EPL highlights: Liverpool hammer Leeds to close in on City, Burnley claim win over Spurs

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  • Post published:February 24, 2022

Catch up with highlights from Wednesday’s Premier League action as Liverpool crushed Leeds United 6-0 to close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points, while Tottenham Hotspur fell to a 1-0 defeat at Burnley.

WATCH: Liverpool 6-0 Leeds United

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane both struck twice as Liverpool cut the gap on Manchester City at the top of the Premier League to three points with a 6-0 thrashing of Leeds at Anfield.

Salah took his tally for the season to 27 in 31 appearances and set up a rare goal for Joel Matip as the Reds registered a ninth consecutive win in all competitions.

Mane rubbed salt in Leeds’ wounds with two goals in the final 10 minutes before Virgil van Dijk’s header rounded off the scoring.

WATCH: Watford 1-4 Crystal Palace

Wilfred Zaha scored twice as Crystal Palace earned a first win in six Premier League matches with a 4-1 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road.

Palace move up to 11th on 29 points, while Watford drop to 19th with 18 points, four adrift of safety.

WATCH: Burnley 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Ben Mee’s second-half header secured a 1-0 win for Burnley over Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor to give their hopes of staying up a huge boost.

Successive victories mean Burnley rise to 18th position on 20 points, two behind 17th-placed Newcastle United with one match in hand.

Spurs are eighth on 39 points, seven adrift of Manchester United in fourth, with a couple of matches in hand.