Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak scored as Andoni Iraola's Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday and returned to winning ways in the Premier League. Eddie Nketiah's stoppage-time penalty was only a consolation for Pierre Sage's side after Milos Kerkez fouled Darío Osorio.
Match facts
- Result: Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool (half-time 0-1)
- Competition: Premier League, Matchweek 10
- Venue: Selhurst Park, London
- Scorers: Palace - Nketiah 90+5' (pen); Liverpool - Mac Allister 40', Wirtz 54', Isak 89'
- Assists: Szoboszlai (40'), Barcola (54'), Wirtz (89')
- Red cards: None
- Next: Coventry City v Crystal Palace, Saturday 21 November; Liverpool v Manchester United, Sunday 22 November
How the match unfolded
In the opening minute Mac Allister's right-footed shot from outside the box was saved in the centre of the goal by Dean Henderson.
In the 18th minute Yéremy Pino hit the bar with a left-footed shot from the centre of the box after Tyrick Mitchell's pass, and Alisson Becker saved Pino's header from Óscar Mingueza's cross. In the 20th minute Bradley Barcola missed to the left from the left side of the box.
In the 33rd minute Jørgen Strand Larsen put the ball in the net, but the flag went up for offside. Barcola sent a right-footed shot from Dominik Szoboszlai's cross over the bar, and in the 38th minute Alisson saved Daichi Kamada's right-footed shot from the centre of the box in the top centre of the goal after another Mitchell cross.
Two minutes later Szoboszlai crossed from a set piece and Mac Allister headed in from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Alisson then saved Quinten Timber's shot from outside the box and Adam Wharton's header from Pino's cross. The first half ended 0-1.
Nine minutes after the restart Barcola crossed and Wirtz finished with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box into the bottom left corner.
Osorio replaced Timber on the hour and Nketiah replaced Strand Larsen in the 72nd minute, while Iraola sent on Víctor Muñoz and Trey Nyoni for Barcola and Szoboszlai. In the 77th minute Alisson saved Pino's right-footed shot from the centre of the box after Osorio's assist, and Nketiah missed to the left from the left side of the six-yard box after Wharton's through ball.
Henderson saved Wirtz in the 85th minute and Isak two minutes later, both assisted by Muñoz. In the 89th minute Wirtz released Isak on a fast break and the striker finished right-footed from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Kerkez conceded a penalty for a foul on Osorio at 90+3', and Nketiah converted right-footed to the bottom right corner at 90+5'. The match ended Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 3.
What the players said
"We created opportunities, we had one ruled out, hit the crossbar then our Achilles heel again, set pieces," Henderson said, speaking to Sky Sports, as reported by BBC Sport. "We've been done by three counter-attacks really, which is tough to take."
Wirtz, also speaking to Sky Sports, as reported by BBC Sport, said Liverpool "were efficient in front of the goal." He added: "It was a great pass to Bradley [Barcola], into the space. Luckily the ball came to me and I could score."
What the result means
Liverpool move on to 18 points from 10 matches. Their official report said that leaves them three points behind third-placed Manchester City and four adrift of Brighton in second at the time of writing, with Matchweek 10 still incomplete. City, who lost 3-1 at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, have 21 points from 10 games and Arsenal have 27. Palace have seven points from 10 and were 20th at the time of writing, with Manchester United against Aston Villa still to play.
Palace visit Coventry City on Saturday 21 November (15:00 UK) and Liverpool host Manchester United the next day (16:30 UK). Leeds United's 1-0 win over Tottenham was another result from the weekend. More from the round is in our Premier League section.
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