The earliest match of round 26 of the 2023–24 Premier League between Liverpool and Luton ended with a score of 4-1 in favor of the home team. The Red Brigade firmly consolidated the top spot with 4 points more than Manchester City.
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Liverpool vs Luton goal
Liverpool: Van Dijk (56′), Gakpo (58′), Diaz (71′), Elliott (90′)Luton: Ogbene (12′)
With Manchester City defeating Brentford in the compensation match, the gap between them and Liverpool is only 1 point. Therefore, the Kop was forced to defeat Luton to temporarily increase the gap with the chasing group.
Difficulties increased for Liverpool when they were missing up to 10 players due to injury, including key players like Salah or Nunez. Therefore, despite early control of the match, the home team’s offense still encountered many difficulties against Luton’s defense.
The Red Brigade was even the team that conceded first. In the 12th minute, Ogbene ran in with a powerful header to open the score for the away team, much to the surprise of Liverpool’s defense.
The loss caused coach Jurgen Klopp’s team to increase the pressure, but they still had difficulty in the final finishing stage. Therefore, the first half ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of the away team.
It wasn’t until the second half that the home team fans could celebrate. In the 56th and 58th minutes, two Dutch players, Van Dijk and Gakpo, scored together to help the Red Brigade take a quick lead. Both came from fixed situations, and the creator was Mac Allister.
In the following minutes, Liverpool continued to push their attacking formation higher. By the 71st minute, Luis Diaz, after many efforts, had his own goal with the ball and shot towards the near left post. The home team then scored another goal in the 90th minute through Harvey Elliott, setting the score at 4-1.
This victory helped Liverpool score 60 points after 26 rounds. They continue to lead the Premier League with 4 points more than Manchester City, but have played 1 more match. Even if Green Man and Arsenal win at the weekend, the top spot will not change hands.
Liverpool vs Luton match lineup
Liverpool: Kelleher, Bradley (Robertson 68′), Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez, Endo, Mac Allister (McConnell 89′), Gravenberch (Clark 78′), Elliott, Gakpo, Diaz (Danns 89′) Luton: Kaminski, Bell , Osho, Mengi, Ogbene, Barkley, Lokonga (Mpanzu 46′), Doughty (Kabore 74′), Chong (Clark 63′), Woodrow (Townsend 58′), Morris