Preview: Liverpool can go a dozen games unbeaten with positive result vs. BurnleyShareLiverpool, somehow, find themselves on an 11 match unbeaten run ahead of their clash against a struggling Burnley team this weekend. The Premier League champions will be confident of making it 12 without defeat and potentially strengthening their grip on fourth spot. By Sam McGuireThe story so farIt’s been feast or famine for Liverpool this season in terms of results. They started the season with a perfect record in the Premier League of five wins from five. They then lost four on the bounce and six of their next seven before this nine match unbeaten run in the league. It’s not been free-flowing football though for the Reds, with five draws and four wins. Still, Arne Slot’s side find themselves in fourth position after this resurgence and with upheaval at Chelsea and Manchester United over recent weeks, they’ll be hoping to capitalise on consistency and open up a bit of a gap between themselves and the chasing pack. It has to be noted here that Anfield hasn’t been a fortress for the champions this term with the Reds winning just 60% of their league games there and conceding a goal a game. Despite their patchy form at home, they’ll fancy their chances against Burnley. Scott Parker’s side are 19th in the table and have just one away win all season. Only Wolves, bottom of the table, have a worse record on their travels. They have looked a little better recently with three draws in their last five. They held Bournemouth to a 1-1, Everton to a 0-0 and Manchester United to a 2-2. The underlying numbers aren’t great though. They’re averaging just one goal per game this season and rank bottom for Expected Goals (18.1). They also rank bottom for possession (41%) and Expected Goals Conceded (41.9). The Clarets give up goals and struggle to score them. It’s the worst combination you can think of. They will sit off at Anfield though and look to frustrate a Liverpool team who have struggled to break down low blocks this season.Key Players For the hosts, the main man right now is Florian Wirtz. He added a goal and an assist off of the bench against Barnsley in the FA Cup and has looked much better for the Reds over recent weeks. He’s struck up quite the understanding with Hugo Ekitike and the Frenchman should be back in the starting XI on Saturday. ScreenshotFor Burnley, their bright spark this season has been Jaidon Anthony. The 25-year-old has five goals in the Premier League this term and scored against Manchester United last time out. He also netted in the heavy 5-1 win over Millwall in the FA Cup. He’s the danger man for the Clarets.Team NewsLiverpool are without Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni for the remainder of the season. Alexander Isak could play against this term but he’s out for the foreseeable future while Mohamed Salah remains away with Egypt contesting the third place playoff at AFCON. Burnley have absences to contend with too. Parker is without Josh Cullen, Connor Roberts, Joe Worrall, Jordan Beyer, Zeki Amdouni and Zian Flemming for the trip to Anfield. It makes life difficult for the one-time midfielder turned manager. Prediction We’re going with a win for the hosts. It’ll either be 2-0 or 3-1. (Cover image from IMAGO)You can follow every game from the Premier League with FotMob this season — featuring deep stats coverage, xG, and player ratings. Download the free app here.Preview: Liverpool can go a dozen games unbeaten with positive result vs. BurnleyLiverpool, somehow, find themselves on an 11 match unbeaten run ahead of their clash against a struggling Burnley team this weekend. The Premier League champions will be confident of making it 12 without defeat and potentially strengthening their grip on fourth spot. By Sam McGuireThe story so farIt’s been feast or famine for Liverpool this season in terms of results. They started the season with a perfect record in the Premier League of five wins from five. They then lost four on the bounce and six of their next seven before this nine match unbeaten run in the league. It’s not been free-flowing football though for the Reds, with five draws and four wins. Still, Arne Slot’s side find themselves in fourth position after this resurgence and with upheaval at Chelsea and Manchester United over recent weeks, they’ll be hoping to capitalise on consistency and open up a bit of a gap between themselves and the chasing pack. It has to be noted here that Anfield hasn’t been a fortress for the champions this term with the Reds winning just 60% of their league games there and conceding a goal a game. Despite their patchy form at home, they’ll fancy their chances against Burnley. Scott Parker’s side are 19th in the table and have just one away win all season. Only Wolves, bottom of the table, have a worse record on their travels. They have looked a little better recently with three draws in their last five. They held Bournemouth to a 1-1, Everton to a 0-0 and Manchester United to a 2-2. The underlying numbers aren’t great though. They’re averaging just one goal per game this season and rank bottom for Expected Goals (18.1). They also rank bottom for possession (41%) and Expected Goals Conceded (41.9). The Clarets give up goals and struggle to score them. It’s the worst combination you can think of. They will sit off at Anfield though and look to frustrate a Liverpool team who have struggled to break down low blocks this season.Key Players For the hosts, the main man right now is Florian Wirtz. He added a goal and an assist off of the bench against Barnsley in the FA Cup and has looked much better for the Reds over recent weeks. He’s struck up quite the understanding with Hugo Ekitike and the Frenchman should be back in the starting XI on Saturday. ScreenshotFor Burnley, their bright spark this season has been Jaidon Anthony. The 25-year-old has five goals in the Premier League this term and scored against Manchester United last time out. He also netted in the heavy 5-1 win over Millwall in the FA Cup. He’s the danger man for the Clarets.Team NewsLiverpool are without Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni for the remainder of the season. Alexander Isak could play against this term but he’s out for the foreseeable future while Mohamed Salah remains away with Egypt contesting the third place playoff at AFCON. Burnley have absences to contend with too. Parker is without Josh Cullen, Connor Roberts, Joe Worrall, Jordan Beyer, Zeki Amdouni and Zian Flemming for the trip to Anfield. It makes life difficult for the one-time midfielder turned manager. Prediction We’re going with a win for the hosts. It’ll either be 2-0 or 3-1. (Cover image from IMAGO)You can follow every game from the Premier League with FotMob this season — featuring deep stats coverage, xG, and player ratings. Download the free app here.