According to a report by BBC Sport on Sunday, November 8, 2026, Liverpool strengthened their position with an important 3-1 away victory over Crystal Palace, producing three goals before the hosts managed to reduce the deficit through a stoppage-time penalty.

Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak were responsible for Liverpool's goals, while Eddie Nketiah converted Palace's late spot-kick. The result reflected the visitors' ability to take advantage of important opportunities despite facing periods of pressure from their opponents.

Crystal Palace showed attacking ambition early in the contest, with Yeremy Pino coming particularly close to opening the scoring. His effort in the 18th minute struck the crossbar, giving Liverpool an early warning. At the other end, Dominik Szoboszlai tested Dean Henderson with a powerful shot, while Mac Allister had previously sent a header narrowly off target in the 11th minute.

Palace appeared to have moved ahead when Jorgen Larsen scored in the 33rd minute. However, the goal was disallowed following a VAR review, which identified an offside infringement in the attacking move.

Liverpool capitalised seven minutes later. Szoboszlai's free-kick created an opportunity inside the box, and Mac Allister used his positioning to beat the Palace defenders before heading the ball into the net in the 40th minute.

The home side tried to find an equaliser before half-time, but goalkeeper Alisson prevented Quinten Timber and Adam Wharton from converting their chances. Liverpool consequently maintained their advantage going into the break.

The visitors made their lead more comfortable nine minutes after the restart. Bradley Barcola picked out Wirtz inside the penalty area, and the midfielder finished with a low shot into the bottom-left corner in the 54th minute.

Despite Palace introducing fresh players to improve their attacking options, Liverpool remained dangerous. Alisson also produced another important intervention to stop Pino in the 77th minute.

Isak then put the contest beyond Palace's immediate reach, scoring in the 89th minute with an effort that deflected past Henderson.

A penalty conceded by Milos Kerkez gave Nketiah an opportunity in the 95th minute. He converted successfully, but Liverpool protected their two-goal advantage until the final whistle, completing a convincing 3-1 victory.