Burnley 1-3 Liverpool: Milner and super-sub Firmino pull the Reds out of fire

Premier League leaders Manchester City saw their advantage cut to two points as Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 at Burnley.Game is over and the final score is Burnley 1-3 Liverpool. Here is the match report.

Match Report

Roberto Firmino scored with his first touch and Xherdan Shaqiri netted in stoppage time to ensure Liverpool kept up the pace with Premier League leaders Manchester City by winning 3-1 at Burnley.

The hosts had already seen an Ashley Barnes volley ruled out for offside when Jack Cork gave the Clarets the lead, this time the flag staying down.

Barnes challenged Alisson in the box and the goalkeeper spilled the ball for Cork to tap in, but James Milner found the bottom corner with a fine strike from 25 yards to quickly equalise.

Jurgen Klopp then sent for substitutes Mohamed Salah and Firmino and it changed the game, with the latter scoring the winner less than three minutes after his introduction, staying onside to finish a set-piece struggling Burnley defended badly. Shaqiri then put the seal on the result for Liverpool late on. 

The Premier League games keep coming thick and fast with Liverpool travelling to Bournemouth on Saturday, the same day Burnley host Brighton and Hove Albion at Turf Moor.

Match Events

24' SUB! Alexander-Arnold replaces the injured Joe Gomez

Alexander-Arnold now comes on - much earlier than anyone had expected - as Gomez is unfortunately taken away on a stretcher.

41' OFFSIDE! Barnes' goal disallowed

BURNLEY SCORE, BUT ARE FLAGGED OFFSIDE!! Brady floats in an excellent ball which Barnes meets first-time, and unleashes a wonderful volley past Alisson and into the back of the net! However, Liverpool’s decision to defend the set-piece using a high line has paid off, and subsequent replays show that it was the correct call!

54'GOAL! Burnley 1-0 Liverpool (Cork)

GOOAAALLL!! TURF MOOR ERUPTS AS BURNLEY BREAK THE DEADLOCK! Gudmundsson’s corner is knocked down by Tarkowski towards Wood as he gets a slight touch that Alisson gets a hand to, but amid a melee of players, Cork is the quickest to react and he slots it in from close range!! 1-0 to Burnley, and Klopp’s charges are rocked!

62'GOAL! Burnley 1-1 Liverpool (Milner)

GOOAAALLL!! LIVERPOOL EQUALISE! Shaqiri does well to switch it out wide to Moreno, who quickly plays it to Keita. The midfielder hesitates before passing it to Origi, and amid some pressure from his marker, was able to feed it back to Milner who took one touch before unleashing a grass-cutter from outside the box and past Hart! 1-1, and it’s now game on at Turf Moor!

69'GOAL! Burnley 1-2 Liverpool (Firmino)

GOOOAAALLLL!! LIVERPOOL TURN IT AROUND!! Van Dijk does very well to latch onto Alexander-Arnold’s exquisite lofted free-kick, and his outstretched cut-back falls towards the substitute Firmino, who makes an instant impact from the bench and scores with only his first touch!! It’s now 2-1 to the Reds, and Dyche will be fuming at having lost a one-goal advantage!

90'GOAL! Burnley 1-3 Liverpool (Shaqiri)

GOAL! Alisson made a fine save to deny captain Mee, Shaqiri then finishing off a rapid counter-attack led by Salah to secure the points.

Line-ups

Burnley XI: Joe Hart, Bardsley, Cork, J. Guðmunds­son, Barnes, Westwood, C.Wood, B. Mee, Brady, Tarkowski, Taylor

Subs: Lennon, T. Heaton, Vokes, M. Vydra, K.Long, Lowton, Hendrick

Liverpool XI: Milner, Sturridge, J. Henderson, X. Shaqiri, Matip, Alisson, Van Dijk, Moreno, Origi, Gomez, N.Keita

Subs: S. Mignolet, Lallana, Roberto Firmino, Salah, Fabinho, T. Alexander-Arnold, Rafael Camacho