Liverpool Home Unbeaten Run Of 68 Games End By Burnley
Badmus Abdulsobur
Jurgen Klopp's side had gone almost four years without a home defeat in the league but Ashley Barnes ended the streak from the penalty spot
Liverpool’s 68-game, almost four-year unbeaten run at Anfield was shattered on Thursday as the Reds were shocked 1-0 at home by Burnley .
Jurgen Klopp’s side took a step backwards in the title race as, 24 hours after Manchester City and Manchester United had taken turns winning to top the Premier League, they were beaten at home by Sean Dyche’s side.
Ashley Barnes scored the only goal of the game with seven minutes to play, converting a penalty he won himself after colliding with goalkeeper Alisson
It was Liverpool's first Premier League defeat since April 23, 2017, when their former striker Christian Benteke got both goals in a 2-1 win for Crystal Palace.
The two losses came 1369 days apart.
Liverpool's run was the second-longest unbeaten run at home in English top-flight history. Only Chelsea's run of 86 league games unbeaten at Stamford Bridge, which ran to October 2008, was longer.
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The result leaves Liverpool six points behind leaders United at the top of the table at the halfway stage of the season.
City are four points ahead in second, but also have a game in hand.
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