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LIVE: Liverpool vs Burnley

LIVE: Liverpool vs Burnley

39' SAVE! Barnes goes through the back of Thiago but the Liverpool attack continues and culminates in Shaqiri's powerful angled drive being parried by Pope.

38' Thirty-eight per cent of Liverpool's attacks so far have come down the right-hand side. Alexander-Arnold cuts in from that flank and sends a pretty poor attempt flying over the target from a long way out.

37' It has not been a classic so far at Anfield, it is fair to say. Burnley have set up well and are making it very difficult for Liverpool to find a way through.

35' Alexander-Arnold clips the ball towards the six-yard box but Pope watches it sail out of play for a goal-kick. Up the other end, Brady's volleyed rebound is straight at Alisson.

34' ANOTHER ATTEMPT! Mane slips in Origi to his left. The Belgium international delays the shot but does eventually get a half-decent attempt on target, which Pope is again equal to.

33' Six of Liverpool's 10 outfield players have now had a shot, two of them - Oxlade-Chamberlain and Origi - finding the target. Burnley have a chance to counter but Brady's attempted throughball is dealt with.

31' A little over half an hour has been played at Anfield and Liverpool are still awaiting that elusive goal. Klopp's men have created next to nothing so far, with Shaqiri's shot from range the closest they have come to making a breakthrough.

30' SAVE! Origi carries the ball forward and tries to pick out the bottom-right corner from the edge of the box, but it is a fairly routine stop for Pope down low.

28' Robertson's left-sided delivery causes some panic for Pope, but a free-kick is awarded to Burnley for shoving inside the box.

27' Burnley are not just sitting back on a point here. McNeil gets away from Alexander-Arnold and sends a low cross into the six-yard box, where Fabinho is waiting to cut it out.

25' Liverpool are starting to turn the screw, though they are still resorting to shots from range. A good delivery from the right is well dealt with by Mee in the six-yard box.

24' SHOT! Mane thinks about the shot but there are eight outfield Burnley players between him and Pope. In the end the ball is laid off for Oxlade-Chamberlain to fire right down the Burnley keeper's throat.

22' CLOSE! Shaqiri is given time to get a shot away 20 yards from goal. He brings it inside with his first touch and fires just off target from his second. That is a warning for Burnley.

20' Liverpool left-back Robertson sends in a teasing cross that takes Pope out of the equation. Taylor heads behind for a corner, which Barnes deals with.

19' Robertson carries the ball into the middle and Shaqiri takes over 20 yards from goal, but the attacking midfielder is soon crowded out. Burnley are looking firm at the back.

17' There has not been a great deal between the sides so far. Liverpool striker Origi has had just three touches of the ball, compared to nine for Mane and 15 for Oxlade-Chamberlain either side of him.

15' Liverpool have failed to score in their last three Premier League games, last failing in four in a row in their last five games of the 1999-2000 season. Only seven reigning top-flight champions have gone four without a goal, most recently Leicester City in 2016-17 (six), with four of those being Liverpool in 1901-02, 1906-07, 1947-48 and 1984-85.

13' SAVE! Alisson is unable to bring a high ball under control and it drops to the feet of Barnes. The Liverpool goalkeeper is just inside his box and manages to make a flying save to keep out Barnes' shot. A great recovery stop, that!

11' Liverpool have had 64 per cent of the ball so far but have yet to have a meaningful attempt on goal. Shaqiri backheels the ball towards Wijnaldum, but the midfielder cannot quite adjust his feet to get the shot away.

9' Barnes is effectively through on goal, only for his lack of pace to let him down. He waits an age for a team-mate to provide some support before eventually taking on the low shot himself from an angle, which Alisson is equal to down low. The offisde flag finally goes up.

7' BLOCK! Burnley centre-back Tarkowski heads behind before Mane can pounce. Mane's flick on is blocked by Mee and Fabinho's follow-up is dealt with by Pope.

5' Tarkowski heads the ball into the middle of the Liverpool penalty area but it is a home player who gets the next touch to clear away. Burnley will have to make the most of any set-piece opportunities.

4' Burnley just about deal with the first ball into the box but it comes back in from the right and Fabinho leaps highest. Having got to the ball, the makeshift centre-back will be disappointed not to have directed it on target.

2' Liverpool have seen plenty of the ball early on, as expected. Possession has not really been an issue for Klopp's men during their recent blip - it has been their inability to turn that into clear-cut chances.

1' KICK-OFF! Burnley, 18 points worse off than their opponents in the table, get us up and running on Merseyside.

The two sets of players have made their way out onto the field at Anfield and kick-off is now just moments away.

Burnley have taken just five points from a possible 36 in Premier League games against Liverpool (W1 D2 L9), though they were the only visiting team to leave Anfield with a point last term, largely thanks to the heroics of goalkeeper Nick Pope.

Burnley show two changes from their 1-0 defeat to West Ham last weekend. McNeil and Taylor, the latter of whom was a big fitness doubt, take over from Pieters and Gudmundsson. It is McNeil's first start since December 21, having been ruled out with a groin issue.

Salah and Firmino have been dropped to the bench for Liverpool, with Origi and Oxlade-Chamberlain coming into the starting line-up. The other change from Sunday's stalemate with Manchester United is at the back, where Matip has returned from injury to replace injured skipper Jordan Henderson.

Subs: Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Jack Cork, Kevin Long, Erik Pieters, Matej Vydra, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Jay Rodriguez, Dale Stephens, Phil Bardsley.

BURNLEY XI (4-4-2): Nick Pope; Matt Lowton, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee (c), Charlie Taylor; Robbie Brady, Ashley Westwood, Josh Brownhill, Dwight McNeil; Chris Wood, Ashley Barnes.

Subs: Nat Phillips, Caoimhin Kelleher, Mohamed Salah, Konstantinos Tsimikas, James Milner, Takumi Minamino, Roberto Firmino, Curtis Jones, Neco Williams.

LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Fabinho, Andy Robertson; Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Thiago, Georginio Wijnaldum (c); Xherdan Shaqiri, Sadio Mane, Divock Origi.

Burnley picked up a crucial 1-0 win over Sheffield United three weeks ago but have since lost back-to-back league matches to Manchester United and West Ham by that same scoreline. Sean Dyche's side are just one place above the relegation zone, albeit with a four-point buffer on 18th-placed Fulham with this game in hand to play.

Liverpool are without a win in four Premier League games and have failed to score in the last three of those. Jurgen Klopp's men are now playing catch up as they enter this game six points adrift of leaders Manchester United, who have played one game more.

Hello and welcome to our live text coverage of the Premier League clash between Liverpool and Burnley at Anfield.

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