English Premier League

Liverpool vs Burnley 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 18': Diogo Jota
  • 69': Sadio Mané
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2 - 0

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
+44 Liverpool 33 79 2
+34 Arsenal 34 67 3
+23 Manchester City 34 61 9
+14 Nottingham Forest 33 60 9
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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

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

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