Liverpool defeat Crystal Palace as pressure mounts on the struggling Eagles
Liverpool secured a 3-1 away win against Crystal Palace, piling more misery on the struggling hosts at Selhurst Park.
Liverpool returned to winning ways at Selhurst Park, overcoming Crystal Palace 3-1 to maintain their strong away form in the Premier League. The result leaves the Eagles at the bottom of the table, deepening the crisis for the struggling side.
Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring with a header from a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick before Florian Wirtz doubled the lead following a swift counter-attack orchestrated by Bradley Barcola. Despite a late goal from Alexander Isak and an Eddie Nketiah penalty, the visitors held firm to secure all three points.
Clinical display
"I would say that we were just efficient in front of the goal. We didn't have so many clear chances."
Florian Wirtz
"The manager was talking so much to us about getting into the box, and I think we were with three players in the box."
Florian Wirtz
The Reds have now collected 13 points from their first five away games, the highest total in the league this season. While the victory provides a timely boost before the international break, Wirtz admitted that the team must focus on improving their consistency when playing at Anfield.
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