Liverpool fought from a goal down to thrash Luton Town 4-1 on Wednesday and restore their four-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
Erling Haaland's second-half goal was enough to see champions Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0 and move one point behind Jurgen Klopp's league leaders a day earlier.
Liverpool are battling something of an injury crisis and lined up without a host of regular stars to face Luton, with Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, Dominik Szoboszlai, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and goalkeeper Alisson among the players not in the squad.
Liverpool vs Luton final score
| Fulltime | Goal scorers | |
| Liverpool | 4 | Van Dijk (56'), Gakpo (58'), Diaz (71'), Elliot (90') |
| Luton | 1 | Ogbene (12') |
Starting lineups:
Liverpool (4-3-3, right to left): 62. Caoimhin Kelleher — 84. Conor Bradley, 78. Jarell Quansah, 4. Virgil van Dijk, 2. Joe Gomez — 10. Alexis Mac Allister, 3. Wataru Endo, 38. Ryan Gravenberch — 19. Harvey Elliot, 18. Cody Gakpo, 7. Luis Diaz.
Luton (3-4-2-1 right to left): 24. Thomas Kaminski (GK) — 15. Teden Mengi, 2. Gabriel Osho, 29. Amari'i Bell — 7. Chiedozie Ogbene, 28. Albert Sambi Lokonga, 6. Ross Barkley, 45. Alfie Doughty — 9. Carlton Morris, 14. Tahith Chong — 10. Cauley Woodrow
They suffered a scare when Luton took the lead after only 12 minutes, Chiedozie Ogbene burying a rebound after Caoimhin Kelleher had just about managed to keep out Tahith Chong's shot.
Luis Diaz missed the best of Liverpool's first-half chances as they went into the break trailing and looking a little short of inspiration. It didn't last long.
On 56 minutes, captain Virgil van Dijk dragged his team level with a powerful header from Alexis Mac Allister's corner, and barely 90 seconds later, Cody Gakpo glanced in the Reds' second from another Mac Allister cross.
Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski did his utmost to keep the visitors in the contest, but shortly after a rare Luton break ended in Alfie Doughty failing to capitalise on a Conor Bradley error, Luis Diaz finally found the net with a powerful strike.
Harvey Elliott added a late fourth following a defensive mix-up from Luton, who seemed to tire in the second half after putting in a spirited performance against Manchester United just three days ago.
Liverpool vs Luton highlights
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Liverpool vs Luton kick off time
This Premier League clash takes place at Anfield in Liverpool, UK and kicks off on Wednesday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Wed, Feb. 21 | 2:30 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Wed, Feb. 21 | 2:30 p.m. ET |
| UK | Wed, Feb. 21 | 7:30 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Thu, Feb. 22 | 6:30 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Thu, Feb. 22 | 1:00 a.m. IST |
Liverpool vs Luton lineups, team news
Victory on the road at Brentford came at a cost for Klopp with Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota joining a growing injury list after being forced off in the first half.
Key defender Trent Alexander-Arnold remains out of action and Klopp was unable to call on Dominik Szoboszlai or Darwin Nunez with the latter also replaced at Brentford.
Liverpool (4-3-3, right to left): Kelleher (GK) — Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez— Mac Allister, Endo, Gravenberch — Elliot, Gakpo, Diaz.
Liverpool subs (9): Konate, Adrian, Tsimikas, Robertson, Cark, Gordon, McConnell, Danns, Nyoni
Rasmus Hojlund's early double eventually condemned Luton to a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United over the weekend but Rob Edwards made limited changes at Anfield.
Luton (3-4-2-1 right to left): Kaminski (GK) — Mengi, Osho, Bell — Ogbene, Sambi Lokonga, Barkley, Doughty — Morris, Chong — Woodrow.
Luton subs (9): Potts, Berry, Kabore, Burke, Ruddock, Clark, Krul, Townsend, Nelson
Liverpool vs Luton live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | NBC USA Network, Universo | Fubo, Universo NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Canada | — | |
| UK | — | — |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | Star Sports Select 1 | JioTV, Hotstar |
