Liverpool bounced back on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, ending a run of defeats that had seen them lose to Arsenal and Fenerbahce in their previous two matches. The Reds took the lead through Alexis Mac Allister before the break and extended it early in the second half with Florian Wirtz’s first Premier League goal of the season.
Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 40th minute, nodding home a free‑kick delivered by Dominik Szoboszlai. Six minutes after the restart, Wirtz doubled Liverpool’s advantage, guiding a low cross from Bradley Barcola into the bottom corner of the net.
Crystal Palace, who sit at the bottom of the table, had several chances to get back into the game. Yeremy Pino struck the bar in the 18th minute, and striker Jorgen Strand Larsen saw his goal in the 33rd minute ruled out for offside after a VAR check. Alisson Becker made a series of saves, including denying a late effort from Jefferson Lerma, but Palace earned a stoppage‑time penalty when Dario Osorio clashed heads with Milos Kerkez.
Eddie Nketiah converted the penalty for Palace, but Alexander Isak sealed the result for Liverpool with a deflected close‑range strike in the 89th minute, making the final score 3‑1.
The victory moved Liverpool up to fourth place in the league and marked their fourth away win of the season. It also provided much‑needed relief for manager Andoni Iraola, who has faced criticism over Liverpool’s inconsistent form in his first season after succeeding the sacked Arne Slot. Palace’s manager Pierre Sage could not prevent the defeat despite the late goal.
<small>Source: Vanguard News — read the original story there.</small>
