Liverpool 1-1 Burnley: Clarets end champions’ 100% home record

July 11, 2020

Burnley ended new champions Liverpool’s hopes of completing the season with a 100% Premier League home record thanks to Jay Rodriguez’s second-half equaliser.

Clarets striker Rodriguez swivelled and fired home from inside the box following a James Tarkowski header to reward Sean Dyche’s side for their resilience and persistence in the face of large periods of home dominance.

The visitors could even have left Anfield with all three points, but Johann Berg Gudmundsson fired an effort against the crossbar with just minutes remaining.

Andy Robertson had given the home side the lead in the first half, but they also spurned a number of good opportunities to score more, with Mohamed Salah and Curtis Jones guilty of wayward shooting.

They also found Nick Pope in superb form, with the England goalkeeper producing a string of good saves to deny Salah and others.

Roberto Firmino struck the inside of the post with a low shot as Liverpool poured forward to try to capitalise on having more than 70% possession.

The draw means Liverpool can now no longer beat the Premier League record for home wins in a season; they need to beat Chelsea in their last game at Anfield to equal the league high of 18.

Liverpool remain in good shape, though, to achieve a highest-ever Premier League points haul; with three games left, they have 93, seven short of the record of 100 set by Manchester City in 2017-18.

Burnley are now five games unbeaten since they returned from the Premier League’s three-month shutdown by losing 5-0 at Manchester City.

A draw leaves them ninth and still firmly in the mix for a place in next season’s Europa League.

More to follow.

Action and reaction from Saturday’s Premier League games

Line-ups

Liverpool

Substitutes

Burnley

Substitutes

Match Stats

Live Text

Match ends, Liverpool 1, Burnley 1.

Full Time

Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Burnley 1.

Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.

Booking

Nick Pope (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.

Booking

Phil Bardsley (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Phil Bardsley (Burnley).

Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Joseph Gomez.

Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.

Attempt blocked. James Tarkowski (Burnley) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.

Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.

Substitution

Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.

Booking

Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).

Matej Vydra (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).

Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).

Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.

Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

VAR Decision: Goal Burnley – Liverpool 1-1 Burnley (Jay Rodriguez).

Goal!

Goal! Liverpool 1, Burnley 1. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Tarkowski with a headed pass following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.

Substitution

Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Neco Williams.

Substitution

Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keita replaces Curtis Jones.

Offside, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.

Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.

Substitution

Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Chris Wood.

Substitution

Substitution, Burnley. Jóhann Gudmundsson replaces Erik Pieters.

Offside, Burnley. Josh Brownhill tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.

Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Charlie Taylor (Burnley).

Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.

Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kevin Long.

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