Burnley

Tactical Analysis: Van Dijk Shines as Reds Pass Turf Moore Test

The stage was set for Liverpool to drop their first points of their new campaign. No sooner had the referee ushered the ball towards the centre circle to kickstart proceedings, than Sean Dyche was seen gesticulating towards his players to kick the ball long towards the Liverpool defence. Why? Well, as Sean Dyche pointed...

Predicting Liverpool’s lineup for the Burnley game on Saturday

Jurgen Klopp brings his Liverpool team to face Burnley at Turf Moor this Saturday evening as The Reds look to maintain their 100% start to the season. Liverpool won 3-1 at Burnley last December - a night when Joe Gomez suffered a broken left leg, ruling him out for around four months. This time, Klopp's injury...

Burnley v Liverpool Preview – Turf Moor trip will be tough encounter

THE DETAILS Venue – Turf Moor, Burnley Referee – Chris Kavanagh Date & Time – Saturday, August 31st @ 17:30 Current Odds – Burnley 8/1, Draw 4/1, Liverpool 1/3 It's back to business for Jurgen Klopp's mighty Reds this Saturday evening when Liverpool attempt to take all three points from a tricky visit to Burnley. FORM Burnley Form Burnley have a 1-1-1 record from...

Joel Matip talks about Arsenal win and looks ahead to Burnley game

Liverpool defender Joel Matip feels his team will be ready to push for the three points at Burnley after having a full week of preparation following the win over Arsenal. Matip scored a late first-half header to give Liverpool a vital lead going into the break against Arsenal. Two Mohamed Salah goals sealed the 3-1...

Liverpool’s Biggest Moments 2018/19 – The Premier League

The 2018/19 season has been over for a couple of weeks now, and it’s been a full month since the Premier League finished, so it seems like a good time to reflect on what was an absolutely scintillating campaign for Liverpool. Now, I wanted this list of moments to be a bit different for a...

A rallying cry – Come on Liverpool!

Ouch. Not again. This week we saw Manchester City narrowly beat Burnley which appears to have finally broken the spirit of even the most positive Liverpool fans on social media. Pair that with a soul-destroying 3-0 away defeat to the breathtaking Lionel Messi feat. Barcelona and you could be forgiven to think that Liverpool’s once incredibly...

Unpacking Liverpool and City’s Title Run-In

It doesn't matter how they go in at this stage of the season, it just matters that they do. Toby Alderweireld's own goal in the 90th minute gave Liverpool a potentially pivotal three points on Sunday, ensuring they returned to the top of the Premier League with six games left to play. The Reds, who...

Winning Mentality Comes To The Fore At Fulham

Is it possible to love and hate a football team at the same time? It was easy to feel that way on Sunday, as Liverpool did their best to throw away valuable points at Fulham, in what would have been their most disappointing result of the season. Confidence was flowing as the Reds arrived in west...

The Ghost of Football Optimism

Anfield Index listeners and readers will know that I assemble some of the more negative verbiage in the Liverpool universe, even in a season where the club are making a run at their first title in the Premier League era. Like most supporters, the transfer windows always leave me wanting more while the moves by...

Lallana discusses tackle Klopp referred to as a ‘fantastic counter-pressing block’

Adam Lallana explained the method behind his brilliant sliding challenge on Phil Bardsley which created the goal to put Liverpool in front on Sunday. There's nothing Jurgen Klopp loves more than effective counter-pressing in the opposition's defensive third of the pitch. Klopp referred to Lallana's challenge as a "game-changer" and a "fantastic counter-pressing block". Lallana pounced...