English Premier League

FT Friday, December 26, 2014
Liverpool DDLWD 1
–
Burnley DDLWL 0
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Turf Moor · 21,335 att.

Match Report

Raheem Sterling goal enough for Liverpool at Burnley

Raheem Sterling's second-half strike ensured Liverpool managed their first league victory in four matches despite turning in a poor performance at struggling Burnley.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
8
0
Saves
2
52.4
Possession
47.6
10
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
0
0.3
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
329
529
Passes
451
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
30
0.1
Cross %
0.2
70
Long Balls
81
21
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
4
21
Effective Tackles
14
27
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
18
Interceptions
12
56
Effective Clearances
29
56
Clearances
29

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tom HeatonG
  2. 5Jason ShackellCD-L
  3. 25Michael KeaneCD-R
  4. 6Ben MeeLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 14David JonesCM-L
  7. 8Dean MarneyCM-R
  8. 37Scott ArfieldLM
  9. 21George BoydRM
  10. 10Danny IngsCF-L
  11. 30Ashley BarnesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Lukas JutkiewiczSUB
  2. 28Kevin LongSUB
  3. 7Ross WallaceSUB
  4. 22Matt GilksSUB
  5. 9Sam VokesSUB
  6. 18Steven ReidSUB
  7. 11Michael KightlySUB

LIV · 3-4-3

  1. 1Brad JonesG
  2. 37Martin SkrtelCD
  3. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  4. 4Kolo TouréCD-R
  5. 21Lucas LeivaCM-L
  6. 8Steven GerrardCM-R
  7. 50Lazar MarkovicLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 31Raheem SterlingF
  10. 20Adam LallanaCF-L
  11. 10Philippe CoutinhoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Emre CanSUB
  2. 54Sheyi OjoSUB
  3. 9Rickie LambertSUB
  4. 45Mario BalotelliSUB
  5. 22Simon MignoletSUB
  6. 18Alberto MorenoSUB
  7. 19Javier ManquilloSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Substitution, Liverpool. Simon Mignolet replaces Brad Jones because of an injury.
  2. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Emre Can replaces Kolo Touré.
  3. 62' Goal! Burnley 0, Liverpool 1. Raheem Sterling (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a through ball.
  4. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Rickie Lambert replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  5. 80' Substitution, Burnley. Sam Vokes replaces Ashley Barnes.
  6. 82' Lucas Leiva (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 83' Substitution, Burnley. Ross Wallace replaces David Jones.
  8. 90'+3' Substitution, Burnley. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Ben Mee.

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