Crystal Palace vs Liverpool

The result and the moment that shaped it

Crystal Palace lost 1-3 to Liverpool at Selhurst Park in matchweek 10 of the Premier League. Alexis Mac Allister put Liverpool ahead in the 40th minute, assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai, and Florian Wirtz doubled the lead in the 54th from Bradley Barcola's pass. Alexander Isak made it 0-3 in the 89th, with Wirtz supplying the assist, before Nketiah scored a penalty for Palace in stoppage time. Liverpool were never behind and led 0-1 at half-time. Palace had more of the ball, 54% to 46%, and completed 323 passes to Liverpool's 268, but Liverpool had 20 shots to Palace's 17, 18 of them from inside the box, and put eight on target to Palace's six. The result left Pierre Sage's side bottom of the Premier League, 20th after 10 matches, while Liverpool climbed from sixth to fourth. It was the first win in four matches for Andoni Iraola's side, in his 16th match in charge.

The goals

Mac Allister's opener in the 40th minute came from Szoboszlai's pass, and Szoboszlai created six chances in his 69 minutes before Trey Nyoni replaced him. Wirtz's goal in the 54th, set up by Barcola, ended a run of four appearances without a goal for him, and Mac Allister's goal ended an identical run. Isak's goal in the 89th, from Wirtz's pass, was his seventh in the Premier League this season, the most of any Liverpool player, and his 12th for the club in all competitions. Nketiah, on for Jørgen Strand Larsen in the 72nd minute, scored Palace's penalty in stoppage time, their first Premier League goal in four matches.

The players behind the numbers

Wirtz finished with four shots, two on target, and the assist for Isak, which took him to nine goals and 11 assists for Liverpool in all competitions. Mac Allister had three shots, two on target, and his goal was his 24th for the club. Jérémy Jacquet won 11 of his 16 duels and made four tackles, and Alisson Becker made six saves, one more than Dean Henderson made at the other end. For Palace, Yeremy Pino had six shots, two of them on target, and Tyrick Mitchell created three chances. Palace lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Liverpool in a 4-2-3-1.

The disciplinary thread

Ronald Araújo was booked for a foul in the 24th minute, the only card of the first half. Bradley Barcola was booked for a foul in the 59th and Yeremy Pino for a foul in the 71st. Víctor Muñoz, on for Barcola in the 69th minute, was booked in the 82nd, the same minute Jefferson Lerma was shown a yellow card for arguing, and Alexis Mac Allister followed in the 83rd, also for arguing. Liverpool took four of the six cards and committed 17 fouls to Palace's 10.

Crystal Palace's slide

Crystal Palace went into the match 19th, with seven points from nine matches, and left it bottom. This was their fourth Premier League defeat in a row, after Brighton v Crystal Palace ended 5-0, Crystal Palace v Newcastle 0-2 and Tottenham v Crystal Palace 2-0. They have won one of their five home league matches this season and have conceded 24 goals in 10 league matches.

Liverpool's response

Liverpool arrived without a win in three matches in all competitions: Liverpool v Chelsea finished 1-1 in the EFL Cup before Liverpool won on penalties, Liverpool v Arsenal ended 0-1 and Fenerbahçe v Liverpool 3-2. This win ended that run. Liverpool remain unbeaten away from home in the Premier League this season, with four wins and a draw from five matches, 10 goals scored and four conceded. They now have 18 points from 10 matches.

The meetings between the clubs

Liverpool have won 18 of the 29 meetings between the clubs since October 2013, Crystal Palace seven, with four draws. Before this match, Liverpool had won 10 of their 12 visits to Palace's ground in that time, including a 7-0 win in December 2020. The three meetings before this one were split: Palace won 2-1 at home in September 2025 and 3-0 away in the EFL Cup in October 2025, and Liverpool won 3-1 at home in April 2026.

The next fixtures

Crystal Palace travel to Coventry v Crystal Palace in the Premier League on 21 November 2026, while Liverpool host Liverpool v Manchester United on 22 November 2026.