It's a familiar pattern - masses of possession for Liverpool, Burnley working incredibly hard and Liverpool attacks ending in frustration - like Dominic Solanke nodding a cross well wide of Nick Pope's left post.

Dominic Solanke and James Tarkowski tussle over the ball by the corner flag, and eventually the Liverpool forward loses his cool and pulls the Burnley defender to the ground to give away a free-kick.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tries to find Adam Lallana with a chip over the top of the Burnley back four, but it's got just a touch too much on it and the ball skims out of play for a goal-kick.

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Adam Lallana forces the first corner off Ben Mee; Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain swings it over but Burnley clear and then break at speed.

Johann Gudmundsson races clear, but Lallana shadows him back towards the box and makes a well-timed tackle.

Oxlade-Chamberlain forces Pope into the first save of the match, testing the Burnley keeper from long range with a low shot and seeing the ball palmed away after bouncing up off the greasy surface.

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Jack Cork robs the ball in midfield, but Dominic Solanke does well, dropping back to dispossess the Burnley man, to the frustration of the home fans.

Despite those seven changes, Liverpool have settled well so far and are spending long spells on the ball in Burnley's half.

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James Tarkowski and Charlie Taylor get in each other's way when trying to cut the ball out in front of their keeper - rather luckily, it rebounds into Nick Pope's hands but that could have been embarrassing.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught in possession by Scott Arfield, who quickly feeds Ashley Barnes. The number 10 gets into the box and shoots, but he's off balance and the ball flies high up into the stands behind the goal.

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gets to the byeline on the left, but his chipped cross lacks power and direction, and feebly goes behind Nick Pope's goal.

Adam Lallana pops up on the left of the area, chipping the ball over the box, but Charlie Taylor is there to nod it away from the Burnley area.

Burnley have an excellent reputation for working hard without the ball, and that's what they have had to do so far with Liverpool seeing plenty of it in midfield.

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Adam Lallana scoots down the right flank near the area and whips the ball over the box towards Dominic Solanke. It's a touch too high and flies over the area, but Lallana has had a good start.

James Tarkowski gives Dominic Solanke an early clattering, giving away a free-kick, but the move ends when Adam Lallana skews a shot a long way wide of goal to Nick Pope's left.

And we're away, with Burnley kicking off.

The sides are out. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp elects to put his hood up when walking over to the bench in the incessant rain, while Burnley counterpart Sean Dyche ignores the elements and goes bare-headed. The two managers exchange a friendly high-five hand clasp, and we are all set.

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The sides are back in the dressing rooms, out of the rain that is sheeting down at Turf Moor. It looks like plenty of ponchos have been handed out to those 'lucky' enough to be out of the shelter of the stands.

Alistair Mann
MOTD commentator

"When Burnley beat Liverpool on their last visit to Turf Moor in August 2016, it seemed a hugely significant moment for the Clarets.

"Not only was it their first victory on their return to the Premier League and their first league win against Liverpool since 1974, but it also demonstrated that an energetic commitment to hard work out of possession can hold the key to victory against the game's elite.

"It's a formula which has continued to reap rewards and has helped make them so difficult to break down.

"They will again have to exhibit all those excellent traits against a side on an unbeaten 12-game run during which they've scored 34 goals - 16 more than Burnley have registered all season."

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Burnley have not had a good Christmas, with draws against Manchester United and Huddersfield and a heavy defeat by Tottenham leaving them with only two points from their past three games.

Liverpool's ability to create chances is just outstanding. The front four of Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are almost unplayable at times given their movement, invention and accuracy.

There is a doubt over Salah's fitness after he limped off in the win over Leicester, but Liverpool are favourites through sheer weight of opportunities. Their defence is clearly not the best, but neither is it as bad as people are making out. They have five clean sheets in their past nine games, and Burnley have scored only seven goals in 10 homes games.

Lawro's prediction: 0-2.

Sean Dyche likes to keep his side settled, and the only change for the Clarets is the return of defender James Tarkowski following his suspension. He's part of a defence that has only conceded six goals at home in the Premier League this season - impressive stuff.