Liverpool got their Premier League campaign back on track with a clinical 3-1 victory against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday afternoon.
The hosts started strongly. Yeremy Pino rattled the crossbar from a Tyrick Mitchell delivery and Jorgen Strand Larsen saw an improvised finish ruled out for offside after a VAR check.
Alisson Becker had to make some sharp stops, crucially keeping out a volley from Daichi Kamada.
The Reds absorbed the pressure and struck against the run of play in the 40th minute. Dominik Szoboszlai floated in a free kick from wide, allowing Alexis Mac Allister to guide a glancing header past Dean Henderson.
Nine minutes into the second half, Andoni Iraola’s side doubled their advantage. Bradley Barcola supplied Florian Wirtz, who finished smartly into the corner.
Palace fought back, introducing Eddie Nketiah and Dario Osorio to inject pace, but could not find a way past Liverpool’s central defence.
Alexander Isak put the contest out of reach in the 89th minute, latching onto a pass from Wirtz before seeing his effort find the back of the net.
Palace managed a stoppage time consolation goal when Osorio won a penalty kick, which Nketiah dispatched with authority from 12 yards, but the game had already been won by that point.
The result snapped Liverpool’s brief losing streak and consigned Palace to their fourth consecutive league loss.
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