Burnley vs Liverpool, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool bolster Champions League hopes in win at Burnley
Liverpool bolstered their Champions League hopes with a 3-0 win over Burnley to move ahead of Leicester City into fourth place in the standings.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a through ball.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 3': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Matthew Lowton (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Wood.
- 9': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 15': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
- 16': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 22': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 22': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Lowton.
- 29': Attempt missed. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 30': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 31': Alisson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
- 34': Foul by Jack Cork (Burnley).
- 34': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
- 36': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 38': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Norris.
- 38': Attempt saved. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
- 39': Attempt missed. Matthew Lowton (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 40': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Mee.
- 41': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rhys Williams with a headed pass following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
- 41': Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).
- 42': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Goal! Burnley 0, Liverpool 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 45'+1': James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 0, Liverpool 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
- 46': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
- 47': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
- 49': Foul by Jack Cork (Burnley).
- 49': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 51': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 52': Goal! Burnley 0, Liverpool 2. Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané following a corner.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
- 61': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
- 61': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Chris Wood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Rhys Williams (Liverpool).
- 64': Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Wood.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a cross.
- 65': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Firmino following a fast break.
- 66': Offside, Burnley. James Tarkowski tries a through ball, but Josh Brownhill is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 67': James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool).
- 68': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Alisson.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Ben Mee (Burnley) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 70': Offside, Liverpool. Thiago tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
- 72': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
- 73': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Burnley) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Jack Cork.
- 77': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Matej Vydra (Burnley).
- 80': Hand ball by Charlie Taylor (Burnley).
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 86': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.
- 88': Goal! Burnley 0, Liverpool 3. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson following a corner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 90'+1': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Alisson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Chris Wood (Burnley).
- 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Sadio Mané.
- 90'+2': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Liverpool 3.
- 0': Match ends, Burnley 0, Liverpool 3.
Statistics
LIV |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 58.8 | Possession | 41.2 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 496 | Accurate Passes | 302 |
| 584 | Passes | 389 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 41 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 41 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 3,387
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Burnley (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Will Norris (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 3 | Charlie Taylor |
| 2 | Matthew Lowton |
| 4 | Jack Cork |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 7 | Jóhann Gudmundsson |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 46 | Rhys Williams |
| 47 | Nathaniel Phillips |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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