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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 18:04:58 GMT
It's in their own hands, you would think. If Leicester does beat Tottenham on Sunday, goal difference will surely come to favour Liverpool, currently +1 over Leicester.
It was Burnley who ended Liverpool's unbeaten Anfield EPL run of 68 games in January when Ashley Barnes scored the penalty for nothing-one on '83 after being molested on the leg by Alisson in the area. That loss triggered another five consecutive league defeats at Anfield to Brighton, Man City, Everton, Chelsea and Fulham, making six Anfield defeats on the trot. Remarkable, even now, to consider that.
Burnley 8/1
Liverpool 2/7
Draw 4/1
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 18:28:15 GMT
27 year old Will Norris makes his EPL debut for Burnley between the sticks. But this ain't no callow youth with a tube of Clearasil tucked in his sock, he's been around, mostly lower league but no pushover.
Wijnaldum is Liverpool captain for the night.
Burnley: Norris, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Gudmundsson, Wood.
Subs: Barnes, Peacock-Farrell, Rodriguez, Pieters, Vydra, Nartey, Dunne, Richardson, Driscoll-Glennon.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Rhys Williams, Robertson, Thiago, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Subs: Milner, Adrian, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, Origi, Neco Williams, Koumetio.
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Post by DrKrippen on May 19, 2021 18:57:42 GMT
I think they will. It'll be a remarkable comeback if they do. It's too bad the reigning champs need a "remarkable comeback" in the first place.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 19:20:43 GMT
Arnold sends one in towards Mane in the area. It's a good pass. Mane half-slides to reach it but his left boot can only hook it wide of his far post for a potentially costly miss early on.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 19:27:45 GMT
McNeil's low cross sweeps past three Liverpool defenders into the path of Chris Wood, six yards out, but Rhys Williams gets an important touch to half-clear only for Lowton to blaze it over Alisson's bar on 9.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 19:33:25 GMT
Salah comes down the right flank, knocks one into Mane who back heels it to Firmino but he screws his shot wide on '16. No actual shots on target for the visitors but 5 off.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 19:41:15 GMT
The game is progressing at a lively pace but has offered up no cut-throat close shaves yet. Burnley with plenty of men behind the ball whenever Liverpool come forward. It's The Dyche Way.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 19:44:16 GMT
The ball is looped forward on '26 from the halfway line looking for a home. It finds Chris Wood in the area in a man-on-man action with Alisson. It's set up beautifully for Wood but he fires it wide just shaving the side netting. Best chance so far.
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Post by Midi-Chlorian_Count on May 19, 2021 19:46:39 GMT
This is getting beyond silly now...
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 19:47:32 GMT
At last the home crowd let us know they're there with cries of 'Come on Burnley, come on Burnley'.
But now Salah and Firmino combine to set up Thiago but he screws it wide.
There's no let-up as Salah streaks through the middle, outrunning his pursuer. He's in the area. The target is huge. But he left-foots it high over the bar.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 19:49:06 GMT
This is getting beyond silly now... So many decent chances, 7 in just over half an hour for Liverpool.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 19:58:46 GMT
Free-kick on '37. Arnold. He moves quickly hoping to catch the keeper off his line. Again it comes to nothing.
Moments later Woods' parried effort sees McNeill getting a much needed save out of Alisson.
Klopp stalks the touchline.
The cross comes in now. It falls for Williams who is standing near the penalty spot. He doesn't have much time for foreplay but enough to keep it down and on target surely? No, it sails over.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 20:01:01 GMT
GOAL!
Mane down the left cleverly draws out the Burnley defence then whips in a pass to Robertson who crosses it low to Firmino in the box. He makes no mistake in drilling it home for 0-1 on '43.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 20:03:50 GMT
Half time.
Liverpool go in at 1/10 favourites following Firmino's strike just before the break.
Jurgen Klopp dashes across the pitch for the tunnel.
A few half-hearted boos from the Burnley faithful but it's not over yet.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 20:23:14 GMT
The crowd wants a Burnley penalty early into the second portion. Gudmundsson goes down but I didn't see any assault whatsoever. Did he fall over the ball? The ref doesn't want to know and neither does VAR, thank you very much.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 20:26:07 GMT
GOAL
Robertson takes a poor corner on '52 but the ball comes back to him, he feeds Mane who, after teasing the Burnley defender by doing nothing with the ball for a few seconds, then chips one in towards Phillips who powers it home from close range for nothing-two.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 20:36:58 GMT
Well, the commentator's going on about Liverpool needing that infernal term 'game management' now with half an hour to go. But this game's Management is standing outside the door of the Turf Moor Discorama wearing Doc Martens' and knuckle-dusters growling 'No entry. Go away'.
This game is over. Isn't it?
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 20:41:43 GMT
Tarkowski's header cleared off the line by Phillips on '69, Alisson caught short.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 20:44:18 GMT
Again with the 'game management'. So for 60 minutes Liverpool had no game management.
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Post by staggerstag on May 19, 2021 20:53:00 GMT
Burnley haven't given up as the clock hits '80. They're giving the crowd something here, if not a goal. Yet.
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