In terms of what Liverpool do now in Isak's absence, they will obviously lean heavily on the excellent Hugo Ekitike. Shouting at the referee, booing the Liverpool players and raging at what she saw as time wasting by the visiting team. He was booked yet again on Saturday and will serve his second touchline ban of the season against Villa this weekend at Stamford Bridge. There was, at least, a first Burnley goal for Armanda Broja, a striker who has featured in this column before. Signed for £20m in the summer, this was Broja’s first league goal for anybody since one he scored for Chelsea in October 2023.

Source: Daily Mail December 22, 2025 16:42 UTC