Overview
Liverpool will aim to win convincingly against Burnley, after struggling in the opening three Premier League games of the 2025-2026 season.
The Kop once came back from behind after losing the lead by 2 goals, thereby defeating both Bournemouth and Newcastle. After that, they had to rely on Dominik Szoboszlai's direct free kick to solve the boring match against Arsenal.
However, Liverpool are still the only team in the Premier League to maintain a perfect record after the first 3 rounds. If they win all 3 points against Burnley, this will be the third time they have won all 4 opening matches of a Premier League season. This achievement is a solid foundation, because they previously finished second in the 2018-2019 season and won the 2019-2020 season when achieving a similar record.
However, Manchester City also won the opening 4 matches last season, before falling miserably. Therefore, there are no guarantees in the early stages of the season.
After winning at home against newly promoted Sunderland, Burnley hopes to accumulate more points. But history is not on the side of coach Scott Parker's team.
The Clarets have lost 14 of their 18 Premier League games against Liverpool, including their last five. The last home win against The Kop was in 2016, when they won 2-0 despite Liverpool launching 26 shots, compared to Burnley's 3. Burnley have also lost 10 of their last 11 games against defending champions, conceding 30 goals in those 10 games.
But these defeats are not as severe as the shock Parker experienced when leading Bournemouth - which was thrashed 9-0 by Liverpool in a record match at Anfield in August 2022. However, Parker was the winning coach against Liverpool and could become only the second manager to beat both Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot in the Premier League, after Marco Silva.
Liverpool have previously won 7 consecutive away matches in the English top flight against 3 teams: West Brom (8 matches from 1983 to 2009), Norwich (8 matches from 1995 to 2021) and Crystal Palace (7 matches from 2016 to 2022). Another defeat would put Burnley on the list, and any other result would be unlikely.
Personnel situation
Parker will have almost all of his squad, only Zeki Amdouni, while Jordan Beyer and Connor Roberts are set to return from injury.
Liverpool's squad has also maintained impressive form. Jeremie Frimpong returned to training in midweek. We just have to wait and see if he is fit enough to play.
Although the Kop squad is not lacking in stars, all eyes will still be on striker Alexander Isak. During his time at Newcastle, only 2 players have scored more goals than him in the Premier League. This impressive form has convinced Liverpool to spend £125 million, breaking the transfer record in England.
This signing broke Liverpool's record set earlier this summer, after signing Florian Wirtz for a fee that could be up to £116 million. Although he has not fully adapted to the rhythm of English football, that does not mean that the German player lacks effort.
Head-to-head record
Turf Moor Stadium has long been a fortress for Burnley when hosting Liverpool. In the last 9 trips here in the Premier League, Liverpool have won 8 matches.
Burnley shocked Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield in January 2021, but it was also their only win in their last 11 meetings with defending Premier League champions.
The match between Burnley and Liverpool takes place at 20:00 on September 14 (Vietnam time).
