English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 31, 2019
Liverpool LWWWW 3
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Burnley LWLDL 0
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Turf Moor · 21,762 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool stay top with composed win at Burnley

Roberto Firmino had a goal and an assist as Liverpool eased past Burnley at Turf Moor Park on Saturday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
5
63.8
Possession
36.2
15
SHOTS
7
7
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
442
Accurate Passes
193
568
Passes
318
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
2
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.2
79
Long Balls
81
30
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
11
19
Effective Clearances
21
19
Clearances
21

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 23Erik PietersLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 4Jack CorkCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  9. 25Aaron LennonRM
  10. 9Chris WoodCF-L
  11. 10Ashley BarnesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Joe HartSUB
  2. 8Danny DrinkwaterSUB
  3. 19Jay RodríguezSUB
  4. 13Jeff HendrickSUB
  5. 28Kevin LongSUB
  6. 3Charlie TaylorSUB
  7. 27Matej VydraSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 13Adrián G
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  2. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  3. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  4. 20Adam LallanaSUB
  5. 23Xherdan ShaqiriSUB
  6. 12Joe GomezSUB
  7. 7James MilnerSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Own Goal by Chris Wood, Burnley. Burnley 0, Liverpool 1.
  2. 37' Goal! Burnley 0, Liverpool 2. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  3. 71' Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Jordan Henderson.
  4. 73' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Ashley Barnes.
  5. 80' Goal! Burnley 0, Liverpool 3. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
  6. 85' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Sadio Mané.
  7. 85' Substitution, Liverpool. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Roberto Firmino.

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