Burnley vs Liverpool Match Analysis and Prediction

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Liverpool will look to continue putting pressure on league leaders Man City in the title race when they travel to Turf Moore to take on relegation candidates Burnley on Sunday evening with kickoff at 17:00.

Burnley held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw in the midweek with the Premier League’s bottom side showing that they still have plenty of fight left a they clawed their way back to get a point with a terrific battling display after the break. The new boy Wout Weghorts enjoyed a brilliant Premier League debut as the 6ft 5in Dutchman constantly got better of Harry Maguire and his big moment was his magnificent assist for Jay Rodriguez who sealed the point.

The Clarets have now drawn all they last three league matches on a row first claiming a 0-0 draw against Arsenal at away before the winter break before picking another 0-0 draw against fellow relegation candidates Watford.

Sean Dyche’s side have now moved to four points adrift of safety with at least two matches in hand on other relegation-threaten sides. A point in this match will be more that welcome for Sean Dyche’s side as they are facing another uphill task against a side they have only beaten once in their last 10 meetings.

Liverpool on other hand are coming off a 2-0 win against Leicester City in a match that the Reds could and should have bagged more than the two goals. Jurgen Klopp’s men fully deserved the win with their strong performance on the day that saw new boy Luis Diaz empress.

The result continued their fruitful run that has seen them win all their last five matches across all competitions, booking a place in the final of the EFL Cup while also extending their run the FA Cup and getting them back on track in the Premier League title race.

With a game in hand Liverpool will look to continue putting pressure on Man City with another positive result on Sunday and Klopp’s men will fancy their chances as they have a record against their opponents and won in their last two consecutive meetings with 5-0 on aggregate.

Burnley vs Liverpool head to head

Both sides have met in 16 encounters since 2005 with Liverpool claiming 11 victories while Burnley have only managed three victories and there have been two draws.