
Championship runners up Burnley host reigning Premier League champions Burnley at Turf Moor, looking to avenge the five straight losses they have suffered against The Reds. In fact, the last time Burnley got at least a point against Liverpool in front of fans was in a smash and grab 1-1 draw at Anfield in 2017.
The Clarets will be satisfied with their start to their season. A 2-0 home win against fellow promoted side Sunderland was sandwiched in between a 3-0 loss at Tottenham and a controversial 3-2 loss to Manchester United. Scott Parker is determined to make a name for himself in the Premier League after his two previous spells disappointed. Burnley also defeated Championship side Derby 2-1 in the Carabao Cup, so will be banking on this strong home form to cause an upset against Liverpool.
Liverpool’s title defence has started in typically brilliant fashion. Arne Slot’s side are the only one still boasting a 100% record. Things got nervy on opening day when Bournemouth scored two second half goals to pull the game back to 2-2, before goals from Federico Chiesa (88) and Mo Salah (90+4) saw a 4-2 victory.
An equally dramatic game against Newcastle followed. Hugo Ekitike put the Reds 0-2 up against the ten-man Geordies in the 46th minute, before Bruno Guimaraes and William Osula looked to have secured a point for the hosts. However, four minutes after coming off the bench, 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha curled in the winner in the 100th minute of play.
The 1-0 win over Arsenal was more understated, with Mikael Arteta’s pragmatic style seeing a lower-scoring match. It took a magnificent Dominic Szoboszlai strike to breach the Gunners defence. If The Reds are to win back-to-back Premier League titles, they will be expecting to beat sides lie Burnley.
Liverpool have beaten Burnley in the last five meetings, with The Clarets only goal coming from Dara O’Shea in the last meeting at Anfield. The Reds have also kept a clean sheet in their last four visits to Turf Moor, with Burnley’s last win over them at home coming in 2016.
With Alexander Isak improving an already potent Liverpool attack and The Reds showing vulnerability defensively and with Burnley giving it as good as they’ve got this season so far, there should be plenty of goals. So, let’s look at the Premier League betting odds (https://www.betting.co.uk/best-odds/football/premier-league/)
Liverpool look well placed to score three or more goals at Turf Moor. Burnley’s defence has already been exposed this season, conceding three against both Tottenham and Manchester United, and a similar test awaits against the champions. Liverpool have started strongly, and this particular bet has already landed in two of their opening three league games. The same is true for Burnley, who have seen two of their three matches end with opponents scoring three or more. With Liverpool dominating recent head-to-heads and carrying far more attacking threat, another high-scoring win for the Reds feels highly probable.
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