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A response before the international break
Further record: Liverpool FC / Sam Williams — Victory at Crystal Palace, Sky Sports / Zinny Boswell — Crystal Palace 1–3 Liverpool
Liverpool won 3–1 at Selhurst Park on November 8. Mac Allister scored in the 40th minute, Wirtz in the 54th and Isak in the 89th, before Nketiah converted a stoppage-time penalty.
Following defeats in the league and Europe, this was a welcome response. The margin should not hide the dangerous moments Liverpool had to survive.
The saves mattered before the breakthrough
Further record: Crystal Palace FC — Report: Palace beaten by Liverpool, This Is Anfield — Reds return to winning ways
Palace’s report noted Pino hitting the bar, a Strand Larsen effort ruled out for offside and a Kamada volley denied by Alisson. The hosts had genuine first-half opportunities.
Liverpool stayed level through those moments, then Mac Allister headed in a Szoboszlai set piece. The lead depended on both the save and the finish, not just the scorer.
Wirtz finishes the move and then creates one
Further record: Liverpool FC / Glenn Price — Wirtz on efficiency and arriving in the box, This Is Anfield — Reds return to winning ways
Wirtz’s first Premier League goal of the season was a first-time finish from Barcola’s delivery. In his club interview he explained that the manager had stressed getting more players into the penalty area.
He later supplied Isak for the third goal. A goal and an assist made this a valuable response from a creator whose contribution needs to include both the final pass and his own finishing.
Palace kept finding ways to threaten
Further record: Crystal Palace FC — Report: Palace beaten by Liverpool, Sky Sports / Zinny Boswell — Crystal Palace 1–3 Liverpool
Palace remained a threat after the break. Alisson denied Pino after a cutback, preventing the match from becoming a one-goal contest much earlier. The late penalty reduced the margin without changing the outcome.
Watch both threads in the highlights: Liverpool’s finishing and the routes Palace found toward goal. The win deserves celebration, but the amount of rescue work remains a useful coaching question.
Bring the away confidence back to Anfield
Further record: Liverpool FC / Glenn Price — Wirtz on efficiency and arriving in the box, Liverpool FC / Sam Williams — Victory at Crystal Palace, Opta Analyst — Florian Wirtz 2026–27 match log and season totals, Opta Analyst — Florian Wirtz 2026–27 match log and season totals
Liverpool’s club report placed them fourth entering the international break, still unbeaten away in the league. Manchester United at Anfield is next, a chance to carry that confidence into a home performance.
Wirtz has started all ten league matches and now has one goal and three assists. The exciting question is whether more frequent penalty-area arrivals become a repeatable part of his season.
