Reds hail Merry Christmas with victory over Burnley

Burnley, 

Tuesday, 26 December, 2023 

McCreadie Andias 

Liverpool climbed up to the top of the Premier league table with a 2-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moore on Tuesday evening. 

The win marked a seventh consecutive win in Premier League matches played on Boxing Day in the process.

Darwin Nunez put the reds ahead in Just six minutes when he latched onto Cody Gakpo’s lay-off with a pinpoint first-time finish to end the striker’s 12-game goal drought.

Harvey Elliott thought he had marked his second league start of the season with a goal shortly after the restart but saw it ruled out after Salah was caught offside.

Burnley almost rose to a redemptive moment when Jordan Beyer came close to leveling the scores but his attempt was deflected over by Nunez.

Liverpool doubled their advantage when Diogo Jota sent his strike through James Trafford’s legs announcing his return in style. 

The win helped Liverpool secure a third consecutive away league win to top the table ahead of Arsenal’s match against West Ham United on Thursday evening.

They also inflicted the 11th defeat from Burnley’s last 12 top-flight matches at Turf Moor, which keeps Vincent Kompany’s side five points adrift of 17th-placed Everton.