English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 25, 2026
Crystal Palace WWWLD 1
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Liverpool LLWLW 3
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CRY011
LIV213
Anfield · 60,314 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Alexander Isak inspires Liverpool to third successive Premier League win

British-record signing Alexander Isak scored as Liverpool moved closer to securing Champions League football next season but the 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace owed as much to third-choice goalkeeper Freddie Woodman.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
5
46.6
Possession
53.4
14
SHOTS
9
7
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
326
Accurate Passes
378
400
Passes
465
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
58
24
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
9
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
4
29
Effective Clearances
36
29
Clearances
36

Highlights

01:44 Arne Slot refuses to rule Salah out for the season Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CRY leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Freddie WoodmanG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 17Curtis JonesRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 9Alexander IsakF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 23Jaydee CanvotCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 20Adam WhartonCM-L
  6. 18Daichi KamadaCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 2Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 11Brennan JohnsonCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 35' Goal! Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 0. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  4. 40' Goal! Liverpool 2, Crystal Palace 0. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones following a fast break.
  5. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Borna Sosa replaces Tyrick Mitchell.
  6. 59' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Yéremy Pino replaces Brennan Johnson.
  7. 59' Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Mohamed Salah because of an injury.
  8. 70' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  9. 71' Goal! Liverpool 2, Crystal Palace 1. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
  10. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Alexander Isak.
  11. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Curtis Jones.
  12. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Milos Kerkez replaces Andy Robertson.
  13. 90' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+3' Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+6' Goal! Liverpool 3, Crystal Palace 1. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.

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