Burnley stopped Liverpool’s 68 unbeaten record at Anfield

DBasia.news – The surprise occurred in the postponed match for Week 18 of the Premier League between the defending champions, Liverpool against Burnley at Anfield, Friday (22/01) am, WIB. The Clarets won 1-0 at the same time ending Liverpool’s unbeaten record at Anfield.

Liverpool played a game with difficulty scoring goals in the last three Premier League matches. Burnley also experienced the same problem, but Sean Dyche’s team has extra motivation to stay away from the relegation zone.

The game was predictable: Liverpool dominated possession. Burnley, typical of their game, played hull balls, wing attacks, and relied on counter-attacks by building up multiple layers of defense.

Liverpool have dominated possession by 64 percent in the first half. However, of the 13 attempts released by Divock Origi, Xherdan Shaqiri, and Sadio Mane, none of them penetrated Burnley’s goal guarded by Nick Pope. 0-0 in the first half.

Jurgen Klopp brought on Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino in the second half in hopes of breaking Liverpool’s deadlock. But Burnley’s defense by James Tarkowski and Ben Mee was very solid.

Things that worried Liverpool fans also happened. One goal will be crucial in this tight match and Burnley scored in the dying moments of the game.

In the 83rd minute Burnley received a penalty after Ashley Barnes was brought down by Alisson in the forbidden box. Barnes took the penalty and did his job well. 1-0 Burnley took the lead at Anfield.

In the remaining time Klopp played Takumi Minamino. Even so, Burnley desperately maintained that advantage and until the extra time ended, the score did not change. Burnley won 1-0 and ended Liverpool’s unbeaten record at Anfield.

The composition of Players:

Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Fabinho, Andy Robertson; Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Roberto Firmino 57 ‘), Thiago, Georginio Wijnaldum (c); Xherdan Shaqiri (Takumi Minamino 84 ‘), Sadio Mane, Divock Origi (Mohamed Salah 57’).

Manager: Jurgen Klopp

Burnley (4-4-2): Nick Pope; Matt Lowton, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee (c), Charlie Taylor (Erik Pieters 49 ‘); Robbie Brady (Johan Berg Gudmundsson 65 ‘), Ashley Westwood, Josh Brownhill, Dwight McNeil; Chris Wood, Ashley Barnes.

Manager: Sean Dyche