Liverpool defeat Palace to move up to fourth | OneFootball

Liverpool are up to fourth in the Premier League after a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Anfield.

The Reds had not won against the Eagles in their last four meetings but always looked like the better side here.

The home side were awarded a penalty midway through the first half when Mohamed Salah went down under the challenge of Brennan Johnson with Andy Madley pointing to the spot. However, the referee was sent to the monitor and reversed his decision after seeing Johnson win the ball. 

That didn't matter much though as Liverpool were ahead in the 35th minute when Alexander Isak controlled Alexis Mac Allister's shot, turned, and hit the ball into the ground with it then looping beyond Dean Henderson.

That lead was doubled five minutes later as the Reds countered following a Palace corner. Curtis Jones this time threading a ball through for the surging Andy Robertson who then tucked it into the corner.

Liverpool's second was always going to be difficult for Palace to come back from but they did reduce the deficit in the second half through a strange goal.

With 70 minutes gone, the Eagles were attacking when Freddie Woodman went down with an injury allowing Daniel Muñoz to put the ball into an empty net from distance. It was a strange moment but fortunately for Arne Slot, Woodman was able to continue with U21s goalkeeper Amin Pécsi the only other alternative.

The visitors were hoping to find an equaliser but the Reds wrapped up the game in stoppage time when Joe Gomez's throw into the box was touched down by Mac Allister for Florian Wirtz to run on to and finish.

Incidents: The story of the match

Liverpool Official Line-ups:

Freddie Woodman, Virgil Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Andy Robertson, Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz, Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones, Mohamed Salah, Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo

Crystal Palace Official Line-ups:

Dean Henderson, Daniel Muñoz, Maxence Lacroix, Chris Richards, Jaydee Canvot, Tyrick Mitchell, Daichi Kamada, Adam Wharton, Ismaila Sarr, Brennan Johnson, Jean-Philippe Mateta

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The match begins

Liverpool leads 1-0 against Crystal Palace. Alexander Isak scores for Liverpool with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the top right corner, assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.

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GOAL Liverpool: Alexander Isak (Liverpool) scores!

Alexander Isak scores goal number 3 in the competition (13 matches) Alexander Isak scores goal number 5 for his team (22 matches)

Liverpool lead 2-0 against Crystal Palace. Andy Robertson scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Curtis Jones after a fast break.

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GOAL Liverpool: Andy Robertson (Liverpool) scores!

Andy Robertson scores goal number 1 in the competition (22 matches)

Crystal Palace scores, making it 2-1 against Liverpool. Daniel Muñoz scores with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the high center of the goal.

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GOAL Crystal Palace: Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) scores!

Daniel Muñoz scores goal number 4 in the competition (24 matches)

Florian Wirtz scores for Liverpool with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Alexis Mac Allister. The match score is now Liverpool 3, Crystal Palace 1.

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GOAL Liverpool: Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) scores!

Florian Wirtz scores goal number 5 in the competition (30 matches) Florian Wirtz scores goal number 8 for his team (47 matches)

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The referee whistles for the end of the match