Brilliant Alisson helps Liverpool past Crystal Palace
Mac Allister, Wirtz and Isak score, but it’s Alisson’s string of brilliant saves that carries Liverpool to a 3-1 win at Selhurst Park and leaves Palace bottom of the table.
Liverpool won 3-1 at Crystal Palace, but they were made to work hard at Selhurst Park. Palace had strong spells, and only a series of outstanding saves from Alisson Becker kept them out. The hosts also hit the crossbar through Yeremy Pino and had a Strand Larsen goal ruled out for offside. The defeat leaves Palace last in the table.
Both sides had big chances before the break, with Bradley Barcola blazing over from close range and Alisson denying Daichi Kamada’s volley. Liverpool then struck shortly before half-time, as Alexis Mac Allister headed in a Dominik Szoboszlai cross.
Palace pushed for an equaliser, but Liverpool doubled their lead in the 54th minute with a superb counter-attack. Barcola broke forward and found Florian Wirtz in the box, and the German scored his first Premier League goal of the season.
Alisson made another brilliant save to deny Pino in the 77th minute, then stopped Jefferson Lerma’s follow-up. Late on, Alexander Isak was denied one-on-one by Dean Henderson but made amends moments later, converting Wirtz’s pass for 3-1. In stoppage time, Eddie Nketiah scored a consolation penalty for the hosts.
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