Liverpool moved closer to qualifying for next season’s champions league after a commanding 3-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor.
In what was potentially a difficult night in front of the home crowd, the Reds scored their goals through Roberto Firminho, Natt Philips and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to leapfrog Leicester City and move to fourth in the standings.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp described the win as a “semi-final” that takes them to Sunday's "final" against Crystal Palace and the chance to seal a top-four finish.
Liverpool's incredible win at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday kept their Champions League hopes alive and at Turf Moor they built on their last-gasp weekend heroics with a victory that was much tighter than the scoreline suggests.
The former champions scored with their first shot on target when Roberto Firmino cooly finished off an Andy Robertson low cross to take a 1-0 lead into the break.
Nathaniel Phillips scored his first for the club and Liverpool’s second of the game in the 52nd minute when he powered a header past Will Norris. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's late drive made the points safe and improved the Reds' goal difference.
The Reds are now in the fourth Champions League spot, level on points with fifth-placed Leicester City and with a goal difference four better than the Foxes.
Klopp's side host the Eagles in Roy Hodgson's last game in charge in four days' time, with 10,000 fans inside Anfield.
The Foxes are at home to Tottenham while Chelsea, who are a point better off than both, are at Aston Villa.