Burnley vs Liverpool, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
84': Lesley UgochukwuLast-gasp Salah penalty maintains Liverpool's perfect start
Mohamed Salah's penalty in the final minute of added time saw Liverpool produce yet more late heroics to snatch a hard-earned 1-0 win at Burnley.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
- 7': Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Loum Tchaouna following a fast break.
- 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
- 9': Attempt missed. Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Lyle Foster (Burnley).
- 10': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 12': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Loum Tchaouna.
- 16': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley).
- 16': Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 22': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 22': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 24': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
- 24': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 27': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley).
- 27': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Lyle Foster (Burnley).
- 30': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jaidon Anthony.
- 32': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Quilindschy Hartman.
- 33': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 33': Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 34': Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Quilindschy Hartman following a set piece situation.
- 35': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 37': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 38': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez.
- 39': Attempt saved. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley). Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 40': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 42': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Hjalmar Ekdal.
- 44': Offside, Burnley. Jaidon Anthony is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Handball by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 45'+3': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Loum Tchaouna (Burnley).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 48': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
- 53': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 53': Maxime Estève (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 57': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 57': Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 59': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley). Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
- 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 61': Offside, Liverpool. Andy Robertson is caught offside.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 63': Substitution, Burnley. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Loum Tchaouna.
- 63': Substitution, Burnley. Florentino replaces Josh Cullen.
- 63': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 63': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 67': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Burnley).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 71': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
- 72': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 73': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 73': Lyle Foster (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 74': Offside, Burnley. Jaidon Anthony is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 75': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 75': Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Jaidon Anthony (Burnley).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Florentino.
- 80': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley).
- 84': Second yellow card to Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Burnley. Joe Worrall replaces Lyle Foster.
- 87': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 89': Substitution, Burnley. Armando Broja replaces Jaidon Anthony.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley). Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
- 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Quilindschy Hartman.
- 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 90'+5': Goal! Burnley 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 90'+6': Offside, Burnley. Josh Laurent is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Burnley 0, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 13 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 81 | Possession | 19 |
| 27 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 610 | Accurate Passes | 80 |
| 697 | Passes | 168 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 44 | Crosses | 3 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 28 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 10 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 48 |
| 12 | Clearances | 48 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,678
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,678
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 5 | +6 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +8 | 10 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | +7 | 10 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | +1 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Burnley (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 18 | Hjalmar Ekdal |
| 5 | Maxime Estève |
| 29 | Josh Laurent |
| 3 | Quilindschy Hartman |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 8 | Lesley Ugochukwu  |
| 24 | Josh Cullen |
| 11 | Jaidon Anthony |
| 17 | Loum Tchaouna |
| 9 | Lyle Foster |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 7 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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