Liverpool beat Burnley by one goal in the Premier League match at Turf Moor. Mohamed Salah scored a penalty in injury time to give Liverpool the victory. With this, Liverpool maintained their 100% win record with four wins from four games this season. Burnley focused on their defense throughout the match. Despite Liverpool having 78.3% of the ball, despite having 10-2 shots in the first half, Burnley’s defense and goalkeeper Martin Dubravka held on to keep a clean sheet.
Liverpool continued to attack in the second half. Federico Chiesa’s header went just wide and Burnley’s defence tightened. Burnley’s Leslie Ugochukwa was sent off for a second yellow card in the 84th minute for a foul on Florian Wirtz. This reduced Burnley to 10 men. The decisive moment of the match came in extra time. Referee Michael Oliver awarded a penalty for a foul on Liverpool’s Florian Wirtz inside the box. Salah came to take the kick, outwitted Dubravka and fired the ball into the top right corner of the net to give Liverpool the winning goal.
