Burnley vs Liverpool

5 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jack Cork 54’
  • James Milner 62’
  • Roberto Firmino 69’
  • Xherdan Shaqiri 90+1’

Match summary

Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 away at Burnley. It was goalless at half-time.

Jack Cork put Burnley ahead from a corner in the 54th minute, James Milner equalised in the 62nd minute, set up by Divock Origi, Roberto Firmino put Liverpool in front in the 69th minute, set up by Virgil van Dijk, and Xherdan Shaqiri made it 1-3 in stoppage time, set up by Mohamed Salah.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.84 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Burnley's 1.54 from 10.

Match stats

Burnley Liverpool
10 Shots 18
6 Shots on Target 12
5 Corners 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.06 xG 2.74
1.06 Non-penalty xG 2.74
7 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Burnley Liverpool
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jack Cork1-0 (Burnley)
54’
62’
James Milner
Assist: Divock Origi1-1 (Liverpool)
69’
Roberto Firmino
Assist: Virgil van Dijk1-2 (Liverpool)
90+1’
Xherdan Shaqiri
Assist: Mohamed Salah1-3 (Liverpool)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Burnley
  • Matej Vydra

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 1.54 2.84 54’ Jack Cork (Burnley), 1-0 54’ 62’ James Milner (Liverpool), 1-1 62’ 69’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 1-2 69’ 90+1’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), 1-3 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 2.84 54’ Jack Cork (Burnley), 1-0 Cork 54’ 62’ James Milner (Liverpool), 1-1 Milner 62’ 69’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 1-2 Firmino 69’ 90+1’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), 1-3 Shaqiri 90+1’
Burnley 1.54 xGLiverpool 2.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Burnley attacking 
69’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), set piece, 0.96 xG, goal 54’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), from a corner, 0.67 xG, saved 54’ Jack Cork (Burnley), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 82’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.52 xG, blocked 90+1’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 82’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 38’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 35’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 82’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 86’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 54’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 29’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 82’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Phil Bardsley (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Phil Bardsley (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), set piece, 0.96 xG, goal 54’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), from a corner, 0.67 xG, saved 54’ Jack Cork (Burnley), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 82’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.52 xG, blocked 90+1’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 82’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 38’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 35’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 86’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 82’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 54’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 29’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 82’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Phil Bardsley (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Phil Bardsley (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
Joe Hart GK900 0.000.000
Phil Bardsley DEF902 0.030.021
James Tarkowski DEF901 0.070.000
Ben Mee DEF901 0.030.000
Charlie Taylor DEF900 0.000.000
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID900 0.000.133
Ashley Westwood MID902 0.060.011
Jack Cork MID9011 0.610.000
Robbie Brady MID720 0.000.000
Ashley Barnes FWD842 0.710.000
Chris Wood FWD721 0.020.041
Aaron Lennon Sub180 0.000.000
Sam Vokes Sub180 0.000.000
Matej Vydra Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 7% Bet365 odds 14.00
Draw 17% Bet365 odds 5.75
Liverpool win 76% Bet365 odds 1.28

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burnley LLDLL
Liverpool WDWWW

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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.