With home advantage, it is not surprising that Liverpool was the team that controlled the game and overwhelmingly attacked.
Right in the first half, the Anfield home team established a lead. In the 35th minute, from Mac Allister's pass, Alexander Isak unleashed a dangerous ground shot to open the score.
Just 5 minutes later, Andrew Robertson doubled the lead with a decisive diagonal shot after a textbook counter-attack.
Stepping into the second half, the drama was pushed to a climax when Crystal Palace increased the pressure. In the 71st minute, taking advantage of goalkeeper Woodman's pain lying on the field after a save, Munoz shot into the empty net, narrowing the score to 1-2.
The final minutes were a psychological "torture" for Liverpool fans. In the 84th minute, Strand Larsen almost made something happen when his shot went past the goalkeeper, hit the post and rolled right on the goal line before Van Dijk timely retreated to clear the ball and save.
It was not until the 90+6 minute that the home team's fans could breathe a sigh of relief. Gomez threw the wing from the right wing straight into Palace's penalty area for Mac Allister to block. After that, Florian Wirtz ran past Kamada before unleashing a shot that hit the post and went into the net, sealing the score 3-1 for Liverpool.
With this victory, Liverpool temporarily rises to 3rd place, with the same 58 points as Man United but having played 1 more match.
