English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Liverpool LWWLW 3
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Burnley LLDLL 1
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Turf Moor · 21,741 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool rally to beat Burnley for best start in club's 126-year history

Liverpool rallied from a goal down to beat Burnley 3-1 at Turf Moor on Wednesday to keep pace with Premier League leaders Manchester City.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
6
9
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
8
74.2
Possession
25.8
18
SHOTS
10
12
ON GOAL
6
0.7
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
582
Accurate Passes
136
681
Passes
228
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.1
67
Long Balls
60
31
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
1
3
Effective Tackles
11
5
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
16
15
Effective Clearances
22
15
Clearances
22

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 20Joe HartG
  2. 20Joe HartG
  3. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  4. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  5. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  6. 26Phil BardsleyRB
  7. 4Jack CorkCM-L
  8. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  9. 12Robbie BradyLM
  10. 7Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  11. 11Chris WoodCF-L
  12. 10Ashley BarnesCF-R

LIV · 4-4-2

  1. 13Alisson BeckerG
  2. 13Alisson BeckerG
  3. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  4. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  5. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  6. 12Joe GomezRB
  7. 14Jordan HendersonCM-L
  8. 8Naby KeitaCM-R
  9. 7James MilnerLM
  10. 23Xherdan ShaqiriRM
  11. 15Daniel SturridgeCF-L
  12. 27Divock OrigiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Joseph Gomez because of an injury.
  2. 54' Goal! Burnley 1, Liverpool 0. Jack Cork (Burnley) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  3. 62' Goal! Burnley 1, Liverpool 1. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Divock Origi.
  4. 65' Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Alberto Moreno.
  5. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Divock Origi.
  6. 69' Goal! Burnley 1, Liverpool 2. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk following a set piece situation.
  7. 71' Substitution, Burnley. Aaron Lennon replaces Robbie Brady.
  8. 71' Substitution, Burnley. Sam Vokes replaces Chris Wood.
  9. 83' Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Ashley Barnes.
  10. 86' Matej Vydra (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+1' Goal! Burnley 1, Liverpool 3. Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball following a fast break.

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