#7 Highest possession percentage in a game that was lost: Liverpool (80.6% vs. Burnley)
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On the flip-side, this can also be interpreted as the lowest winning possession percentage (19.4%) of any Premier League side since the statistic first began being noted in 2003. It’s another record to have been broken this season and is a testament to the fact that there really is no right way to play the game.
Sean Dyche frustrated and flustered Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool who fielded a side heavy in attack and also mustered up 26 shots at goal, only five of which were on target. The Clarets’ persistence at the back would be repaid by goals from Sam Vokes and Andre Gray which handed them eventual victory, despite Liverpool’s monumental efforts and domination of possession.
Dyche would only rub salt into the wounds with his post-match comments, claiming “It was a myth that came out about five years ago that possession wins you games.”
