Liverpool travel to a ground they frequently find success at, Turf Moor, as they take on Burnley on their return to Premier League action after the international break.
Having signed Alexander Isak for big money after a summer saga for the ages, the early league leaders will be looking to keep up their winning momentum going. Arne Slot's men haven't been at their best but, as the cliche goes, the real sign of a top team is when they are able to grind out results.
Burnley, meanwhile, have impressed in bursts despite a very tough opening schedule. They've, in fact, already conceded 37.5% of the goals they'd conceded all of last season in the Championship (6 vs 16). Scott Parker's men will face their toughest test yet when they take on Mohamed Salah and co., and a positive result will go a long way in reinforcing confidence so early in the season.
Here is everything you need to know about Sunday's match:
How to watch:
The match will be available Sky Sports in the UK, NBC Sports in the U.S., JioHotstar in India, Stan Sport in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Sunday, Sep. 14 at 2 p.m. BST (9 a.m. ET; 6.30 pm IST and 11 p.m. AEST)
Venue: Turf Moor, Burnley
Referee: Michael Oliver
VAR: Paul Tierney
Team News
Burnley
Connor Roberts, D: knee, OUT, est. return mid Sep
Jordan Beyer, D: knee, OUT
Zeki Amdouni, F: ACL, OUT, est. return Jan '26
Liverpool
Stefan Bajcetic, M: hamstring, OUT, est. return late Aug
Jeremie Frimpong, D: hamstring, OUT, est. return mid Sep
Predicted XIs
Burnley (4-2-3-1)
GK: Martin Dubravka
RB: Kyle Walker | CB: Hjalmar Ekdal | CB: Maxime Esteve | LB: Quilindschy Hartman
CM: Josh Cullen | CM: Lesley Ugochukwu
RW: Jacob Bruun Larsen | AM: Hannibal Mejbri | LW: Jaidon Anthony
CF: Lyle Foster
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
GK: Alisson Becker
RB: Dominik Szoboszlai | CB: Ibrahima Konaté | CB: Virgil van Dijk | LB: Milos Kerkez
CM: Alexis Mac Allister | CM: Ryan Gravenberch
RW: Mohamed Salah | AM: Florian Wirtz | LW: Cody Gakpo
CF: Hugo Ekitike
Stats:
Liverpool have played Burnley 18 times in the Premier League. Liverpool have won 14 of those (plus 2D, 2L). Of the nine that were away at Turf Moor, Liverpool have won eight.
Burnley started off with a decent record against reigning champions, winning four of their first seven such PL matches (D1 L2). Since then, though, they've lost 10 of their last 11, conceding 30 goals across those defeats.
Only Arsenal (55) and Tottenham Hotspur (39) have scored in more consecutive Premier League matches than the run Liverpool are currently on (37).
The last time Scott Parker faced Liverpool as manager, he led Bournemouth in a 9-0 loss in August 2022. He had, though, beaten Liverpool 1-0 in March 2021.
Latest news and analysis:
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