JOHN BRADLEY: Sean Dyche always has his side well-prepared for Liverpool,
and he's sure to see what fire the Reds have in their belly for this one tonight.
And with Mohamed Salah firing against Arsenal a week ago,
it's a daunting prospect for Burnley.
That's Lowton forward, Ashley Barnes,
first touch is good,
second is even better!
And Chris Wood's effort beaten away well.
Liverpool scream at the linesman, and Chris Wood it was who snuck in behind.
GARY GILLESPIE: I think it was Joel Matip that just plays him onside,
Aaron Lennon was certainly in an offside position.
He just jinks inside Virgil van Dijk, it's a big hand by Adrian,
I'm sure he's trying to push it wide but he just pushes it back into a dangerous area.
JOHN: That's towards Sadio Mane.
Firmino, for Mane.
And Salah!
It comes back off the woodwork.
There was a little bit of a hand from Pope as well.
GARY: Both teams have not been shy in getting the ball forward quickly,
this is the chance, I think the goalkeeper just gets a hand to it.
It's a long ball, Liverpool win the second ball with Firmino.
Does Pope get a hand to it? Maybe just a fingertip.
JOHN: Here is Salah.
That's Henderson, that's Salah...
Well, the ricochet comes back to the Egyptian and ends up wide,
it's a good save by Pope.
The touch from the Liverpool man just a little heavy.
GARY: It pops up in the most unexpected of places,
deep in the inside left position, they get a little fortunate, Liverpool,
the touch is a little heavy and too far in front of him,
and that allows Pope to come out and smother the shot.
JOHN: Foul by... Oh, I was gonna say it's a foul by Westwood.
GARY: He's just not understood the game there, has he?
JOHN: It's Westwood who takes. It was only Virgil van Dijk who read it.
Here's McNeil again.
Salah in the way.
Firmino. Space to the right for Henderson.
And for the arriving Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Henderson, Mane and Salah wait in the middle.
Here comes the ball now, deflection!
And in! Trent Alexander-Arnold puts his hands to the sky,
and Liverpool get themselves in the lead with a big stroke of luck.
GARY: Well, Pope has absolutely no chance, he's in a good position to read the cross,
but then it takes a wicked deflection,
I'm not sure if Trent Alexander-Arnold gets the goal, or does he get an assist?
Either way, it's ended up in the back of the net and Liverpool have taken the lead.
You always felt there was something brewing down this right-hand side with the movement,
then the ball in is speculative. Liverpool do have bodies in there with the front three,
but they were certainly going to be second best
with the height Burnley's back four possess.
As I say, I think it's Wood that it comes off.
Pope lost in no-man's-land, and in the end can't do anything about it.
That's sloppy from Mee, and here's Firmino,
and it's on to Sadio Mane!
Lovely. Absolutely delightful. Burnley's captain has giftwrapped one for Liverpool.
And Sadio Mane, with the form he's in, simply is not going to miss.
Liverpool double their advantage.
GARY: In the build-up to this game
Sean Dyche was talking about doing the simple things right,
eliminating mistakes - and it's his captain that's made this mistake.
Gifted the ball to Roberto Firmino,
but real brilliance from Firmino knowing exactly when to release the ball.
Knowing exactly the pace of the pass
to go into the path of Sadio Mane,
he just sets him up, he doesn't need to take a touch, just opens his body up.
And I would say it's a simple task, but one-on-one with the goalkeeper is never easy.
When you've got the ability and skill that Mane has, it certainly looked it.
JOHN: Nice take and turn by Cork, a goal before half-time would give them a lift.
Barnes has every right to go for goal with his goal-scoring record of late.
Again it wasn't a good connection.
GARY: They've come into it in the last two or three minutes,
and again it's a shot from the edge of the box,
but he's got a little bit too much room
to pick the shot out. Doesn't trouble Adrian obviously.
JOHN: That's a foul by Mee surely, arms round the neck of Salah.
Play goes on because Liverpool have the ball.
Chris Kavanagh was going to pull it back but decides to carry on.
Here is Salah. Tarkowski in the way -
oh, Firmino...
Had no right to win that ball there but still managed to do it.
Alexander-Arnold, brilliant, on towards Salah.
The angle was just against him.
GARY: Well, Roberto Firmino picking the pocket of Burnley's back four there.
He's onside, Salah, not so strong on that right hand side of his.
Little run by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
JOHN: That's for Wood, finds a bit of space, on towards Rodriguez.
The flag's up against him.
Good save by Adrian.
GARY: Again you have to say, I think it's the right decision.
Just tries to bend his run,
both onside there but certainly when Wood plays the ball to Rodriguez
he's just strayed into an offside position. I think he kind of knew it as well.
JOHN: Matip away, Firmino.
Salah will go now, Pieters the defender.
Salah still going, and here comes Firmino - brilliant.
Wraps it up in style for Liverpool.
Scored home and away against Burnley last year,
he scores away at Burnley today to give Liverpool a third goal and three points.
GARY: It's all about having the quality in your side,
talk about players that make a difference,
certainly Liverpool's front three do exactly that.
Firmino always picks up that little space just behind the main attacking players,
and then he follows up, he doesn't rest on his laurels or admire his pass,
he realises that Salah needs help,
and the Brazilian is forthcoming.
The first Brazilian to score 50 in the Premier League.
What a good goal it is as well.
JOHN: Special talent, just like we've seen with that Liverpool front three.
And it's another clinical goal for Firmino and for Liverpool.
That breaks towards Rodriguez, who does get the little break,
and gets the opportunity...
Adrian denies him the goal with a fine hand.
GARY: He does really well, Adrian, he's been redundant for most of this game.
His concentration levels have been good though.
Rodriguez does exceptionally well, there's not too many that get past Virgil van Dijk.
JOHN: Salah, Robertson, Gini Wijnaldum...
Good hand by Pope.
GARY: Again, it could have been four had Liverpool been clinical.
Just kind of stutters a little bit, Wijnaldum.
JOHN: Well, it doesn't get any more impressive than this for Jürgen Klopp's side.
Taking on the threat of Burnley and their physical challenge toe-to-toe,
and really leaving them absolutely toothless. A brilliant Liverpool performance.
The first goal had a big stroke of luck about it,
but after that there was absolutely nothing that Burnley could do, Liverpool rampant.
Roberto Firmino's 50th Premier League goal rounding it off after Sadio Mane,
and the first goal, which will go down as a Chris Wood own goal,
deflecting Alexander-Arnold's cross into the back of his own net,
but it's smiles from the Brazilian, who will be smiling long into the night.
For Liverpool, an outstanding performance.