Leicester City vs Liverpool, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLeicester's Premier League future in peril after loss to Liverpool
Two goals from Curtis Jones and a brilliant set-piece strike from Trent Alexander-Arnold gave Liverpool a 3-0 win away to Leicester City on Monday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 1': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 2': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 4': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Offside, Leicester City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Jonny Evans is caught offside.
- 6': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 7': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 10': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a through ball.
- 15': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 16': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 17': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 17': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 19': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
- 23': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 23': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 26': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 31': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 32': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 33': Goal! Leicester City 0, Liverpool 1. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 36': Goal! Leicester City 0, Liverpool 2. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 38': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 39': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 41': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 41': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 43': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Andrew Robertson is caught offside.
- 44': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Liverpool 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Liverpool 2.
- 46': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 47': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 47': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
- 51': Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz tries a through ball, but Curtis Jones is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 52': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Alisson.
- 53': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 53': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 54': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 54': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 56': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 60': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 60': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Tetê replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 62': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 62': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 63': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Ricardo Pereira.
- 68': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 69': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 69': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Goal! Leicester City 0, Liverpool 3. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 73': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Luis Díaz.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones with a through ball.
- 76': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 76': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 77': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Cody Gakpo.
- 78': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 78': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball.
- 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 82': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho replaces Curtis Jones.
- 85': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool).
- 86': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 86': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 88': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
- 89': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 89': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Souttar replaces Jonny Evans.
- 90': Offside, Leicester City. Wout Faes tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 90'+1': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Liverpool 3.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Liverpool 3.
Statistics
 LIV |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 66.9 | Possession | 33.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 576 | Accurate Passes | 230 |
| 675 | Passes | 331 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 13 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 18 | Tackles | 36 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 9 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,225
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,225
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 23 | +35 | 56 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 24 | +27 | 50 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | +13 | 47 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 24 | +16 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira  |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 10 | James Maddison |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 23 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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