View from the Main Stand: Liverpool 1–1 Burnley
Situated on the broadcasting gantry within Anfield’s main stand, Oliver Miller offers his view on Liverpool’s Premier League match against Burnley Liverpool wasted a hatful of chances as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Burnley The clouds over Anfield were just turning grey and the air was beginning to chill when […]
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Sturridge impresses in lacklustre Liverpool draw
Daniel Sturridge – back to his full fitness after quite some time – was undoubtedly the bright spark in Liverpool’s dismal 1-1 draw with Burnley. In an extraordinary affair where the home team had 35 shots and 71% possession yet couldn’t break down a resilient Burnley side, Liverpool’s number 15 came closest to turning one […]
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Player Ratings: Liverpool 1–1 Burnley
Liverpool Simon Mignolet – 7 Dealt well with Burnley’s more direct approach, and looked confident in a sometimes-crowded penalty area but was once again left exposed for the goal. Trent Alexander-Arnold – 5 Was at fault in the buildup to Burnley’s goal and often lost possession with his wayward final balls. Joel Matip – 6 […]
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Premier League week 5 roundup: Liverpool draw little home comforts
Any hopes of a title charge for Liverpool last season perished on substandard results against the supposed ‘weaker’ teams in the Premier League, not least at Anfield. It’s an itch that Jurgen Klopp’s team have struggled to scratch in his time on Merseyside and there was a sense of Groundhog Day about Saturday’s 1-1 draw […]
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Defensive Dyche Constricts Klopp
Last season Liverpool played Burnley at Anfield after a poor run of games which ultimately put an end to our title challenge. During that run we had lost at home to Wolves in the F.A Cup, Southampton in both legs of the Capital One Cup semi-final, and Swansea City, Hull City and Leicester City in […]
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Ladies in Red Podcast Episode One: Day Trippers
The brand new Ladies in Red podcast is the LFC Daytrippers’ latest regular podcast, where you’ll hear Roopa, Umarah and Kerry dissect all things Liverpool-related each fortnight and give their thoughts on recent games, preview upcoming fixtures. The Ladies in Red discuss players, tactics, and the progress of the squad in all competitions as well […]
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Where Are They Now? Aly Cissokho
In 25 years of the Premier League, the closest Liverpool have come to lifting the title was in 2013/14, when they finished just two points short of eventual winners Manchester City. What made that title charge somewhat surprising was that the Reds did not notably strengthen in the transfer window leading up to the season, […]
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Premier League week five preview: Can Liverpool get back on track against Burnley?
Liverpool headed into the international break on the high of a 4-0 thumping of Arsenal and successful qualification for the Champions League proper, but last week’s tame surrender at Manchester City and a failure to put away Sevilla despite dominating the Spanish side have put a much bleaker complexion on their early season form. A […]
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Liverpool vs Burnley
It wasn’t the bounce back that Liverpool were after in midweek, as they were held to a 2-2 draw against Sevilla. Nevertheless, they put on a much better showing than they did in the last league game against Manchester City and a draw in the opening Champions League fixture is not to be sniffed at. […]
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Champions League matchday one roundup: Reds pay for profligacy on group stage return
If ever there was such a thing as a 2-2 defeat, that is what happened to Liverpool on a thoroughly frustrating night at Anfield as they tossed away two valuable points upon their Champions League return against Sevilla. The visitors took an early lead when Dejan Lovren’s pathetic attempt at a clearance left Wissam Ben […]
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