LIVERPOOL face Burnley tonight as they look to get their Premier League title defence back on track.
The Reds are coming off a frustrating 0-0 draw at home with Premier League title rivals Manchester United, and will be looking to make amends with an important three points.
- Kick-off: 8pm UK time
- TV/ live stream: Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event
- Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Matip, Robertson, Thiago, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaqiri, Mane, Orig
- Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, McNeil, Brownhill, Westwood, Brady, Wood, Barnes
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65. Burnley substitution.
Gudmundsson is on for Brady for the Clarets.
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64. Alexander-Arnold wins the ball of Pieters high up the pitch and plays in Salah on the right.
Salah cuts the ball across the box into the path of Mane but he blazes over the bar.
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63. Mane tries to loft a ball into the box towards Salah who makes. arun in behind the Burnley back line.
There’s too much on it though and Pope is off his line to collect it.
ACTION SHOT
Thiago tries to steal the ball away from Ashley Westwood.
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60. Alexander-Arnold then wins a corner after a low cross into the box is cleared but the Reds can’t make anyhing of it.
Half an hour left to play at Anfield.
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59. WHAT A SAVE!
Wijnaldum drives through the middle and tees up Salah on the right.
He hits it first time and it seems destined for the near post, but Pope sticks out his left arm to claw the ball out.
What a save that is.
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58. Liverpool substitutions.
Origi and Oxlade-Chamberlain are making way for Firmino and Salah.
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57. McNeil breezes past Alexander-Arnold on the left and tries to fire the ball into the path of Barnes.
Matip reads the delivery and intercepts and Liverpool clear.
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55. Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino are stripping off their training gear.
They’ll be introduced shortly.
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54. Robbie Brady crosses in with his left foot but it’s a disappointing delivery.
Alisson watches it sail over him for a Liverpool goal kick.
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53. Again Burnley deal with the cross into the box.
Ben Mee heads away an Alexander-Arnold cross and sets Barnes away on the break.
Thiago brings down Barnes and Burnley will have a chance to get a ball into the box.
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52. Shaqiri’s first corner is headed behind for another corner, which is wasted by Liverpool and Burnley clear comfortably.
The Clarets will deal with crosses into the box all day long.
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51. Good save!
Nick Pope is down well to parry a low stinging effort from Alexander-Arnold and then has the presence of mind to kick it away for a corner away from the lurking Mane while still on the floor.
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49. Charlie Taylor’s day is done, and Erik Pieters is on in his place.
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48. Charlie Taylor is down for Burnley after his clearance is charged down by Origi.
This is Taylor’s first game back from injury and it looks like he’s re-injured himself.
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47. The Reds then win a free kick on the left wing which is crossed into the box by Robertson.
Mee rises highest to head away for Burnley and it looks like Mo Salah is getting ready to come on shortly.
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46. The home side get the second half underway and look long for Origi.
It’s then worked out wide to Alexander-Arnold on the right who crosses in, but it’s straight into the arms of Pope.
PEEEEP!
SECOND HALF IS UNDERWAY!
SCUFFLE
Here’s a look at the incident.
There was also a heated discussion between Jurgen Klopp and Sean Dyche halfway down the tunnel, with the Liverpool boss exceptionally unhappy with something Sean Dyche said.
DEAR ME DIVOCK
Divock Origi reacts to his effort cannoning back off the crossbar.
Credit: EPA HALF TIME DRAMA
There was a scuffle between the players right as the half time whistle blew that came from an incident between Fabinho and Ashley Barnes.
Fabinho was booked for a shove on Barnes but apart from that there didn’t appear to be that much in it, although both sets of players seemed to take exception to the challenge.
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HOW’S HE MISSED THAT?
Here’s a look at the best chance of the first half which Divock Origi really should be scoring.
Liverpool have now gone 393 minutes without scoring a goal.
HALF TIME STATS
Here’s a look at the half time stats from Anfield.
Liverpool have dominated possession, but Burnley have restricted the Reds to mainly efforts from distance and will be pleased with their first half performance.
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VAR decide there’s no violent conduct but Fabino is booked for a shove on Barnes.
Nothing more comes of it and finally the players are making their way down the tunnel.
That’s probably the most exciting moment of the game so far!
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There’s an off the ball incident as the half time whistle blows.
Fabinho and Barnes are in the midst of it with VAR checking for possible violent conduct.
