English Premier League

Liverpool vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 34': Diogo Jota
  • 87': Diogo Jota
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2 - 0

Liverpool beat Leicester on Diogo Jota's brace, stay 9 pts. behind Manchester City

Diogo Jota scored twice as Liverpool defeated Leicester City 1-0 in Premier League action.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
  • 3': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a through ball.
  • 7': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Alisson.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
  • 15': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
  • 16': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 19': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 24': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
  • 24': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 25': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 33': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 34': Goal! Liverpool 1, Leicester City 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 38': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Fabinho.
  • 39': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
  • 39': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Leicester City. James Justin tries a through ball, but Marc Albrighton is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Liverpool. Curtis Jones tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 45'+2': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Liverpool. Joel Matip tries a through ball, but Diogo Jota is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Leicester City 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  • 48': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 49': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
  • 49': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
  • 50': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 53': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 53': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 56': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
  • 56': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Offside, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman tries a through ball, but Patson Daka is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Matip.
  • 58': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Curtis Jones.
  • 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Roberto Firmino.
  • 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Patson Daka.
  • 61': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 63': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 66': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
  • 67': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
  • 67': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Jota following a fast break.
  • 73': Hand ball by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 74': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 74': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 78': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 84': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 85': Offside, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
  • 86': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Goal! Liverpool 2, Leicester City 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joel Matip.
  • 89': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 89': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Luis Díaz.
  • 90': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Leicester City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Leicester City 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 7
9 Saves 1
35 Possession 65
5 SHOTS 22
1 ON GOAL 11
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
257 Accurate Passes 563
362 Passes 665
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
9 Crosses 28
0.1 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 55
25 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 11
23 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 20
35 Effective Clearances 15
35 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,050

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 12 +16 31
2 Manchester City 12 +5 23
3 Chelsea 12 +9 22
4 Arsenal 12 +9 22
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
32 Joël Matip
26 Andrew Robertson
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
3 Fabinho
17 Curtis Jones
6 Thiago Alcantara
9 Roberto Firmino Yellow Card
23 Luis Díaz
20 Diogo Jota

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
25 Wilfred Ndidi
18 Daniel Amartey
33 Luke Thomas
2 James Justin
10 James Maddison
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
42 Boubakary Soumaré
29 Patson Daka
37 Ademola Lookman
11 Marc Albrighton

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