Burnley Collapses Anfield Terrorism

Ashley Barnes celebrates after successfully executing a penalty against Liverpool (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Burnley managed to undermine the awesomeness of Anfield Stadium amidst Liverpool's drought.

The only goal from Ashley Barnes' penalty execution led Burnley to a 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield in Week 19 of the Premier League on Thursday local time (Friday WIB).

According to Antara, the result was Burnley's first win at Anfield since 1974 and at the same time ended Liverpool's streak of absence in 68 consecutive home games since April 2017.

The infertility plagued Liverpool so badly that even Divock Origi failed to score when Ben Mee made a blunder a minute from half-time and the Belgian striker instead let go of a finish that was too hard and hit the crossbar.

When the whistle sounded, there was a slight incident in the Liverpool area between Fabinho and Ashley Barnes.

Referee Mike Dean gave a yellow card to Fabinho, but Barnes, who had received a yellow card earlier, was not given any penalty.

Goalkeeper Nick Pope made some brilliant saves to dampen Liverpool's chances that Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah had released early in the second half.

The frustration that hit Liverpool was able to be put to good use by Burnley when Barnes managed to break free from Fabinho's control and fell when blocked by Alisson who carelessly left the net, leading to the referee pointing to the spot.

The opportunity was taken to perfection by Barnes who unleashed a fierce execution beyond Alisson's headed effort to score his 100th career goal while putting Burnley ahead in the 83rd minute.

Liverpool were on the hunt with time and minutes from half-time, Roberto Firmino tried to deflect Alexander-Arnold's shot across goal but Mee was well positioned to clear the danger.

When the whistle sounded the match was over, Burnley pocketed a 1-0 win over the hosts, making Sean Dyche's team make sweet history by ending the drought at Anfield.

Burnley moved up to 16th in the standings with a collection of 19 points, while Liverpool, who have now gone through five games, are stuck in fourth place with 34 points, according to the official Premier League page.

This weekend the two teams will feature in their FA Cup fourth round tie on Sunday, January 24 when Liverpool travel to Old Trafford against Manchester United and Burnley visit Fulham's headquarters at Craven Cottage.