The capital giants were held to a goalless draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers in Tuchel’s first game in charge on Wednesday, while Burnley will enter this match off the back of a 3-2 win over Aston Villa.
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The German, who replaced Frank Lampard on Tuesday, watched his side create 14 shots on goal but saw them unable to find the breakthrough
Liverpool had gone 68 Premier League games at Anfield without losing, with Crystal Palace’s 2-1 win back in 2017 the last side to come away with a win in the league
While the Hammers currently occupy 10th position, the Clarets have remained in 16th spot after losing two of their last three fixtures.
Pogba capped another influential performance with the winner as his deflected strike saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side finally unlock the Burnley defence on 71 minutes.
However, it was announced yesterday that the fixture had been postponed due to a number of positive coronavirus cases at the visitors.
The Whites currently sit 15th in the table, having picked up 17 points from their 14 matches this term, while in-form Burnley are 16th, four points behind their opponents this weekend with a game in hand.
The Portuguese manager took aim at referee Lee Mason, despite the official giving his side a late penalty, and his words are likely to be reviewed by the league’s disciplinary body
Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang inadvertently headed into his own net from a corner at Emirates Stadium after Granit Xhaka had been shown a straight red card for violent conduct.
The Gunners enter the weekend’s games down in 15th, just three places better off than Burnley in the final relegation spot.
The winger fired the hosts into a sixth-minute lead from a flowing move which would encapsulate City’s performance against woeful Burnley, who would go on to their fourth successive 5-0 defeat at the Etihad.
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Chelsea and Manchester City also enjoyed victories to keep up their chase, on a day which witnessed only three matches
The Blues do not have much to boast about domestically either, but Frank Lampard’s men eased to a 4-0 victory over FC Krasnodar in the Champions League on Wednesday.
The Nigerian sustained the injury during the second half of the Foxes’ 4-2 win over Burnley, but still completed the match.
Sean Dyche’s side have lost their first two league games of the campaign to Leicester City and Southampton, but Newcastle have picked up four points from their first three top-flight encounters this term.
Both teams are still searching for their first points of the 2020-21 campaign, with Burnley losing at Leicester City in their belated opener and Southampton having lost two from two so far.
The Foxes opened their season up with a comfortable victory at West Bromwich Albion, whereas Burnley have been forced to wait to get underway after their opening-day showdown with Manchester United was postponed.
The 33-year-old was a free agent after leaving Burnley at the end of the 2019/20 season.
The Clarets need a point to make this their best-ever campaign in the competition, while Brighton is playing for pride alone after securing their top-flight status last week.