Put in difficulty by the relegated Burnley, Liverpool finally won 3-1 and are assured of remaining leader of the English championship at the end of the 24th day, played on Saturday.
Rarely, the four scorers all scored with headers: Diogo Jota (31st), Luis Diaz (52nd) and Darwin Nunez (79th) allowed the Reds to always take or regain the advantage, while Dara O’Shea had equalized just before the break (45th), against the Reds as borrowed as last Sunday at Arsenal (3-1 defeat). Burnley could have come back to 2-2 twice in the second half, with two chances from Dave Fofana.
With 54 points, Liverpool is gradually regaining the lead in the championship, but does not remove the threat from Manchester City, winner of Everton a little earlier (2-0) thanks to a double from Erling Haaland. The Norwegian scored for the first time since the end of November, after a long injury. The Citizens have 52 points and one more match to play (reception of Brentford on February 20).