Liverpool Beat Palace as Sage's Position Gets Harder

Liverpool returned to winning ways at Selhurst Park, beating Crystal Palace 3-1 after two consecutive defeats. The result gave Palace their fourth successive Premier League defeat and dropped them to the bottom of the table. Liverpool, meanwhile, moved up to fourth place.

Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak scored the goals. Mac Allister headed in a free kick five minutes before half-time, after Palace's Quinten Timber failed to pick him up. Wirtz converted a pass from Bradley Barcola during a quick second-half counterattack. It was Wirtz's first league goal of the season, ending a 12-match goal drought. Isak added the third in the 89th minute.

Palace's goal came from a penalty in the final minute. Milos Kerkez was judged to have fouled Dario Osorio inside the box, and Eddie Nketiah scored from the spot. The goal spared Pierre Sage from becoming the first Palace manager since Frank de Boer to lose four consecutive matches without scoring.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker made six saves to keep his team in control. Palace's Yeremy Pino hitting the woodwork and the rebound that followed also stood out. Meanwhile, there is speculation that Sage could be dismissed as De Boer was, after his fourth defeat.