English Premier League

Liverpool vs Burnley, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Liverpool
  • 18': Diogo Jota
  • 69': Sadio Mané
FT
2 - 0
Burnley

    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.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
    • 2': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 4': Offside, Burnley. Jack Cork tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
    • 7': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley).
    • 7': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Burnley).
    • 7': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
    • 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.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ashley Barnes.
    • 20': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Alisson.
    • 20': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
    • 22': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
    • 22': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nick Pope.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Offside, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
    • 27': VAR Decision: No Goal Liverpool 1-0 Burnley.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
    • 33': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
    • 34': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 34': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley).
    • 34': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Offside, Burnley. Josh Brownhill tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
    • 44': Chris Wood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 45': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Lowton following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
    • 45'+1': Joel Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Burnley 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Burnley 0.
    • 46': Offside, Burnley. Matthew Lowton tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
    • 48': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
    • 48': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley).
    • 48': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 54': Offside, Burnley. Charlie Taylor tries a through ball, but Ben Mee is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley).
    • 54': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 57': Offside, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
    • 57': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross.
    • 60': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
    • 61': Joel Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 62': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nick Pope.
    • 63': Offside, Burnley. Nick Pope tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 64': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
    • 67': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
    • 67': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 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.
    • 70': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley).
    • 71': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
    • 71': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley).
    • 72': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
    • 74': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Chris Wood.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
    • 77': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
    • 77': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Offside, Burnley. Nick Pope tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, Burnley. Erik Pieters replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
    • 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Naby Keïta.
    • 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
    • 81': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 83': Foul by Erik Pieters (Burnley).
    • 83': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ashley Barnes.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
    • 86': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dwight McNeil.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 88': Offside, Burnley. Ashley Barnes tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Barnes.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Rodriguez.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jack Cork (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Burnley 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Burnley 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Anfield
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 52,591

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 17 +21 39
    2 Manchester City 17 +25 37
    3 Aston Villa 16 +8 33
    4 Chelsea 17 +12 29
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alisson Becker (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    32 Joël Matip
    21 Kostas Tsimikas
    66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    14 Jordan Henderson
    8 Naby Keïta
    67 Harvey Elliott
    20 Diogo Jota
    10 Sadio Mané
    11 Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Thiago Alcantara, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones, Caoimhín Kelleher, Adrián, Roberto Firmino, Ibrahima Konaté, Takumi Minamino, Andrew Robertson.

    BUR Burnley (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Nick Pope (GK)
    6 Ben Mee
    5 James Tarkowski
    3 Charlie Taylor
    2 Matthew Lowton
    4 Jack Cork
    8 Josh Brownhill
    11 Dwight McNeil
    7 Jóhann Gudmundsson
    10 Ashley Barnes
    9 Chris Wood
    Burnley Substitutes:
    Bobby Thomas, Nathan Collins, Erik Pieters, Jay Rodríguez, Owen Dodgson, Phil Bardsley, Lewis Richards, Will Norris, Wayne Hennessey.

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