Wirtz Scores as Liverpool Beat Palace 3-1

Liverpool reignited their Premier League campaign on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over bottom-of-the-table Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

The comfortable win snapped a difficult stretch of back-to-back losses against Arsenal and Fenerbahce, providing vital relief for manager Andoni Iraola in his debut season following his arrival from Bournemouth.

Palace squandered key early opportunities, including a Yeremy Pino shot that rattled the crossbar and a disallowed goal by Jorgen Strand Larsen due to offside.

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Alexis Mac Allister capitalised on those misses in the 40th minute by heading home a free-kick from Dominik Szoboszlai.

Nine minutes into the second half, Florian Wirtz extended the lead by converting a low cross from Bradley Barcola to register his first league goal of the season.

Wirtz scores as Liverpool beat Palace 3-1 (News Central TV) — Wirtz scores as Liverpool beat Palace 3-1. Credit: Irish Independent

After Alisson Becker made crucial late saves to keep Palace at bay, Alexander Isak sealed the points for Liverpool with a deflected 89th-minute strike.

Eddie Nketiah converted a stoppage-time penalty for Palace after a collision between Dario Osorio and Milos Kerkez, but the late goal offered little consolation for under-fire manager Pierre Sage as Liverpool climbed into fourth place.

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