Saturday’s 3-1 win against Burnley wasn’t the most convincing, but it was a decisive win for Liverpool.Just as Manchester City did against Everton earlier in the day, the Reds remain top of the table, securing all three points despite playing the better side.
Jurgen Klopp has had to deal with numerous injuries, with Mohamed Salah, Dominic Szoboszlei and Ibrahima Konate ruled out.Trent Alexander-Arnold was also ruled out at half-time after suffering a recurrence of a knee injury from earlier in the season, but Liverpool found a way to win regardless. It wasn’t Liverpool’s most memorable game of the season, but they equaled a 20-year-old record thanks to headers from Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Darwin Núñez.
According to Opta’s Michael Reid, it was only the second time Liverpool had three different headers in the Premier League era. According to Transfermarkt, Liverpool doubled their Premier League goal tally against Burnley, making it six of their 55 goals this season.Liverpool’s title rivals Arsenal are currently top of England’s top flight with 13 of their 53 goals coming from headers. The last and only time this happened in the Premier League was in 2003.
At the time, the Reds beat Bolton Wanderers 3-1 thanks to headers from Sami Hypia, Florent Sinama Pongolle and Vladimir Smyker.Burnley also scored in the first half through a header from centre-back Dara O’Shea and Reid also bagged four or more goals in the first Premier League game between the Clarets and West Bromwich Albion in 2015. Nunes headed home Liverpool’s goal on Saturday, finishing deftly from Uruguayan Harvey Elliott’s cross at the far post.Diaz also headed home Elliott’s cross after the break after Jota Alexander-Arnold’s corner had been headed in for Liverpool.
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