Burnley vs Liverpool

19 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Roberto Firmino 43’
  • Nathaniel Phillips 52’
  • Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 88’

Match summary

Liverpool won comfortably, 3-0 away at Burnley. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

Roberto Firmino put Liverpool ahead in the 43rd minute, set up by Andrew Robertson, Nathaniel Phillips made it 0-2 with a header in the 52nd minute, set up by Sadio Mané, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made it 0-3 from a corner in the 88th minute, set up by Andrew Robertson.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.75 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Burnley's 0.84 from 10.

Match stats

Burnley Liverpool
10 Shots 20
4 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.84 xG 2.73
0.84 Non-penalty xG 2.73
11 Deep Completions 13

Key events

Burnley Liverpool
Kick-off
43’
Roberto Firmino
Assist: Andrew Robertson0-1 (Liverpool)
Half-time0-1
52’
Nathaniel Phillips
Assist: Sadio Mané0-2 (Liverpool)
88’
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Assist: Andrew Robertson0-3 (Liverpool)
Full-time0-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.84 2.75 43’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-1 43’ 52’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), 0-2 52’ 88’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), 0-3 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.84 2.75 43’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-1 Firmino 43’ 52’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), 0-2 Phillips 52’ 88’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), 0-3 Oxlade-Chamberlain 88’
Burnley 0.84 xGLiverpool 2.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Burnley attacking 
3’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 29’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 30’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 26’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 69’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.27 xG, blocked 2’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 16’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 40’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 41’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 43’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 41’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 65’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 88’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 29’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 30’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 26’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 69’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.27 xG, blocked 2’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 16’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 40’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 41’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 43’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 41’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 65’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 88’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 38’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Will Norris GK900 0.000.051
Matthew Lowton DEF902 0.040.291
Ben Mee DEF902 0.290.000
James Tarkowski DEF900 0.000.000
Charlie Taylor DEF900 0.000.000
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID900 0.000.061
Ashley Westwood MID900 0.000.021
Jack Cork MID770 0.000.000
Dwight McNeil MID901 0.020.292
Josh Brownhill MID902 0.100.051
Chris Wood FWD903 0.390.082
Matej Vydra Sub130 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 10% Avg odds 9.90
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.30
Liverpool win 75% Avg odds 1.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burnley LWLWL
Liverpool DDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.