LIVERPOOL. Everton was able to turn the table against Burnley. It was Burnley to score first with a goal from B. Mee. However, later Everton found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with M. Keane (60′), A. Townsend (65′) and D. Gray (66′).
The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Atkinson who was helped by Adrian Holmes and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Mike Dean. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Everton started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3). On the opposite side, Burnley adopted a conservative formation (4-4-2).
Everton – Formation
Everton
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Rafael Benítez Maudes decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford , Yerry Mina , Ben Godfrey , Michael Keane , Séamus Coleman , Abdoulaye Doucouré , Allan , Lucas Digne , Andros Townsend , Richarlison and Demarai Gray .
The home team had on the bench: Salomón Rondón , André Gomes , Anthony Gordon, Asmir Begović, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Jonjoe Kenny, Tom Davies, Alex Iwobi and Mason Holgate.
Best player: Abdoulaye Doucouré
The player that probably impressed the most for Everton was Abdoulaye Doucouré even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 52 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
On the opposite side, Sean Benítez Maudes played with: Nick Pope , Matthew Lowton , James Tarkowski , Ben Mee , Charlie Taylor , Jóhann Guðmundsson , Ashley Westwood , Josh Brownhill , Dwight McNeil , Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes .
They had on the bench: Erik Pieters, Bobby Thomas, Aaron Lennon , Matěj Vydra , Jay Rodriguez , Maxwel Cornet, Phil Bardsley, Wayne Hennessey and Jack Cork.
Best player: Ashley Westwood
The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was Ashley Westwood.
His rating is with 63 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Match report
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 6 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 99 Attack 137
- 53 Dangerous attack 41
- 87 Ball safe 79
- 8 Free Kicks 5
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Everton was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Burnley that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Everton was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Everton won the match.
Everton shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Burnley shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Everton received 1 yellow card (A. Townsend). On the opposite side, Burnley received 1 yellow card (J. Brownhill).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Everton will have 10 points like Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Burnley will stay with 1 points like Newcastle United to stay in the 18th place.
In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will play away against Aston Villa on the 18th of September with a 8-8 head to head record. Burnley will host against Arsenal on the 18th of September with a 13-1 head to head in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
