Summary

  • Win puts Liverpool five points clear of fifth-placed Arsenal

  • Barnes had given visitors shock early lead

  • Wijnaldum & Can rescue win for Liverpool

  • Leicester appoint Shakespeare until end of season

  1. Postpublished at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Liverpool v Burnley (16:00 GMT)

    Don't worry too much Burnley fans though - I think Lawro has predicted Liverpool to win every game this season. 

  2. Lawro's predictionpublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Liverpool v Burnley (16:00 GMT)

    Mark Lawrenson
    BBC football expert

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    I think the Reds will win and I am certainly not expecting a repeat of their performance against Leicester when they got everything wrong.

    Prediction:  2-0

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  3. Postpublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Liverpool v Burnley (16:00 GMT)

    The only Premier League game of the day, and the only side in the top six in league action this weekend.

    It's a match which may have slipped under the radar of a few fans this weekend. And Liverpool will stay in fourth place whether they win, lose or draw. 

  4. Team newspublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Liverpool v Burnley (16:00 GMT)

    Liverpool make one change to the side that beat Arsenal 3-1 at home last Saturday as Divock Origi comes in for the injured Roberto Firmino. 

    Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Clyne, Matip, Klavan, Milner, Wijnaldum, Can, Lallana, Mane, Origi, Coutinho

    Subs: Karius, Gomez, Moreno, Lucas, Woodburn, Wilson, Alexander-Arnold

    Liverpool XIImage source, .

    Burnley make three changes to the team that lost 3-2 to Swansea last Saturday. 

    Tom Heaton returns in goal with stand-in Paul Robinson dropping to the bench, while Scott Arfield comes in for Robbie Brady and Ashley Barnes for Sam Vokes.

    Burnley XI: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Boyd, Barton, Hendrick, Arfield, Barnes, Gray 

    Subs: Vokes, Brady, Robinson, Westwood, Tarkowski, Darikwa, Agyei

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  5. Were you there sir?published at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Liverpool v Burnley (16:00 GMT)

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    • Burnley’s last win at Anfield was in September 1974 (1-0). Since then they’ve drawn one and lost eight of their nine visits there in all competitions, scoring once and conceding 19 goals.
  6. 'I do have a plan B'published at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Liverpool v Burnley (16:00 GMT)

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on playing the 'smaller' sides:  "People say I don't have a Plan B or whatever. Yes, we know how to play. (We) have to cover specific spaces and make the right decisions.

    "We can't just say we can only concentrate on counter attacks, set pieces, whatever. It's an all-round challenge.

    "My job, how I understand it, is to help them find the right decisions easier. That's what training is for. We have to prove it on the pitch.

    "In this moment I'm not sure we will win against Burnley but I'm quite optimistic. We're ready for the fight."

  7. 'No alarms and no surprises, please'published at 15:07 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Liverpool v Burnley (16:00 GMT)

    Steve Bower
    Match of the Day commentator

    Jurgen Klopp has admitted that inconsistency is part of his Liverpool team at the moment, he can't escape it. So once again the question is asked: can Liverpool win a match the rest of the league expects them to?

    The last three games at Anfield have produced seven points from nine against Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal. The big challenges haven't been a problem. Now they bid to maintain that form against one of the five teams to have beaten them in the league this season.

    That victory was of course at Turf Moor, where Burnley have been outstanding. Only two of their 31 points have been on the road, although one was recorded at Old Trafford. Liverpool simply cannot afford any more surprises.

  8. Home form a concern?published at 15:05 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Liverpool v Burnley (16:00 GMT)

    Liverpool

    Liverpool fansImage source, Reuters

    Since the turn of the year Jurgen Klopp's side have failed to win at Anfield against Plymouth, Swansea, Southampton, Wolves, and Chelsea

    So Burnley can't win away, and Liverpool struggle against the so called 'lesser sides' at home. (I think we can rule out Chelsea in that category. Probably Southampton too.)

    It could be 0-0 then at Anfield.

  9. Team newspublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017
    Breaking

    Liverpool v Burnley (16:00 GMT)

    Just the one change for Liverpool as Divock Origi starts up front in place of Roberto Firmino, Burnley make three changes including having Tom Heaton back between the sticks.

    Full team news to follow. 

  10. Out for revenge?published at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Liverpool v Burnley (16:00 GMT)

    Liverpool had 81% of the possession at Turf Moor in August but lost 2-0 to the newly-promoted Clarets in one of the more 'smash-and-grab' victories of the season.

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    Since then Sean Dyche's side have proven time and again that their home record is formidable.

    But on the road? A very different story.

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    Burnley have picked up just two points away from home all season, but are well clear of danger at the bottom of the table. They will be a tough nut to crack for Jurgen Klopp's side this afternoon.