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Liverpool 4-1 Luton (EPL)

Match Details.

Liverpool have won 22 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, the joint-most they have ever managed in a single campaign (22 in 2008/09).

Luton are one of two sides, along with Sheffield United, yet to keep a clean sheet away from home in the Premier League this season. The Hatters have shipped 29 goals in 12 away games in the division this season, the joint-most of any side on the road, along with Bournemouth and Sheffield United.

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Highlights.

MOTM: Van Dijk.

Harvey Elliott created seven chances against Luton, the most he’s ever created in a single Premier League game.

Liverpool have more players with 10+ goals across all competitions this season than any other team in top-flight European football:

  • Mohamed Salah
  • Darwin Núñez
  • Diogo Jota
  • Cody Gakpo
  • Luis Díaz

Alexis Mac Allister has provided 2+ assists in a single game for the first time in his Premier League career.

Before tonight, Luton Town have won four of their five Premier League games when leading at half-time this season.

Luis Díaz attempted more shots (6) and had more touches inside the opposition box (10) than the entire Luton Town team combined (5 and 9) in the first half.

Virgil van Dijk’s Premier League record at Anfield as a Liverpool player:

  • 93 games
  • 77 wins
  • 15 draws
  • 1 defeat
  • 46 clean sheets
  • 12 goals

Luton have now scored 9 Premier League goals in 9 games against the Bix Six sides this season.

With Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo scoring for Liverpool, this is the first time a team saw two different Dutch goal scorers in a Premier League game since 15 May 2016 (Georginio Wijnaldum & Daryl Janmaat for Newcastle United).

Aged 20, Harvey Elliott tonight was the youngest player on record (from 2008-09) to score, have 5+ shots (5), create 5+ chances (7), have 10+ touches in the opposition’s box (17) and make 25+ passes ending in the final 1/3 (27) in a Premier League game.

There were just 125 seconds between Virgil van Dijk’s equaliser and Cody Gakpo putting Liverpool 2-1 ahead against Luton.

Since the start of 2018-19, Virgil van Dijk has scored 18 Premier League goals, at least four more than any other defender. 12 of those have come at Anfield, now the most of any Liverpool defender at home in the competition, suprassing Sami Hyypiä’s 11.

Virgil Van Dijk won 100% of his duels against Luton Town (8/8):

  • 100% Ground duels won (1/1)
  • 100% Aerial duels won (7/7)

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