A person’s ‘daily fluid intake’ is more important than their daily water intake,” clarifies Finneran.
“Between 50-70% of our body weight is made up of water, so our body needs it to survive. A good guide is to aim for at least eight cups of fluid per day,and this can be a mix of water, juice, milk, tea, and even coffee. It’s important not to rely on thirst as a reminder to drink, as when we are thirsty, we are already about 2% dehydrated.”
Advertisement
The way influencers go on sharing videos of their vats of water on social media, you’d swear we need many, many multiples more of the guidelines per day, or face imminent shrivelling up from dehydration. How their bladders survive, and they are not simply chained to the toilet all day I do not know.
Call me crazy, but it’s almost as if they just have these bottles for show and don’t actually drink the water butt-levels of liquid found inside.
Water is by far the healthy choice as opposed to juices, soft drinks, energy drinks, and smoothies. It’s proven to be good for our overall health and is the efficient at hydrating us, yet despite my large array of water bottles, I’m still the first to admit that I don’t drink enough water. I exist on a conveyor belt of coffee and tea, only to get to 8pm and realise I’ve not had a sip of water all day, and then wonder why I’ve got a headache.
Bacteria
I’ve tried all the water bottles that have ever graced the shelves. I’ve tried the ones where you add the tea or fruit for flavour. The bottles with the motivational quotes on them. The ones with straws. The ones with no straws. The metal ones. The BPA-free ones. The quencher cups. I’ve even tried just reusing old plastic water bottles. None have stayed the course.
The price of some of these bottles beggars’ belief, from the high-end Stanleys to the hot right now Air Ups that all the kids want. Fun fact: these particular bottles also come with the caveat of being locked into forever buying flavour pods, which emit a flavour scent alongside the water in order to encourage more water drinking. Truth be told, I’ve countless water bottles languishing in the press, each having had its day basking in the sun of the latest trend, only to eventually be left to gather dust or mould.
One of the trendy Air Up water bottles. Alamy Stock Photo
Alamy Stock Photo
Yes, it’s the thing none of us want to hear, but the truth is our reusable water bottles are breeding grounds for bacteria. Studies show that reusable water bottles have fourteen times more bacteria than a dog bowl and 40,000 times more bacteria than found on a toilet seat. Plus, heads up, that slimy film on the inside of the water bottle or straw that we all like to pretend is just water, is not just water. It’s more likely to be microfilm of bacteria.
Many of us aren’t cleaning our many reusable water bottles often or thoroughly enough, and every time we take a swig, we introduce bacteria into the water inside – and let’s not even go into whether our hands our clean when we grab our water bottles all the time.
It’s a rabbit hole most water bottle users don’t want to go down, and who can blame them?
Reusable water bottles in themselves aren’t the enemy here. They are preferable to single use elastics, although one could argue the sheer amount of viral water quenchers, tumblers, bottles and kegs people are purchasing is sort of defeating that particular purpose. And as I said on that, I’m guilty as charged.
Overhydration
But is there a need for these ginormous bottles? Because – believe it or not – there is such a thing as drinking too much water.
“Water intoxication is possible, but it is quite rare,” explains Finneran. “It happens when we drink more than our kidneys can pass out. This causes the electrolytes in our body to become diluted, leading to symptoms such as headaches, nausea, vomiting, and muscle twitching, and can be fatal.”
“There have been some cases of it in athletes who did not replace electrolytes along with their fluids in long endurance events. Water drinking contests are another high risk for it and should be avoided,” she cautions.
“The most important thing is knowing your own body – look at your pee – if it’s completely clear like water, then slow down a little on the fluids – aim for pale straw pee.”
Ultimately, when it comes to drinking water, like most of the best nutritional advice, it’s the same old line that moderation is probably best, and maybe we don’t need to be dragging around water bottles the size of kegs everywhere we go.
Niamh O’Reilly is a freelance writer and wrangler of two small boys, who is winging her way through motherhood, her forties and her eyeliner.
Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone…
A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article.
Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.
