Liverpool vs Burnley LIVE: Result and reaction from Premier League fixture today
Follow all the action from Anfield as Liverpool close in on Premier League history
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool are taking on Burnley at Anfield today as the close in on the Premier League points record set by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
The new champions began the day on 92 points, and with four games remaining they can set a new benchmark for top-flight points. However they will have to do it without their captain Jordan Henderson after he was ruled out for the rest of the campaign, and face a Burnley side in good form since the restart.
Follow all the action below live:
When is the game?
Liverpool vs Burnley kicks off at 3pm on Saturday 11 July.
How can I watch on TV?
The match will be broadcast live in the UK on BT Sport 1, BT Sport Extra 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, available to all BT Sport customers.
Can I stream the game online?
BT Sport customers can stream the game on the BT Sport website or via the BT Sport app.
Predicted line-ups
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mane, Salah, Firmino
Burnley: Pope, Bardsley, Long, Tarkowski, Taylor, Pieters, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Rodriguez, Wood
Prediction
Burnley are in good form right now, and Liverpool are without their captain, but even Sean Dyche will struggle to come up with a way to stop Liverpool in full flow. Liverpool 2-0 Burnley.
7 min: Mane slips Robertson through down the left and his low cross has to be dealt with by Tarkowski. From the corner that follows, the ball drops to Mane, who sees a shot blocked and is penalised for a handball anyway.
10 min: Liverpool have been in control so far, without really causing Burnley too many problems. The pattern of the game has been set, though. The onus is on the champions to break down one of the most organised teams in the division.
11 min: Very good defending from Tarkowski. Robertson is sent in behind down the left and crosses early for Salah in the middle. He looks set to prod home from close range but the Burnley centre back is across again to clear.
13 min: Brilliant from Mane, who collects on the left, glides past a couple of players and sells Bardsley with a dummy. He looks set to shoot but Firmino takes the ball off him and has a go himself, seeing an effort deflected off target.
14 min: Salah is fouled on the edge of the box and goes for goal from the free kick himself. It's a good angle for a left footer but he curls it well over the bar. Alexander-Arnold, had he been on the pitch, would've fancied that.
15 min: Firmino, of course, still hasn't scored at Anfield in the Premier League this season. He looks determined to change that so far today.
16 min: Chance! Robertson crosses from the left and Firmino lets it run for Jones. His left-footed shot is low and hard but too close to Pope.
17 min: Burnley are trying to exploit Liverpool's high line, but in Wood and Rodriguez they don't quite have the pace to trouble Van Dijk and Gomez.
18 min: What a save! Firmino brings down a high ball in the box and allows Salah to shoot on his right foot. It looks destined for the top corner but Pope, flying to his left, somehow claws it out.
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