Liverpool vs Burnley, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool reclaim top spot with 3-1 win over battling Burnley
Liverpool reclaimed top spot in the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Burnley at Anfield on Saturday, but they were made to battle by a brave visiting side before claiming all three points.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 1': Maxime Esteve (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dara O'Shea with a headed pass.
- 3': Foul by Lorenz Assignon (Burnley).
- 3': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Aaron Ramsey (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 8': Foul by Lorenz Assignon (Burnley).
- 8': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Burnley. David Datro Fofana is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Datro Fofana.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
- 13': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 13': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 13': Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Dara O'Shea (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 16': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a headed pass.
- 19': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
- 19': Wilson Odobert (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Lorenz Assignon (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': David Datro Fofana (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 24': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Sander Berge (Burnley).
- 26': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 26': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lorenz Assignon.
- 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Hannes Delcroix.
- 31': Goal! Liverpool 1, Burnley 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 33': David Datro Fofana (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 33': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Andy Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Lorenz Assignon (Burnley).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones with a through ball.
- 37': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 41': Attempt missed. Wilson Odobert (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 44': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
- 44': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
- 45': Goal! Liverpool 1, Burnley 1. Dara O'Shea (Burnley) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Hannes Delcroix.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+4': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Burnley).
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sander Berge.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Burnley 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Burnley 1.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lorenz Assignon.
- 49': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 52': Goal! Liverpool 2, Burnley 1. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 58': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 62': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Burnley).
- 62': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 64': Attempt saved. David Datro Fofana (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64': Attempt missed. Wilson Odobert (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 65': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Curtis Jones.
- 65': Offside, Burnley. Josh Brownhill is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 66': Maxime Esteve (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. David Datro Fofana (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni with a through ball.
- 69': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 69': Maxime Esteve (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Foul by David Datro Fofana (Burnley).
- 70': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 71': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Trafford.
- 71': Attempt missed. Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass following a corner.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 74': Andy Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Lorenz Assignon (Burnley).
- 75': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Maxime Esteve (Burnley).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 78': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 79': Goal! Liverpool 3, Burnley 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Burnley. Vitinho replaces Maxime Esteve because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, Burnley. Han-Noah Massengo replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Luis Díaz.
- 83': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 83': Vitinho (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 86': Lorenz Assignon (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Zeki Amdouni.
- 87': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Hannes Delcroix (Burnley).
- 87': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 87': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 89': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 90': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 90'+1': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Burnley).
- 90'+2': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 90'+2': Wilson Odobert (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wataru Endo with a through ball.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 90'+6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vitinho.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Wataru Endo.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Liverpool. Bobby Clark replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andy Robertson.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Burnley 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Burnley 1.
Statistics
 BUR |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 29.2 | Possession | 70.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 185 | Accurate Passes | 581 |
| 277 | Passes | 670 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 9 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 14 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 38 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 59,896
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 59,896
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | +50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | +21 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 78 | Jarell Quansah  |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Trafford (GK) |
| 33 | Maxime Estève |
| 2 | Dara O'Shea |
| 44 | Hannes Delcroix |
| 20 | Lorenz Assignon |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 47 | Wilson Odobert |
| 21 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 25 | Zeki Amdouni |
| 23 | David Datro Fofana |
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