Overview
- Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday with goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, and Alexander Isak to halt a two-game losing run.
- Mac Allister opened the scoring with a headed set-piece finish and Wirtz added a second before Isak sealed the result with an 89th-minute strike.
- A late clash of heads in the box led referee Tony Harrington to award a penalty after review by VAR Michael Salisbury, and Eddie Nketiah converted; manager Andoni Iraola publicly criticised perceived inconsistency in VAR decisions.
- Dominik Szoboszlai suffered a first-half knock that left him below full fitness and Liverpool’s medical team will assess his knee to decide if he should join international duty.
- Alisson produced key saves, substitute Víctor Munoz supplied the decisive pass for Isak’s goal, and the win gives Iraola momentum ahead of the international break and a tough run of fixtures on return.