Liverpool returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a 3–1 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday, 8 November. Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak put the visitors three goals up before Eddie Nketiah scored a stoppage-time penalty for Palace, according to Liverpool’s match report and scorecard.
Liverpool spent much of the first half in Palace territory, but the hosts had the clearer chances before the opener. Daichi Kamada hit the bar and Jørgen Strand Larsen had a finish ruled out for offside. Kamada then struck a volley that Alisson Becker turned away. Minutes later, Mac Allister ran across the defence at the near post to head in Dominik Szoboszlai’s free kick in the 40th minute.
The second goal came nine minutes after the interval. Bradley Barcola advanced down the right and picked out Wirtz, who finished with his first touch. Palace still had a chance to make it a one-goal game late on. Alisson closed down Yeremy Pino and got back to his feet to save Quinten Timber’s follow-up, a sequence also recorded in Palace’s account.
Isak had already been denied one-on-one by Dean Henderson when he finished a counterattack in the 89th minute. Nketiah’s penalty came six minutes later. The loss extended Palace’s winless league run to four games as they went into the international break, the home club’s report notes.
Archival cover photograph: Paisley Gateway at Anfield in 2018; not from the current event. Photographer/creator: Rodhullandemu. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 4.0. Image date as recorded by source: 2018-08-31 11:03:55. Source file used without raster edits.
