Liverpool Beat Crystal Palace 3-1 to Increase Pressure on Pierre Sage

Liverpool beat hosts Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park, leaving Palace with a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat and bottom of the table. The result increased pressure on manager Pierre Sage, while Liverpool moved up to fourth.

Palace started the match brightly, but Yeremy Pino’s effort came back off the crossbar and Jørgen Strand Larsen’s goal was ruled out for offside. Alisson Becker saved six attempts before Alexis Mac Allister put Liverpool ahead in the 40th minute with a header from a free kick, following a pass from Dominik Szoboszlai.

Nine minutes into the second half, Florian Wirtz extended Liverpool’s lead, scoring his first league goal since he struck against Palace in April. In the 89th minute, Alexander Isak scored Liverpool’s third, assisted by Wirtz. Eddie Nketiah then scored Palace’s goal from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of added time, after a foul was given against Milos Kerkez.

Liverpool have won four consecutive away league matches and have not lost away from home this season, while Palace have seven points from their first ten matches under Sage, who took charge in the summer, succeeding Oliver Glasner. Palace host Coventry City on 21 November, while Liverpool head into the international break in the top four.