EPL: Liverpool return to winning ways with victory over Crystal Palace

Liverpool returned to winning ways with an impressive 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

The Reds ended their run of consecutive defeats thanks to goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak.

Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 40th minute, heading home Dominik Szoboszlai’s free-kick to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead going into the break.

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Florian Wirtz doubled Liverpool’s advantage in the 54th minute, finishing Bradley Barcola’s cross for his first Premier League goal of the season.

Alexander Isak then made it 3-0 in the 90th minute after being set up by Wirtz, effectively sealing all three points for the visitors.

Crystal Palace managed to grab a consolation goal in stoppage time, with Eddie Nketiah converting a penalty in the 90+5th minute.

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The victory moves Liverpool into fourth place on the Premier League table with 18 points, while Crystal Palace remain bottom of the standings after suffering their fourth consecutive league defeat.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker also delivered an impressive performance, making six saves to help secure the victory. 

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