It was Burnley's first win at Liverpool since 1974 and it leaves Jürgen Klopp's side six points behind leader Manchester United halfway through its title defense.
Liverpool, which had a makeshift defense due to injuries, stayed three points behind United, which is chasing its first title since 2013.
Seven players from the under-23s and four from the under-18s lined up against a stronger-than-expected Liverpool lineup.
The third-round game was in doubt after Villa reported “a large number” of players and staff returned positive tests following routine testing on Monday.
Danny Ings, a former Liverpool player, scored in the second minute to lead Southampton to a 1-0 win over the defending champions
United went level on points with leader Liverpool with a 2-1 victory that ended Aston Villa's five-game unbeaten run on Friday.
Liverpool has now won only two of eight league away games this season but still tops the table.
“Big Sam” — as he is widely known — pulled off another masterstroke Sunday, guiding likely relegation contender West Bromwich Albion to a 1-1 draw at Liverpool as the champions dropped points at home for the first time in their Premier League title defense.
So far Liverpool's only loss of its title defense remains the 7-2 thrashing by Aston Villa in early October.
The Premier League's top scorer was unusually benched — by coincidence or not — hours after an interview was published in which he flirted with a move to Spain and grumbled about not captaining the English champions.
Roberto Firmino's header in the 90th minute secured Liverpool a 2-1 win over Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday.
French President Emmanuel Macron also paid tribute to Houllier, along with many current and former Liverpool players.
Record 13-time champion Real Madrid face an embarrassing group-stage exit after losing 2-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk in Tuesday’s Champions League, falling to third spot in the points table with a game to go.
The draw ensured Liverpool will finish Saturday back on top of the standings, with Tottenham able to reclaim first place by avoiding defeat at Chelsea on Sunday.
That a team with such a makeshift back line ended up coasting to a 3-0 win over Leicester in the English Premier League on Sunday perhaps spoke volumes of the fifth member of that defense, who — suddenly — has assumed a pivotal role in Liverpool’s immediate future.
The Egypt forward twice tested positive for COVID-19 during the international break and missed the 3-0 win over Leicester in the Premier League on Sunday.
Salah was last week diagnosed with Covid-19 while on international duty with Egypt.
Liverpool produced a dominating performance to beat Leicester City 3-0 in the Premier League on Sunday.
The announcement was made by the Egyptian soccer association on Twitter ahead of Saturday’s game against Togo.
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