Liverpool stop the slide
Liverpool needed a response after defeats at Arsenal and Fenerbahce, and they got one at Selhurst Park. A 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday was their first victory in three games in all competitions and moved them up to fourth.
Alexis Mac Allister headed in a Dominik Szoboszlai free kick five minutes before the break, after Quinten Timber lost track of him. It was his fifth goal of the campaign, as many as he scored in the whole of last season. Florian Wirtz doubled the lead in the 54th minute with a clinical finish from a Bradley Barcola pass, ending a 12-game Premier League goal drought. Alexander Isak added a deflected third in the 89th.
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Alisson keeps Palace at bay
The scoreline flatters Liverpool. Alisson Becker made six saves, including stops to deny Daichi Kamada and Adam Wharton, while Palace hit the bar through Yeremy Pino in a lively first half. A goalkeeper-led win is not the ideal reset for a side that arrived short on cutting edge, but the three points were what mattered.
Eddie Nketiah pulled one back from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of stoppage time, after Milos Kerkez was judged to have fouled Dario Osorio.
Pressure on Sage
That consolation stopped Pierre Sage from becoming the first Palace head coach since Frank de Boer to lose four straight league games without scoring. De Boer was sacked after that run. Palace are bottom of the table, and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher expects the club to have a new manager by their next league fixture.
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