English Premier League

FT Monday, January 1, 2018
Liverpool DWDWW 2
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Burnley WDLDD 1
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Turf Moor · 21,756 att.

Match Report

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Klavan spares Klopp's blushes as under-strength Liverpool edge out Burnley

Centre-back Ragnar Klavan was Liverpool's unlikely match-winner at Burnley as his close-range header in added time gave his team a 2-1 win.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
3
57.9
Possession
42.1
19
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
410
Accurate Passes
266
511
Passes
377
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
5
24
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.3
78
Long Balls
86
31
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
7
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
13
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
30
Effective Clearances
27
30
Clearances
27

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 29Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 26Phil BardsleyRB
  6. 16Steven DefourCM-L
  7. 4Jack CorkCM-R
  8. 37Scott ArfieldLM
  9. 17Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 10Ashley BarnesF
  11. 13Jeff HendrickRCF

Substitutes

  1. 21Nahki WellsSUB
  2. 22Anders LindegaardSUB
  3. 28Kevin LongSUB
  4. 19Jonathan WaltersSUB
  5. 9Sam VokesSUB
  6. 18Ashley WestwoodSUB
  7. 2Matthew LowtonSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 17Ragnar KlavanCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 12Joe GomezLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 20Adam LallanaAM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 23Emre CanRM
  9. 29Dominic SolankeF
  10. 21Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainAM-L
  11. 19Sadio ManéAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Danny IngsSUB
  2. 32Joël MatipSUB
  3. 58Ben WoodburnSUB
  4. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  5. 1Loris KariusSUB
  6. 7James MilnerSUB
  7. 9Roberto FirminoSUB

Timeline

  1. 61' Goal! Burnley 0, Liverpool 1. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 71' Substitution, Burnley. Sam Vokes replaces Jeff Hendrick.
  3. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Sadio Mané.
  4. 86' Substitution, Burnley. Nahki Wells replaces Scott Arfield.
  5. 86' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Adam Lallana.
  6. 87' Goal! Burnley 1, Liverpool 1. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Vokes.
  7. 90'+4' Goal! Burnley 1, Liverpool 2. Ragnar Klavan (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Lovren following a set piece situation.
  8. 90'+6' Substitution, Liverpool. Joel Matip replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

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