Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool: Pierre Sage in big trouble as Eagles hit rock-bottom in Premier League

08.11.2026, 18:36 skysports.com

Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park to inflict a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat on the hosts and leave Pierre Sage in a perilous position with his side bottom of the table.

Eddie Nketiah pulled a goal back from the spot for Palace with the last kick of the game, but the damage was already done after Alexis Mac Allister and Florian Wirtz struck for Liverpool either side of half time before Alexander Isak added a third late on.

Liverpool secured a much-needed result following back-to-back defeats at Arsenal and Fenerbahce. The victory, their first for three games in all competitions, moves Liverpool up to fourth in the table.

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker, arguably Liverpool's most important player, kept his side in the game, producing important saves to keep out Daichi Kamada and Adam Wharton in a first half that also saw Palace hit the bar through Yeremy Pino. He ended the match with six saves.

All of Palace's hard work was undone by Quinten Timber losing Mac Allister at a free-kick five minutes before the break, allowing the Argentina international to head in his fifth goal of the season - as many as he managed in the entirety of last season.

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Liverpool's two £100m players then combined to double their lead as Bradley Barcola found Wirtz inside the box after a swift counter-attacking move and the Germany international picked out the far corner with a clinical finish.

With the game already sealed, Isak compounded Sage's misery by adding a third in the 89th minute before Palace scored from the spot deep in stoppage-time after Milos Kerkez was judged to have fouled fellow substitute Dario Osorio in the box.

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Nketiah's spot-kick prevented Sage from becoming the first Palace head coach since Frank de Boer to lose four games in a row without scoring. Nonetheless, Sage looks set for the same fate as De Boer, who was sacked after his fourth defeat in that run.

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Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher:

"I think that would have been one of the best Crystal Palace performances this season. Liverpool won 3-1 away from home but their goalkeeper was their best player. That tells you how well Palace did.

"But I don't think you can hang your hat on the performance, especially with a new guy into the Premier League. He's really struggled so far.

"I don't think you can take the risk as an owner when you think of the finances involved. Palace - 14 seasons in the Premier League, we don't expect them to be [bottom]. They're an established Premier League club.

"I think the decision will be made, unfortunately for Pierre Sage. I think Palace will have a new manager the next time they play in the Premier League"

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