Summary

  • FT: Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea - Bradley scores one and makes two as Reds go five points clear at top

  • FT: Man City 3-1 Burnley - Alvarez scores twice before Rodri adds third to send City second

  • FT: Tottenham 3-2 Brentford - Spurs up to fourth after coming from behind to win

  1. 'Liverpool fans love Nunez'published at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea

    Ally McCoist
    Former Rangers striker & manager on TNT Sports

    Darwin Nunez of Liverpool celebratesImage source, Getty Images

    No wonder the Liverpool fans love him. He is just energy and gets himself about.

    They have just got a lovely blend in their front players, Liverpool.

  2. Postpublished at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea

    Chris Sutton
    Former Blackburn striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Cole Palmer has been very quiet this evening. He has not been able to influence the game how he would have liked.

  3. 'Vinny sooner or later will finish here'published at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    FT: Man City 3-1 Burnley

    Manchester City

    Pep GuardiolaImage source, Getty Images

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on City's second goal: "Today all the teams have people just focusing on set-pieces. It's a massive thing in modern football. We won in the Cup at Tottenham from a corner, and today we practiced it and it worked.

    "All the teams try to do it, it's another weapon. All the teams try to use it.

    "Today the game was not close. There are games with this score that feel closer, this was not. We had players who have less control than usual, we had more runners, more speed.

    "Burnley is not an easy team to face, they never give up. Today, we won because of the quality of players we have, not because we controlled everything or where better at all aspects.

    "I have the feeling Burnley did not get the result they deserved to take. Vinny sooner or later will finish here. I have the feeling that he will finish here. He is already a big manager, what he did last season with Burnley.

    "You can see the ideas they have, the way they try to defend. I like what he does."

    On Kevin De Bruyne making his first start of 2024: "It's a long time, five months, he didn't play. He comes back with energy. He played really, really good. Him and Erling [Haaland] are going to help us this part of the season."

  4. Postpublished at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea

    Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister goes down injured and the physios are on.

  5. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 22:02 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea

    Chelsea hand a debut to Italian youngster Cesare Casadei, who spent the first half of the season on loan at Leicester. Cole Palmer goes off.

  6. Postpublished at 22:01 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea

    I have to say the team Chelsea have put together for about a billion pounds is so, so average.

  7. Postpublished at 22:00 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea

    Darwin Nunez gets one on target this time but it's down the middle and a simple save. That's his 11th effort of the game. Zero goals.

  8. Postpublished at 21:59 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea

    Darwin Nunez in the pockets of Big Woodwork?

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:58 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

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    Ben: Darwin Nunez missed his calling as a cricketer. He could hit the stumps from anywhere based on his accuracy for the post!

    Graham: I am now convinced. Someone, somewhere is sponsoring Nunez big money for hitting the woodwork, it just can't be accidental any more.

    Barry: Perhaps Nunez needs to visit a well-known optical retailer.

  10. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:58 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea

    Bobby Clark on, Curtis Jones off.

  11. 'Maddison sharpened his tools today'published at 21:58 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    FT: Tottenham 3-2 Brentford

    Tottenham Hotspur

    Brennan JohnsonImage source, Getty Images

    Tottenham Hotspur winger Brennan Johnson speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "At half time the manager was disappointed. It was big for us to come out and play on the front foot after half-time.

    "They are a good team, and we got riled up. In the second half we were able to focus."

    On starting on the bench: "He [manager Ange Postecoglu] explains why we need a big squad, we have had a lot of injuries, so it was probably the right choice for me to have a breather. When I came on I wanted to score, as I haven't for a while."

    On James Maddison: "He's been out for a while, today he showed why we missed him so much. He has the x-factor, today was him sharpening his tools again."

    On being back in the top four: "We have 16 games left, have to leave it all out there."

  12. 'Nunez has been outstanding'published at 21:57 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea

    Chris Sutton
    Former Blackburn striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Luis Diaz (C) reacts after scoring his team fourth goalImage source, Getty Images

    Darwin Nunez with a major part in the goal other than his finishing tonight he has been outstanding.

    He bends his run and whips in a wonderful cross in to Luis Diaz - six yards out he gets in front of Benoit Badiashile powering the ball in.

  13. Postpublished at 21:57 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea

    Chelsea have conceded 12 goals in the last 15 minutes of games in the Premier League this season. Only Sheffield United (17) and Crystal Palace (13) have conceded more.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:56 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

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    Darren: I'm no Chelsea fan, but that's a penalty on Nkunku. Van Dijk swipes a leg at him and completely knocks him off balance.

    Anon: What a joke . Jota gets his foot trod on - pen. Van Dijk does same - no pen.

    David: Another clear penalty for Chelsea, turned down by VAR.

  15. 'Magic'published at 21:56 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea

    Ally McCoist
    Former Rangers striker & manager on TNT Sports

    That is magic again.

    Nunez plays it into a brilliant area for Diaz to attack and he does well to get in front of the defender.

    That's game over now.

  16. goal

    GOAL - Liverpool 4-1 Chelseapublished at 21:55 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Luis Diaz (79 mins)

    Luis Diaz shootsImage source, Reuters

    Game over.

    Darwin Nunez takes a break from hitting the woodwork by crossing from the left for Luis Diaz to ghost in and slide home from close range.

    Poor defending by Chelsea there.

  17. Postpublished at 21:54 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 3-1 Chelsea

    It is a potential record! Darwin Nunez has now become the first player on record (since 2003-04) to hit the woodwork four times in a single Premier League match.

  18. 'Not Nunez's night'published at 21:54 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 3-1 Chelsea

    Chris Sutton
    Former Blackburn striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It is not Darwin Nunez's night. An easy header really and all he had to do was keep his header down!

  19. 'Is Nunez on a crossbar bonus?!'published at 21:53 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 3-0 Chelsea

    Ally McCoist
    Former Rangers striker & manager on TNT Sports

    Nunez (L) reacts after the ball bounced on the postImage source, Getty Images

    I tell you what Nunez is. He is some watch and he is a bag of tricks. You can't take your eyes off him.

    He just has to score there. I wonder if he is on a crossbar bonus!

  20. Postpublished at 21:53 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January

    Liverpool 3-1 Chelsea

    Cody Gakpo shoots wide.