Read more on post. At least 36 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a stampede at a rally in Tamil Nadu in India held by actor Vijay, who is campaigning for election, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu said. Chief Minister MK Stalin said eight children and 16 women were among the… Read more: Dozens killed in stampede at political rally in India
Read more on post . At least 36 people have been killed and dozens injured during a stampede at a rally for actor-turned-politician Vijay – a huge star in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Ma Subramanian, the state’s health minister, said at least 40 people were injured at the event, and that the… Read more: At least 36 people killed at rally for Indian actor Vijay
Read more on post. More than €4 million in Government funding to the childcare sector is set to be returned due to a delay in ratifying an already-agreed 10 per cent pay increase for the more than 30,000 workers in the sector. The money represents about 10 per cent of the €45 million in ring-fenced… Read more: More than €4m in public childcare funding being lost because of pay deal delay
Read more on post. US President Donald Trump said he was directing Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to send troops to Portland, Oregon and to protect federal immigration facilities against “domestic terrorists”, saying he was authorising them to use “full force, if necessary”. A deployment in Portland – the largest city in Oregon – would follow… Read more: Trump orders deployment of troops to Portland
Read more on post . The Prince and Princess of Wales and the prime minister are among those who have congratulated England on winning the Women’s Rugby World Cup. The win, crushing Canada 33-13 at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, west London, marked England’s third World Cup title, and their first since 2014. Two tries… Read more: Royals – and Russell Crowe – lead congratulations for England’s World Cup winners
Read full article on post. To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Mike Henson BBC Sport rugby union news reporter at Twickenham 27 September 2025, 18:28 BST 70 Comments Updated 10 minutes ago England never contemplated anything less than winning the Women’s World Cup… Read more: Scale of World Cup win unimaginable, says England star Hunt
Read full article on post. 39 minutes ago ShareSave Sofia Ferreira Santos ShareSave Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu via Getty Images The FBI has fired a group of agents who were pictured kneeling at a racial justice protest over the death of George Floyd, US media report. The termination letter cited alleged “lack of judgement” in their actions,… Read more: FBI fires agents pictured kneeling at George Floyd protest, US media reports
Read full article on post. Getty Images Phil McNulty Chief football writer at Selhurst Park 43 minutes ago 215 Comments Crystal Palace’s rising stature spread to Selhurst Park’s “Holmesdale Fanatics” as they watched the frailties Liverpool have shown this season being brutally exposed. The Eagles had torn the visitors to shreds for 34 minutes, with… Read more: ‘Glasner’s pulsating Palace brutally expose Liverpool flaws’
Read the full article on post. To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Alastair Telfer BBC Sport journalist at Twickenham 12 minutes ago England’s World Cup-winning head coach John Mitchell has been named World Rugby women’s coach of the year. The Red Roses beat… Read more: England’s Mitchell named women’s coach of year
This post was originally published on this site. SACHA FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU scored a Springbok record 37 points in a 67-30 triumph over Argentina in Durban that took the title-holders to the top of the Rugby Championship table. The out-half claimed three tries and kicked eight conversions and two penalties for South Africa, who lead New Zealand… Read more: Feinberg-Mngomezulu scores 37 points as Springboks top table
Read the full article on post. To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Mike Henson BBC Sport rugby union news reporter at Twickenham 27 September 2025, 18:28 BST 26 Comments Updated 25 minutes ago England scrum-half Natasha Hunt said the scale of their World… Read more: Scale of England World Cup win unimaginable – Hunt
This post was originally published on this site. Shelbourne 1 Athlone Town 2 Darryl Geraghty reports from Tolka Park ATHLONE TOWN CAN make it back to back league titles with a win on Wednesday at Turner’s Cross having edged out an injury-plagued Shelbourne who battled right to the final whistle. Goals from Hannah Waesch and… Read more: Athlone Town on the brink of back to back titles after edging out rivals Shelbourne
This post was originally published on this site.A day spent at JFK airport with self-proclaimed “avgeeks” who track and record rare aircraft sightings.
This post was originally published on this site.A day spent at JFK airport with self-proclaimed “avgeeks” who track and record rare aircraft sightings.
This post was originally published on this site.Professional astrologer Steph Koyfman reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels.
This post was originally published on this site.Breeze Airways is expanding its footprint by launching its first-ever international route, connecting Charleston International Airport directly to Cancun, Mexico. Starting January 17, 2026, the “Seriously Nice” airline will offer weekly nonstop flights, marking a milestone for both Breeze and Charleston International, which will see its first nonstop… Read more: Charleston International Airport Secures Historic First Nonstop Flight to Mexico with Breeze Airways
Read more on post. Was it fever, or was it lead poisoning,or was it a vengeful murder? It was not.It was not exposure, nor was it illnessundefinable. It was not a thousand paper cuts. It was quieter than he had imagined—the light fell from the window, as though a brushhad drawn away white paint from… Read more: Poem of the Week: Death Comes to Caravaggio
Read more on post. ADVERTISEMENT The 73rd edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival in northern Spain experienced one of its highlights on Friday night with the presentation of the Donostia Award to Jennifer Lawrence. At the age of 35, the American actress became the youngest performer to receive this recognition for her career,… Read more: ‘Our freedom of speech is under attack’: Jennifer Lawrence hits out at Donald Trump
Read more on post. There’s a saying among performers: if you want to work in Ireland, move to England. (Once you leave, the offers pour in, or so the logic goes.) For Tyrone actor Katherine Devlin, this couldn’t have been more on the nose. In 2022, she was in a Westfield Shopping Centre picking up… Read more: Katherine Devlin: ‘I had huge imposter syndrome filming the first season of Blue Lights’
Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together.
90 days
__utma
ID used to identify users and sessions
2 years after last activity
__utmt
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests
10 minutes
__utmb
Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
30 minutes after last activity
__utmc
Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session.
End of session (browser)
__utmz
Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server
6 months after last activity
__utmv
Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
2 years after last activity
__utmx
Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test.
18 months
_ga
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gali
Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked
30 seconds
_ga_
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gid
ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity
24 hours
_gat
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager
