Liverpool vs Crystal Palace
Anfield
A. Madley
2025/2026
Match Report
Liverpool put on a dominant home display at Anfield, beating Crystal Palace 3-1 to keep the pressure on at the top of the Premier League. The standout moment came deep in stoppage time, when Florian Wirtz buried a late strike to seal the points in emphatic fashion.
Alexander Isak opened the scoring on 35 minutes, before Andy Robertson doubled the lead just five minutes later to put Liverpool firmly in control at the break. Crystal Palace gave themselves hope through Daniel Muñoz on 71 minutes, briefly setting up a nervy finale — but Wirtz killed the game off in the sixth minute of added time.
The result keeps Liverpool firmly in the title picture as the season enters its final stretch. For Crystal Palace, it snaps a promising unbeaten run and leaves them with points still to chase down the home straight.
Match Events
19'
D. Munoz(Roughing)
32'
D. Henderson(Delay of game)
35'
40'
46'
59'
59'
70'
71'
79'
87'
90'
D. Szoboszlai(Delay of game)
90+3'
B. Sosa(Tripping)
90+6'
19'
D. Munoz(Roughing)
32'
D. Henderson(Delay of game)
35'
40'
46'
59'
59'
70'
71'
(Delay of game)D. Szoboszlai
90'
90+3'
B. Sosa(Tripping)
90+6'
Standings
| # | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Liverpool | 17 | 7 | 10 | +13 | 58 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 43 |
Statistics
53%Possession47%
9Shots14
3Shots on Target7
5Corners8
10Fouls10
1Offsides4
1Yellow Cards3
465Passes400
5Saves0
Injuries & Suspensions
Head to Head
32
Liverpool wins
11
Draws
13
Crystal Palace wins
Goals: 117 - 55
