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Steven Gerrard's second-half brace and further goals from Maxi Rodriguez and Ryan Babel relegated Burnley and kept Liverpool's top-four hopes alive.Gerrard's first deflected off Burnley defender Leon Cort past Brian Jensen but his second was a fine first-time curling strike from 25-yards out.
Steven Fletcher later hit the post for Burnley with a left-footed half-volley.
Rodriguez fired home from 12-yards after Alberto Aquilani's pass and Ryan Babel beat Jensen when one on one.
The win left Burnley on 27 points, seven points behind West Ham with two matches left to play, while Liverpool remain in seventh but close the gap on fourth-placed Tottenham, who have played a game less, to two points.
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Liverpool25 Reina02 Johnson05 Agger (Lucas 78)23 Carragher40 Ayala04 Aquilani08 Gerrard yellow card (Pacheco 82)17 Maxi20 Mascherano18 Kuyt (Benayoun 48)19 BabelSubstitutes01 Cavalieri,16 Kyrgiakos,27 Degen,15 Benayoun,21 Lucas,31 El Zhar,47 PachecoRef: DowdAtt: 21,553LIVERPOOLPossessionBurnley 49%Liverpool 51%Attempts on targetBurnley 6Liverpool 10Attempts off targetBurnley 6Liverpool 2CornersBurnley 4Liverpool 5FoulsBurnley 13Liverpool 11This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.