English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 21, 2021
Burnley WLLLL 0
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Liverpool WLDWW 2
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Anfield · 52,591 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool beat Burnley as Jota, Mane strike

Liverpool's first home game of the season ended in a 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, with Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane on target.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
3
33.5
Possession
66.5
9
SHOTS
27
3
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
174
Accurate Passes
434
263
Passes
527
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
11
19
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.4
73
Long Balls
53
33
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
8
9
Effective Tackles
8
18
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
5
20
Effective Clearances
25
20
Clearances
25

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 8Naby KeitaLM
  8. 67Harvey ElliottRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Thiago AlcantaraSUB
  2. 12Joe GomezSUB
  3. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  4. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  5. 13Adrián SUB
  6. 9Roberto FirminoSUB
  7. 5Ibrahima KonatéSUB
  8. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB
  9. 26Andy RobertsonSUB

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 4Jack CorkCM-L
  7. 8Josh BrownhillCM-R
  8. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  9. 7Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 10Ashley BarnesCF-L
  11. 9Chris WoodCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Bobby ThomasSUB
  2. 22Nathan CollinsSUB
  3. 23Erik PietersSUB
  4. 19Jay RodríguezSUB
  5. 39Owen DodgsonSUB
  6. 26Phil BardsleySUB
  7. 38Lewis RichardsSUB
  8. 25Will NorrisSUB
  9. 13Wayne HennesseySUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Liverpool 1, Burnley 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
  2. 69' Goal! Liverpool 2, Burnley 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.
  3. 75' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Chris Wood.
  4. 79' Substitution, Burnley. Erik Pieters replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
  5. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Naby Keïta.
  6. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
  7. 90'+2' Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.

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