Burnley vs Liverpool LIVE commentary: Reds aim to move top of Premier League against struggling Clarets – kick-off time, team news and how to follow
Liverpool face a short trip to Lancashire on Boxing Day to face Burnley in the Premier League, and it's live on talkSPORT.
The Reds are still well in the title race after a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp's men were much better than they were in the 0-0 draw with Manchester United and could have won.
But the punishing schedule won't be ending any time soon, with the Reds competing on multiple fronts.
Meanwhile, Vincent Kompany's Burnley have been in the Premier League drop zone for the majority of the season but sealed a massive 2-0 win over Fulham to close the gap to safety.
Burnley vs Liverpool: Klopp loves Boxing Day
Since Klopp arrived in England to take the Liverpool job, he's thrived on Boxing Day.
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The German has managed five Premier League games on the day after Christmas, and he boasts a 100 per cent record.
This will be the sixth time Liverpool have played on Boxing Day since the former Borussia Dortmund boss moved to Merseyside, and he will look to continue this great run.
In these games, the Reds have scored 17 goals and conceded just once.
Plus, this match is an evening kick-off, so Klopp should be confident going into this one, as he avoids the dreaded 12:30pm match.
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- Burnley have won just two of their 16 Premier League games against Liverpool (D2 L12), winning 2-0 at home in August 2016, and 1-0 away in January 2021.
- Liverpool have won seven of their eight Premier League away games against Burnley (L1), their highest away win rate (88%) against any side they’ve faced at least five times on the road in the competition.
- Burnley have lost five of their last seven league games on Boxing Day (W1 D1), with their only win in that time coming against Middlesbrough in the Premier League in 2016-17.
Burnley vs Liverpool: Team news
Burnley XI: Trafford, Vitinho, O'Shea, Beyer, Taylor, Tresor, Berge, Brownhill, Odobert, Foster, Amdouni.
Subs: Muric, Delcroix, Roberts, Cullen, Ramsey, Redmond, Gudmundsson, Rodriguez, Bruun Larsen.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez, Endo, Elliott, Gravenberch, Salah, Nunez, Gakpo.
Subs: Kelleher, Chambers, McConnell, Bradley, Szoboszlai, Jones, Diaz, Jota.
- Liverpool have won their last six Premier League Boxing Day games, since a 2-1 loss at Man City in 2013-14. It’s their longest winning run on the day in their league history.
- Liverpool have never lost when facing a promoted team on Boxing Day in the Premier League (W6 D1), with this their first such match since a 1-0 win against Burnley at Turf Moor in 2014-15.
- Burnley have lost eight of their nine Premier League home games so far this season, winning the other 5-0 against Sheffield United. Only four times in their top-flight history have they lost more at Turf Moor in a single campaign – nine in 1970-71, 1975-76 and 2020-21, and 10 in 2018-19.
Burnley vs Liverpool: What has been said?
Andy Townsend is a big fan of Darwin Nunez, even if the Liverpool striker perhaps doesn't score enough goals.
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: "I like him. I'm happy to go out there and say it.
"And I know there will be people saying, 'Hold on, look at his numbers'.
"Your numbers are everything as a striker, but you know what? Give me him over some of the other lot - like Anthony Martial - who stands around doing nothing.
"Darwin Nunez is permanently on the move, he's running 100mph everywhere."
- After failing to score in five of seven Premier League away games between January and April, Liverpool have found the net in each of their last 13 on the road, netting 30 goals in the process.
- Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has won all five of his Premier League games on Boxing Day, by an aggregate score of 17-1. No manager has a better 100% record in the competition on December 26th (Mauricio Pochettino also 5/5).
- Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in 15 goals in his last 13 away appearances in the Premier League, scoring five and assisting 10. However, he’s neither scored nor assisted in his last five home and away against Burnley, his longest run without a goal involvement against an opponent in the competition.
Burnley vs Liverpool - talkSPORT coverage
This Premier League game is set to take place on Tuesday, December 26.
Kick-off at Turf Moor is scheduled for 5:30pm.
talkSPORT will have live coverage from Lancashire, with Adam Catterall serving as your presenter.
Commentary will then come from Ian Danter and former Scotland striker Chris Iwelumo.
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Listen through the website HERE. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.