Liverpool v Burnley SKY Sports 4.PM

Harry Palmr

yay! Can I make it two in a row

Liverpool have yet to lose to a Top 10 club and have only dropped points 4 times I think, alas Burnley know this which is why they've cunningly placed themselves 12th and therefore are in with a very good chance at 13/1 of winning at Anfield in the league for the first time since 02/11/62 despite winning just 2 points away from Turfmore all season.

The injury roll call - Sturridge, Henderson, with Lovren and Firmino a doubt. No harm if Fun Bobby is missing, City is his sort of game not this lot and Origi might well prove more effective using his pace and hold up play. That said the first thing that needs to happen is for the away side to leave their own defensive third or he'll have no space in which to run the channels.

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Mig
Clyne--Matip--Klavan--Milner

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Can

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Wijnaldum

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Lallana
Mane

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Origi

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Coutinho

Burnley are missing Guðmundsson and Defour, plus Marney, Long (dunno who they are)

Patience is probably the key and not doing anything stupid.

One_Of_Shanks

Burnley have plenty of reason for optimism here.

Cast your minds back to the reverse fixture and we got truly mugged. Came as a shock at the time but later it proved to be the rule rather than the exception as we went on to make a shocking habit of tripping up in games against sides like Burnley.
"Sides like Burnley" not intended as an insult, just an observation.

So as the clock ticks down towards end of season and the race for top-4 we have only Man City and Everton left to play where you would call them big opponents on paper and the rest are "sides like Burnley".

Most clubs would love that run-in but we should probably fear it.
If we manage to get the job done tomorrow then it will come as more of a surprise than beating Spurs or Arsenal imo.
That's how nonsensical our season has been.

I'd say Burnley are looking forward to it.

BorneTobyWilde

I think we will win by 4 . People forget that every side that has come to Anfield has tried to lock us out, few have succeeded
4 past Leicester
5 past Hull
2 past West brom
6 past Watford
2 past Sunderland
4 Past Stoke

All games won

United and West Ham held us to a draw.

Of course Swansea beat us recently.

cj maxx

Hopefully a comfortable win. Need it against 'lesser' teams. 3-0 to Liverpool.
Yes , a clean sheet !!

5starpool

I'm tempted to put a few quid on Burnley. I probably won't though.

Guy:Incognito

Awful early (or late depending on your pov) kick off in this.

Kerrigooney

5-0.

At least.

Nalz

2-0 or 2-1 to Pool

Harry Palmr

Team as I predicted

Mignolet; Clyne, Matip, Klavan, Milner; Can; Mané, Lallana, Wijnaldum, Coutinho; Origi

with subs as Karius, Moreno, Lucas, Wilson, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Woodburn. Great to see Wilson on the bench, he's been in imperious form for the U23s this season.

MD1990

https://twitter.com/LFC/status/840940396498833409

Firmino out.

Good to see Wilson on the bench he has outperformed Ojo in the u23s scoring alot of goals.

GreNoLi

A hard nosed draw for burnley and Joey Barts to get sent off.

corcaigh07

Where's Fun Bobby today?

murpho999

Like the lineup.

I expect Liverpool to win comfortably as everyone is going on about how Liverpool are poor against the lesser teams.

Also, Burnley's away form is awful.

Missing Henderson & firmino we are if course not full strength. Lovren & Klavan probably much of muchness.

Still, should be an easy 'Pool win.

Karius not getting a look in anymore .

That's a shocking bench for Liverpool. The squad depth is seriously being tested that's for sure!

Charlie19

RoboKlopp wrote: »

That's a shocking bench for Liverpool. The squad depth is seriously being tested that's for sure!

I was just thinking that myself.

Its reported that Klopp has 150 million to spend during the summer and he will need every penny of it.

Charlie19

Charlie19 wrote: »

I was just thinking that myself.

Its reported that Klopp has 150 million to spend during the summer and he will need every penny of it.

With a lot of that from the Sales I'd imagine. If you there is European football also next season he'll need more cash I'd imagine.

Osmosis Jones

The bench not looking great isn't any sort of a surprise considering we're missing 3 first team players and another few bench players.

Charlie19

The squad has lacked depth all season.

OwaynOTT

Trent Alexander Arnold, Woodburn and Gonez are all great prospects but to be relying on them now isn't great.

sabat

Burnley to have a man sent off at 17/2 looks like value with Joey Barton on the pitch

Iused2likebusts

sabat wrote: »

Burnley to have a man sent off at 17/2 looks like value with Joey Barton on the pitch

They have a great discipline record as does Barton while at Burnley. Apart from that nonsense he pulled the other week in the cup.

Osmosis Jones

Burnley taking down long balls on the chest on the edge of our box, not a good sign.

Osmosis Jones

Looks like Gray is going to be exactly what Vardy was to our defence, no confidence in Klavan.

murpho999

Burnley seeing left channel as a weakness to exploit.

mada999

FFS

martyos121

Fcuking pathetic. Worst part is they deserved it.

murpho999

Bloody hell....exact same as August.

Damien360

Here we go again

Osmosis Jones

Who's surprised at this stage? It's par for the course. Chances are they'll get another one within 10 minutes.

martyos121

murpho999 wrote: »

Bloody hell....exact same as August.

Only difference is they're actually outplaying us too though.

davycc

Barnes scores at anfield! Come on Burnley super team goal

jebidiah

Jesus Christ.

Vicxas

Why am i not surprised

murpho999

Now they'll just sit back and wait for us to screw up.

Harry Palmr

Well it's nice to know in a mad world that some things remain true

martyos121

Why do we start games switched off mentally? That's been the biggest issue, we always seem to give up big chances in the first 10 minutes of games.

Osmosis Jones

So it's going to be one of those "keep giving it to Mane and hope he does something" games, while we get continuously counter-attacked.

fyfe79

Night indeed does follow day.

Utopia Parkway

Think I'd be more confident playing a combined Chelsea/Man City selection than bloody Burnley.

ERG89

Does Klopp look at games after they end?
As it's the same stuff over & over again that works against us.

noodler

God Neville is some dose.

Vicxas

Can making stupid tackles over and over again

martyos121

Boyd aiming for the wheelchair section there, the nasty bugger.

monkey9

And it's typical Liverpool again after hammering Arsenal last week in response to being hammered by Leicester. Turn up here today and make Burnely, a team who haven't won away from home in the league all season, look like Barcelona.

mada999

Origi so lazy there... doesnt have the hunger....

martyos121

Great movement from Origi there to almost get on the end of that, Borini-esque.

Osmosis Jones

As always Can is the worst possible player for games like this.

Rayne Wooney

Handing out the best defenders in the league award to Matip and Clyne in October seems to have backfired

Vicxas

Jesus even Lallanas touch is piss poor

not yet

I don't give a fcuk half that team should be shipped out in the summer.