This Tuesday (26), in full Boxing Dayo Liverpool gave a real “Christmas gift” to his fans. In a commitment valid for the 19th round of the Premier Leaguehad live broadcast on ESPN on Star+os Reds visited the threatened Burnleyat Turf Moor, won 2-0 and took the lead in the table, albeit provisionally.
With the result, Liverpool gained 42 points and opened a two-point lead over the Arsenal, who until then occupied the lead and has not yet entered the field in the round. In case of a trip on the Gunnersos Reds remain in the lead.
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Furthermore, the coach’s subordinates Jürgen Klopp they also reached their 12th consecutive game without defeat in the English Championship. The last setback happened in September, still in the 7th round.
Os Clarets, in turn, remain in a delicate situation in the English elite and occupy second place, with just 11 points. The distance to the Everton, the first team out of the relegation zone, is on five points at the moment. This was still the team’s third defeat in the last five rounds.
The first goal of the game came in the first half. After 6 minutes, Darwin Núñez received it at the edge of the area and, first time, hit it and made it 1-0.
For the remainder of the match, Liverpool maintained dominance over Burnley and gave few chances to the home team, who only faced danger in the final minutes, however, without success in seeking a draw or a comeback.
Despite the defeat, the home team’s goalkeeper, James Trafford, was one of the highlights of the match and prevented the score from being even more elastic for the team. Redswho expanded in the final stage, with Curtis Jones, but the attacker was offside and, as a result, the goal was disallowed by VAR.
The goal that confirmed the victory only came in stoppage time of the final stage. Diogo Jota took a sugary pass through Luis Diazwho played with skill inside the area and passed it back to the Portuguese striker, who scored a beautiful goal to make it 2-0.
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Classification in Premier League:
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Burnley: 19° placed, with 11 points
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Liverpool: 1° placed, with 42 points
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Mohamed Salah and Darwin Núñez celebrating Liverpool’s goal against Burnley, at Turf Moor, in the Premier League John Powell/Getty Images
2023-12-26 19:25:00
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