English Premier League

Liverpool vs Burnley 2021-22 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

    • 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.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Burnley 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Burnley 0.
    • 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.
    • 75': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Chris Wood.
    • 79': Substitution, Burnley. Erik Pieters replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
    • 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Naby Keïta.
    • 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

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

    English Premier League Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +22 Arsenal 18 42 2
    +26 Manchester City 18 40 4
    +10 Aston Villa 18 39 3
    +4 Liverpool 18 32 6
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    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

    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
    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
    Substitutes:
    Bobby Thomas, Nathan Collins, Erik Pieters, Jay Rodríguez, Owen Dodgson, Phil Bardsley, Lewis Richardson, Will Norris, Wayne Hennessey.

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