Heidi Logan followed a weekend brace with a midweek hat-trick as Burnley Women beat Liverpool Feds 5-0 on Wednesday night.

The winger was joined on the scoresheet by Laura Elford and Claudia Walker as the Clarets recorded a fifth straight win and clean sheet in all competitions.

There were five changes to the 11 that started Sunday’s 7-0 victory at Halifax, with Emma Siddall and Naomi Hartley returning to the defence.

After her goalscoring cameo in Yorkshire Grace Palmer was given the nod in midfield, while Danielle Maxwell earned a first Burnley start on the right wing and Elford led the line.

It was a scrappy start with neither team able to retain possession for a sustained period and, having suffered an injury in a strong tackle, Palmer was withdrawn for Louanne Worsey after 21 minutes.

The deadlock was broken three minutes later when, after Maxwell’s cross was half cleared, Amelia Hazard fed Elford who was able to turn and pick out the bottom right corner.

It was 2-0 soon after and Elford was involved again, producing a pinpoint pass to put Maxwell in one-on-one. Feds ‘keeper Rachael Norney saved with her legs, but Logan slotted the loose ball home.

The visitors grew into the game as the half progressed but were unable to work Kirstie Levell in Burnley’s goal.

Elford came closest to finding a third goal of the night before the interval but headed Siddall’s deep cross wide.

Levell made her first save of the game less than 30 seconds after the restart but, in truth, it was a comfortable one from Beth Donoghue’s effort.

Logan then put the result beyond any doubt with 52 minutes on the clock when, after Feds were unable to clear a Maxwell cross, the number seven swept home from six yards.

Head Coach Rebecca Sawiuk’s first change of the evening saw Claudia Walker replace Elford and the in-form striker had an immediate impact, providing an assist a minute later.

Having been picked out by an inch-perfect pass from Georgia Marshall, Walker surged forward and squared for Logan to complete a first hat-trick of her career.

Aimee Kelly replaced Maxwell straight after the goal and Walker made it 5-0 soon after as she capitalised on slack defending to beat Norney at her near post.

Sawiuk then made the final two changes available to her, with Jade Richards coming on for Hartley and Hazard making way for debutant Louise McDaniel.

The Clarets were unrelenting in their pursuit for goals and after Logan forced Norney into a fine save, Worsey had an effort blocked behind.

Substitutes McDaniel and Richards and centre-back Marshall also had efforts go narrowly wide in the final 10 minutes as the Clarets scored five or more goals in a match for the eighth time this season.

Burnley now have 37 points from 14 Northern Premier Division of the Women's National League matches and sit 3rd in the table, one point behind both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest.

Burnley: Levell, Siddall, McPartlan, Marshall, Logan, Palmer (Worsey 21), Hazard (McDaniel 74), Hartley (Richards 72), Wilkes, Elford (Walker 64), Maxwell (Kelly 66)

Unused Substitutes: McAloon, Docherty

Liverpool Feds: Norney, Kinvig-Wardale, Boydell, Thompson, Fletcher, Donoghue, Deering, Carrington (Parry 54), Anderson (Cole 66), Johnson, Francis

Unused Substitutes: Doran, Willis

Goals: Elford 24’, Logan 31’, 52’, 65’, Walker 70’