Burnley vs Liverpool

31 August 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Chris Wood 33’ (og)
  • Sadio Mané 37’
  • Roberto Firmino 80’

Match summary

Liverpool won comfortably, 3-0 away at Burnley. Liverpool led 2-0 at half-time.

Wood's own goal put Liverpool ahead with a header in the 33rd minute, Sadio Mané made it 0-2 in the 37th minute, set up by Roberto Firmino, and Roberto Firmino made it 0-3 in the 80th minute, set up by Mohamed Salah.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Burnley's 0.62 from 7.

Match stats

Burnley Liverpool
7 Shots 15
2 Shots on Target 7
6 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.62 xG 1.20
0.62 Non-penalty xG 1.20
0 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Burnley Liverpool
Kick-off
33’
Chris Wood
Own goal0-1 (Liverpool)
37’
Sadio Mané
Assist: Roberto Firmino0-2 (Liverpool)
Half-time0-2
80’
Roberto Firmino
Assist: Mohamed Salah0-3 (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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.62 1.20 33’ Chris Wood (Liverpool) own goal, 0-1 33’ 37’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 0-2 37’ 80’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-3 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.62 1.20 33’ Chris Wood (Liverpool) own goal, 0-1 Wood 33’ 37’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 0-2 Mané 37’ 80’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-3 Firmino 80’
Burnley 0.62 xGLiverpool 1.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Burnley attacking 
89’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 37’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 58’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 64’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 80’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 60’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 79’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 43’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 5’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 73’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Chris Wood (Burnley), own goal 89’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 37’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 58’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 64’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 80’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 60’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 79’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 43’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 5’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 73’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Chris Wood (Burnley), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Lowton DEF900 0.000.051
Ben Mee DEF900 0.000.000
James Tarkowski DEF901 0.060.000
Erik Pieters DEF900 0.000.000
Aaron Lennon MID900 0.000.000
Jack Cork MID900 0.000.042
Ashley Westwood MID900 0.000.361
Dwight McNeil MID902 0.030.061
Chris Wood FWD901 0.050.081
Ashley Barnes FWD742 0.110.000
Jay Rodriguez Sub161 0.360.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 11% Avg odds 8.83
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.43
Liverpool win 71% Avg odds 1.35

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

Form going into the game

Burnley LLWLD
Liverpool WWWWW

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 Previous meeting: Liverpool 4-2 Burnley, 10 Mar 19 Next meeting: Liverpool 1-1 Burnley, 11 Jul 20  All Burnley vs Liverpool meetings

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.