Liverpool reached the League Cup semi-finals after a 2–1 win over Southampton. On the other hand, Gabriel Jesus ended his goal drought with a hat-trick as Arsenal continued their campaign with a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace.
Goals from Darwin Núñez and Harvey Elliott sent Liverpool into the semi-finals for a record 20th time. Liverpool has won the league title a record 10 times. Liverpool secured their 20th win in 24 matches in all leagues after an impressive 2-2 draw against Fulham last weekend. Liverpool, who are on top of the English Premier League points table, have made eight changes to the team and rested Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk. The current season has been an ordinary one for Uruguayan striker Núñez, who scored his fourth goal in all leagues. He failed to score a single goal in the last six matches. Elliott converted Alex McCarthy’s pass into his first goal of the season in the 32nd minute.
Brazilian striker Jesus scored the first goal of the 2024 season at the Emirates Stadium. This was his first goal in the last 20 matches. He scored goals in the 54th, 73rd and 81st minutes. For Crystal Palace, Jean-Philippe Mateta scored in the fourth minute and Eddie Nikete scored in the 85th minute.