Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Sadio Mane netted as Liverpool ended a five-game winless run in a league it dominated so resoundingly last season.
It was Burnley's first win at Liverpool since 1974 and it leaves Jürgen Klopp's side six points behind leader Manchester United halfway through its title defense.
Teams will be allowed to make up to two additional substitutions for players with suspected or confirmed concussion.
Aubameyang, who hadn’t scored in the league since Dec. 16, broke the deadlock in the 50th minute before Bukaya Saka added a second with style in the 61st.
Liverpool, which had a makeshift defense due to injuries, stayed three points behind United, which is chasing its first title since 2013.
Mount’s 78th-minute goal in a 1-0 victory capped a man-of-the-match performance where Chelsea’s more high-profile players again came up short against Fulham.
Arsenal remained rooted in 11th place with 24 points, while Palace stayed in 13th with 23 points.
Outbreaks at Premier League teams, forcing the postponement of matches, have heightened concerns about the avoidable and very visible close contact between players.
Villa requested for its game against Tottenham to be rescheduled, the league said Monday, after a coronavirus outbreak at its training ground last week that led to 14 positive cases — 10 among players.
The last time United was top after 17 games of a league campaign, Alex Ferguson was in charge in what proved to be the final season of his long managerial tenure at Old Trafford.
The outbreak at Villa threatens its Premier League games next week but the team will still contest its FA Cup match against Liverpool on Friday using only youth players.
United reached an agreement with the Serie A club for the 18-year-old Diallo on Oct. 5, subject to a medical, work permit and personal terms.
The Premier League club canceled first-team training ahead of Friday's match. Villa is also scheduled to host Tottenham in a league game next Wednesday.
It is more than double the highest weekly figure of positive cases since testing began ahead of the return of league play last June.
Solskjaer is on the cusp of what would be seen as something of a breakthrough for United, which has not won a trophy since 2017 and was beaten in the semifinals of three competitions last season.
Alexandre Lacazette scored twice in a 4-0 rout of West Bromwich Albion that took Arsenal up to 11th place.
South Korea forward has reached a century of goals in his sixth season at Tottenham, which won its first league game in a month.
Tottenham and West Ham condemned the inter-household mixing by their players, which was revealed by a photo posted on social media.
United went level on points with leader Liverpool with a 2-1 victory that ended Aston Villa's five-game unbeaten run on Friday.
Liverpool has now won only two of eight league away games this season but still tops the table.
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