In the early match of round 26 of the Premier League 2023-2024, taking place in the early morning of February 22 (Vietnam time), Liverpool welcomed bottom team Luton.
The surprise happened when the home team controlled the match from the start but conceded an early goal. In the 12th minute, after a teammates' unsuccessful shot, the ball reached the right position of striker Chiedozie Ogbene. This player headed into an empty net, putting Luton ahead 1-0.
This was also the first half's score. Entering the second half, Livepool continued to increase the pressure and continuously had the joy of celebrating the goal. In the 56th minute, midfielder Alexis Mac Allister took a right corner kick for center back Van Dijk to head into the far corner to equalize 1-1 for Liverpool. Just 2 minutes later, Cody Gakpo scored to put the home team ahead 2-1.
With the match completely under control, "The Kop" scored 2 more goals against the away team, in turn thanks to Luis Diaz (minute 71) and Harvey Elliott (minute 90), thereby turning the tide to win 4-1 Luton.
3 points in this match helped Liverpool continue to solidify their position at the top of the Premier League 2023-2024 rankings with 60 points after 26 matches. Coach Jurgen Klopp and his team are 4 points ahead of Man City but have played 1 more game.
Not only that, the recent victory helped Liverpool become the team with the most points from the matches behind in the Premier League this season with 22 points. That is also a record for the Anfield team in this arena, equal to the achievement in the 2008-2009 season.
In addition, according to Opta statistics, Liverpool is the first club in the top 5 European national championships to have 5 players score at least 10 goals in all competitions this season, including Mohamed Salah (19 goals), Diogo Jota (14 goals), Darwin Nunez (13 goals), Cody Gakpo (11 goals) and Luis Diaz (10 goals).
As for Andy Robertson, Luis Diaz's assist in the recent win helped him reach the milestone of 58 assists in the Premier League. He and his teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold are leading the list of defenders with the most assists in the history of the tournament.
After that, coach Jurgen Klopp and his team will enter the League Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley on February 25.
