Liverpool suffered their first loss to Anfield in the league from soccer livescores after 68 consecutive games without defeat. The series was interrupted by Burnley, who won the famous victory with 1:0. The only goal was scored by Ashley Barnes in the 83rd minute from a penalty. In the fourth consecutive match of the Premier League, the Merseysiders failed to score, and in the fifth consecutive championship match they did not win. They are already six points behind leader Manchester United. They last lost at their stadium in a Premier League match almost 4 years ago - in April 2017.
Jurgen Klopp made some changes to the squad and left Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino on the bench. Divok Origi and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain started to attack instead. Jose Matip returned to the game, but Jordan Henderson was not in the group.
Me rseyside started actively and tried to put pressure on the opponent from the very beginning. The hosts reached the door of Burnley several times, but the defense of the guests managed to cope with several dangerous crossings. The defense of the `reds` does not seem very stable. In the 13th minute, Alison had to intervene on the edge of the penalty area to stop Barnes` shot. The team of Klopp was afraid and tried to overcome the opponent`s defense, but the ideas on how to do it were not many. Shakiri and Oxlade-Chamberlain tried long-range shots. After half an hour of play, Origi tried and made room for a shot in the penalty area, but Pope saved. A little later, the Belgian tested the visitors` goalkeeper again, but with the same result. A mistake by Ben Mee provided the best opportunity for Liverpool. The defender made a huge mistake that brought Origi alone against Pope. The attacker advanced and fired, but hit the crossbar.
At the beginn ing of the second half, the Merseysiders picked up the pace and came to a slightly more serious situation. But Nick Pown saved everything that went to him. He deflected a strong blow to Alexander-Arnold, and then with his feet stopped a blow to Manet in the extra time. Salah and Firmino appeared on the field, and the Egyptian immediately got a chance to sign. He fired in the near corner of Pope and the goalkeeper deflected.
No goal was scored, and the tension in the Liverpool team was rising. In the other half, Burnley`s rare attacks were sometimes very dangerous. This led to the 83rd minute, when Fabinho made a fatal mistake. He missed Ashley Barnes, who entered the penalty area. Alison knocked him down and the judge awarded a penalty. The victim was accurate from the penalty spot and further complicated the situation of the hosts.
Klopp`s team had no answer. There was despair and fatigue in the team`s game and the p layers failed to even organize the final pressure.
LIVERPOOL - BURNLEY 0:1
0:1-Barnes (83-d)
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