Premier League
Liverpool return to the top of the table on Boxing Day
Liverpool take the lead in the table for the time being with their win in Burnley. photo
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Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool FC returns to first place on Boxing Day of the English Football Championship. German goalkeeper Bernd Leno causes a stir.
Liverpool FC is back at the top of the table at least until Thursday Premier League taken over. Coach Jürgen Klopp’s team won 2-0 (1-0) against relegation-threatened Burnley FC.
Darwin Nunez scored the goals in the 6th minute and Diogo Jota (90th). During the course of the game, Liverpool goals from Cody Gakpo (30th) due to a previous foul and Harvey Elliott (55th) due to an offside position by Mohamed Salah were disallowed after video evidence. On Thursday, Arsenal FC can go back to the top of the table with a win against West Ham United.
Excitement about Leno
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Bernd Leno caused an upset scene with a ball boy – and immediately apologized. The nine-time German national soccer player for Fulham FC took the ball harshly out of the helper’s hand and also touched him during his club’s 3-0 defeat at AFC Bournemouth. During the next break in play, Leno could be seen hugging the ball boy.
Fulham coach Marco Silva said after the game that it was not right that Leno pushed the ball boy. “I spoke to Bernd about it,” he said, according to the Mirror newspaper. “He’s a top professional, he wanted to keep playing quickly, but the ball boys held the ball. He touched it, didn’t push it – those are different things.”
Important win for Luton
Luton Town celebrated an important victory in the fight against relegation. In the duel between the promoted teams, the 18th in the table won. thanks to two own goals at bottom team Sheffield United 3:2 (1:0). Sheffield’s Jack Robinson (77′) and Anis Ben Slimane (81′) hit their own net after their team took a 2-1 lead.
Ten days after captain Tom Lockyer’s cardiac arrest, who has now started his rehab, Alfie Doughty (17th) put Luton Town in front. Oliver McBurnie (61′) and Anel Ahmedhodzic (69′) scored to make it 2-1 for Sheffield.