English Premier League: Burnley deepens Crystal Palace’s problems

So where will Tuesday’s result leave Palace?

In stark contrast to his counterpart, Oliver Glasner appeared ashen-faced as he addressed the media after the final whistle, which was met with loud boos from Palace supporters.

Having watched his side fail in 12 successive matches against arch-rivals Brighton last time out, Glasner looked set to celebrate his 100th game in charge of the club with another morale-boosting win after Strand Larsen’s double.

But Palace froze after Majbri reduced the gap for Burnley, who took full advantage of the home side’s shortcomings to inflict on them one of the most painful defeats in the Austrian Selhurst Park era.

“This is unacceptable,” Glasner, who will leave the club in the summer, told TNT Sports. “I can’t explain it. Maybe.” [the first 39 minutes] It was very easy.

“The start was very good. We controlled everything. [but] “I saw all the goals and it was not acceptable the way we defended as a team – just running, not in duels, not on second balls.”

Another problem, according to Glasner, is that there is a Mark Guehi-sized hole in Palace’s defence.

The England defender left for Manchester City for £20m last month in a move that angered Glasner, who announced his departure shortly after.

He said: “At the moment, we do not have someone on the field to lead the team in these moments, make the players calm down and decide the meaning of the match.”

“I often praise the players for their efforts. When you lose the game like we did, you don’t deserve to win.”

Palace are still eight points clear of the bottom three, which is a significant position, but not comfortable enough for a team that has managed just one win in all competitions since 11 December.

A home defeat to Wolves in their next league match would ring alarm bells.