Liverpool vs Burnley Preview

Liverpool vs Burnley Preview

11 games to go and it’s getting exciting.

 

Nothing quite perks a team up like outplaying and beating the champions. It’s not a bad time to watch Liverpool at the moment. The team looks exciting and vibrant and we’re actually winning some games.

 

Okay maybe 14 wins from the first 27 games this season wasn’t what we would’ve hoped for. However there’s no time like the present and the Reds have won their last three games and are currently the best form team in the league with 16 points from the last 6.

 

Steven Gerrard has been absent for the last three games which means things look bright for Liverpool. The likes of Henderson and Coutinho have really stepped up to propel Liverpool towards fourth place.

 

Two fantastic strikes from the aforementioned player’s last game sunk the champions and now the Reds are only two points off the top four. They are close behind Manchester United who don’t exactly look encouraging in their recent performances.

 

They face a Burnley side who have not won once in their last six league games. They have now slipped into the bottom three having only won four times all season. Only Aston Villa are statistically in worse form and they will need to start picking up wins fast if they are to avoid the drop.

 

Burnley striker Danny Ings could be key to their survival. He has been linked with Liverpool constantly and is their top scorer in the league this season with nine goals, more than any one Liverpool player.

 

The reverse fixture earlier in the season was a tight affair where Liverpool scraped a one nil win. Raheem Sterling scored the goal to sink Burnley then and he will be hoping to do the same this time around.

 

Liverpool’s team is likely to be similar to the one that beat Manchester City on Sunday. Jordan Ibe, Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson all remain injured and will miss the game. After being left on the bench on Sunday Daniel Sturridge is likely to be restored to the starting line-up. He hasn’t scored for a while and will be hoping to add to his goals tally after missing some good chances lately.

 

While not to be underestimated on current form Liverpool are definitely the favourites. I think Liverpool will win this one fairly comfortably and move closer to the top four, if not enter it.