Burnley vs Liverpool (0-3)
Liverpool’s unflawed begin to the Premier League season continued against Burnley as they tight a record-setting 3-0 finish at Turf Moor.
A goal from Chris Wood and strikes from Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino – his fiftieth for the Reds – delivered a thirteenth consecutive league win, a brand new club uncomparable high.
Jurgen Klopp’s aspect is victorious all told four of their gap league fixtures and are 2 points beyond defending champions Manchester town at the highest of the table.
The Champions League holders took the lead once River Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross deflected in off Wood, and Mane value-added a second before the split a clinical end.
Firmino rounded off the rating within the eightieth minute.
Liverpool’s early play brimmed with energy as Firmino, Mohamed pillar of Islam and Mane combined with menace.
Salah double vulnerable the Burnley goal. The Egypt international is smitten the proper post with a curling effort so brought goalkeeper Nick Pope off his line to slim the angle.
Burnley’s defense ab initio stood firm as they matched the visitors’ intensity, just for a singular goal to administer metropolis the lead.
On a well-recognized foray forward, right-back Alexander-Arnold curled a high ball into the box that was meant for the run of a pillar of Islam at the rear post.
However, a small deflection off Wood’s back deceived Pope, and therefore the cross sailed over his head into the left corner of the net.
The metropolis defender’s sheepish smile as he celebrated emphasized the fortuitous nature of the opener, ultimately deemed a Wood goal.
Liverpool’s second shortly after owed additional to their ruthlessness after mountain Mee misplaced a pass that was confiscated upon by the press of Firmino.
Goals Liverpool
| 33′ | Liverpool | C. Wood (o.g.) |
| 37′ | Liverpool | S. Mane |
| 80′ | Liverpool | R. Firmino |
Burnley Lineups
| 1 | Nick Pope |
| 2 | Matthew Lowton |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 6 | Ben Mee |
| 23 | Erik Pieters |
| 25 | Aaron Lennon |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 4 | Jack Cork |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 10 | Ashley Barnes |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
Liverpool Lineups
| 13 | Adrián |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
Burnley vs Liverpool Match Statistics
Burnley |
Liverpool |
|
| 7 | Shots Total | 14 |
| 2 | Shots on goal | 7 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 1 | Shots blocked | 5 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Corners | 4 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 37% | Possession Time | 63% |
| 303 | Passes Total | 518 |
| 182 | Accurate Passes | 396 |