Liverpool vs Burnley

21 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Diogo Jota 18’
  • Sadio Mané 69’

Match summary

Liverpool saw off Burnley 2-0. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

Diogo Jota put Liverpool ahead with a header in the 18th minute, set up by Konstantinos Tsimikas and Sadio Mané made it 2-0 in the 69th minute, set up by Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.64 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Burnley's 0.69 from 9.

Match stats

Liverpool Burnley
27 Shots 9
9 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.64 xG 0.69
2.64 Non-penalty xG 0.69
8 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Liverpool Burnley
Kick-off
Diogo Jota
Assist: Konstantinos Tsimikas1-0 (Liverpool)
18’
Half-time1-0
Sadio Mané
Assist: Trent Alexander-Arnold2-0 (Liverpool)
69’
Full-time2-0

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 2.64 0.69 18’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), 1-0 18’ 69’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 2-0 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.64 0.69 18’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), 1-0 Jota 18’ 69’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 2-0 Mané 69’
Liverpool 2.64 xGBurnley 0.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Burnley attacking Liverpool attacking 
31’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 69’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90+5’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 18’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 73’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 56’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 60’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 62’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 42’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+2’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 42’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 64’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 5’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 69’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90+5’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 18’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 73’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 56’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 60’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 62’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 42’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+2’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 60’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 64’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 5’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF9011 0.051.067
Joel Matip DEF903 0.190.000
Virgil van Dijk DEF903 0.180.131
Konstantinos Tsimikas DEF9010 0.000.404
Jordan Henderson MID901 0.010.051
Harvey Elliott MID902 0.170.253
Naby Keita MID831 0.020.000
Mohamed Salah FWD905 0.350.112
Diogo Jota FWD8313 0.410.242
Sadio Mané FWD9016 1.150.192
Roberto Firmino Sub71 0.090.031
Thiago Alcántara Sub71 0.030.000
Joseph Gomez Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 77% Avg odds 1.24
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.57
Burnley win 8% Avg odds 12.29

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

Form going into the game

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Burnley WLLLL

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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.