Burnley vs Liverpool, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool battle past Burnley to keep title dreams alive
Liverpool earned a hard-fought 1-0 win against Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday to keep their title hopes alive.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 5': Offside, Burnley. Connor Roberts tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.
- 7': Offside, Burnley. Ashley Westwood tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
- 9': Aaron Lennon (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 12': Offside, Burnley. Ashley Westwood tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
- 14': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Alisson.
- 15': Alisson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 17': Attempt saved. Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Lennon with a cross.
- 21': Attempt saved. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Aaron Lennon.
- 22': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Rodriguez following a fast break.
- 22': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 24': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Joel Matip.
- 25': Erik Pieters (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 27': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt saved. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Mee.
- 28': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 28': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 29': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 31': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Roberts with a through ball.
- 33': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Burnley).
- 33': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Burnley. Erik Pieters tries a through ball, but Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
- 37': Aaron Lennon (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 39': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Mee.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 40': Attempt saved. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 40': Goal! Burnley 0, Liverpool 1. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 0, Liverpool 1.
- 47': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Burnley).
- 47': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Fabinho.
- 51': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
- 55': Hand ball by Wout Weghorst (Burnley).
- 56': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
- 56': Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 62': Substitution, Burnley. Dwight McNeil replaces Jay Rodriguez.
- 62': Foul by Erik Pieters (Burnley).
- 62': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Lennon.
- 64': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 64': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 67': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
- 68': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 75': Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Wout Weghorst because of an injury.
- 76': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Joel Matip.
- 78': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Josh Brownhill.
- 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Mee.
- 81': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Offside, Burnley. Josh Brownhill tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
- 86': Offside, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk tries a through ball, but Andrew Robertson is caught offside.
- 86': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 87': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
- 89': Offside, Burnley. Ben Mee tries a through ball, but Dwight McNeil is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
- 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Naby Keïta.
- 90'+3': Offside, Burnley. Ben Mee tries a through ball, but James Tarkowski is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Burnley 0, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
LIV |
BUR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 7 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 67.4 | Possession | 32.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 530 | Accurate Passes | 198 |
| 643 | Passes | 303 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 11 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 21 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,239
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,239
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +15 | 22 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 23 | Erik Pieters |
| 14 | Connor Roberts |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 20 | Maxwel Cornet |
| 17 | Aaron Lennon |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| 19 | Jay Rodríguez |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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