Palace created their own chances, with the newly introduced Will Hughes and Jean-Philippe Mateta combining to win the ball back high upfield and feed Nketiah, who forced Alisson into a smart save.
Hughes transformed the Eagles’ intensity, and drove forwards from midfield once again. This time it was worked to Ebere Eze, whose deflected effort was flicked over the top by Alisson. From the resulting corner, the ‘keeper was forced to intervene once again, getting a firm first to the ball as it came loose in the six yard box.
Alisson had to withdraw through injury with 10 minutes remaining, however, setting up a grandstand finale. Hughes was the first to try his luck from distance, volleying narrowly wide.
Mateta slid through for Eze with five minutes remaining, racing onto the ball on the edge of the penalty area after a rapid counter attack but firing tamely into the arms of Jaros.
For all Palace’s second-half effort, the Liverpool defence held firm and Arne Slot’s side could come away with all three points. For the Eagles, a trip to Nottingham Forest awaits after the international break.
Palace: Henderson (GK), Muñoz (Clyne, 17), Lacroix, Guéhi, Chalobah (Kamada, 88), Mitchell (Mateta, 60), Lerma, Wharton (Hughes, 60), Sarr, Eze, Nketiah.
Subs not used: Turner (GK), Ward, Kporha, Schlupp, , Umeh.
Liverpool: Alisson (GK), (Jaros, 79) Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Tsimikas (Robertson, 79), Gravenberch, Jones (Endo, 88), Mac Allister (Szoboszlai, HT), Gakpo, Jota, Salah (Diaz, 72).
Subs not used: Gomez, Quansah, Bradley, Nunez.
As it happened