English Premier League

FT Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Luton Town WWDLL 1
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Liverpool WWLWW 4
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LTN101
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Anfield · 59,896 att.

Match Report

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Injury-hit leaders Liverpool storm back to thrash Luton

Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo scored two minutes apart in the second half to open the floodgates as an injury-bitten Liverpool opened some space at the top of the Premier League with a 4-1 victory over Luton Town at Anfield on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
13
9
Saves
2
39.2
Possession
60.8
12
SHOTS
29
3
ON GOAL
13
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
242
Accurate Passes
421
329
Passes
508
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.3
61
Long Balls
53
23
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
8
12
Effective Tackles
13
22
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
6
34
Effective Clearances
20
34
Clearances
20

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 78Jarell QuansahCD-R
  4. 2Joe GomezLB
  5. 84Conor BradleyRB
  6. 3Wataru EndoCM
  7. 38Ryan GravenberchLM
  8. 10Alexis Mac AllisterRM
  9. 18Cody GakpoF
  10. 7Luis DíazLF
  11. 19Harvey ElliottRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  2. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  3. 49Kaide GordonSUB
  4. 13Adrián SUB
  5. 98Trey NyoniSUB
  6. 42Bobby ClarkSUB
  7. 53James McConnellSUB
  8. 76Jayden DannsSUB
  9. 5Ibrahima KonatéSUB

LTN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24Thomas KaminskiG
  2. 2Gabriel OshoCD
  3. 29Amari'i BellCD-L
  4. 15Teden MengiCD-R
  5. 6Ross BarkleyCM-L
  6. 28Albert Sambi LokongaCM-R
  7. 45Alfie DoughtyLM
  8. 7Chiedozie OgbeneRM
  9. 10Cauley WoodrowF
  10. 14Tahith ChongCF-L
  11. 9Carlton MorrisCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Pelly Ruddock MpanzuSUB
  2. 3Dan PottsSUB
  3. 30Andros TownsendSUB
  4. 43Zack NelsonSUB
  5. 16Reece BurkeSUB
  6. 8Luke BerrySUB
  7. 23Tim KrulSUB
  8. 12Issa KaboréSUB
  9. 18Jordan ClarkSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Liverpool 0, Luton Town 1. Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  2. 18' Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 42' Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
  5. 56' Goal! Liverpool 1, Luton Town 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
  6. 58' Substitution, Luton Town. Andros Townsend replaces Cauley Woodrow.
  7. 58' Goal! Liverpool 2, Luton Town 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross.
  8. 63' Substitution, Luton Town. Jordan Clark replaces Tahith Chong.
  9. 68' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Conor Bradley.
  10. 71' Goal! Liverpool 3, Luton Town 1. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
  11. 74' Substitution, Luton Town. Issa Kaboré replaces Alfie Doughty because of an injury.
  12. 77' Ross Barkley (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Bobby Clark replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  14. 82' Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Jayden Danns replaces Luis Díaz.
  16. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  17. 89' Issa Kaboré (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90' Goal! Liverpool 4, Luton Town 1. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.

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