
Liverpool vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Quarterfinals
· Liverpool advance 5-4 on penalties
FT - Penalties
3 - 3
Liverpool advance 5-4 on penalties
3 - 3
Liverpool advance 5-4 on penalties
Liverpool oust Leicester on penalties in Carabao Cup thriller
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Liverpool beat Leicester City on penalties to reach the Carabao Cup semifinals after a thrilling 3-3 draw in regular time.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 1': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 4': Offside, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 5': Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 6': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Caoimhin Kelleher.
- 6': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Goal! Liverpool 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
- 10': Foul by Tyler Morton (Liverpool).
- 10': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Tyler Morton (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Goal! Liverpool 0, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patson Daka following a fast break.
- 14': Offside, Liverpool. Conor Bradley tries a through ball, but Jordan Henderson is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 19': Goal! Liverpool 1, Leicester City 2. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 20': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 20': Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 22': Attempt missed. Billy Koumetio (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 28': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 28': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
- 28': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 32': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 32': Tyler Morton (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Goal! Liverpool 1, Leicester City 3. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 36': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 38': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 40': Foul by Neco Williams (Liverpool).
- 40': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Ricardo Pereira because of an injury.
- 44': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 45': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 45': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Leicester City 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Leicester City 3.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Conor Bradley.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Billy Koumetio.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Tyler Morton.
- 47': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
- 47': Neco Williams (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Liverpool).
- 47': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 50': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 52': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patson Daka.
- 52': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Caoimhin Kelleher.
- 54': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 54': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 55': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Patson Daka.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Çaglar Söyüncü because of an injury.
- 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Ryan Bertrand replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 61': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
- 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 63': Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
- 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 66': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 66': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 67': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Goal! Liverpool 2, Leicester City 3. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
- 69': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 69': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 74': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 74': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 78': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Owen Beck replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 82': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Milner.
- 82': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
- 82': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 82': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
- 83': Offside, Liverpool. Neco Williams tries a through ball, but Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 84': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 84': Owen Beck (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 85': Neco Williams (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 89': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joseph Gomez.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
- 90'+5': Goal! Liverpool 3, Leicester City 3. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
- 90'+6': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Leicester City 3.
- 90': Goal! Liverpool 3, Leicester City 3(1). Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 90': Penalty Shootout begins Liverpool 3, Leicester City 3.
- 91': Goal! Liverpool 3(1), Leicester City 3(1). James Milner (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 92': Goal! Liverpool 3(1), Leicester City 3(2). James Maddison (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 93': Goal! Liverpool 3(2), Leicester City 3(2). Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 93': Goal! Liverpool 3(2), Leicester City 3(3). Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 94': Goal! Liverpool 3(3), Leicester City 3(3). Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 95': Penalty saved! Luke Thomas (Leicester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 96': Goal! Liverpool 3(4), Leicester City 3(3). Naby Keïta (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 96': Goal! Liverpool 3(4), Leicester City 3(4). Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 97': Penalty missed! Still Liverpool 3(4), Leicester City 3(4). Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
- 98': Penalty saved! Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 99': Goal! Liverpool 3(5), Leicester City 3(4). Diogo Jota (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 99': Penalty Shootout ends, Liverpool 3(5), Leicester City 3(4).
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3(5), Leicester City 3(4).
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3(5), Leicester City 3(4).
Statistics
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11 | Fouls | 10 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 15 |
2 | Saves | 5 |
34.2 | Possession | 65.8 |
8 | SHOTS | 21 |
7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.9 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
188 | Accurate Passes | 439 |
299 | Passes | 547 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
5 | Crosses | 35 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
80 | Long Balls | 53 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
19 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
29 | Tackles | 8 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
11 | Interceptions | 5 |
38 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
38 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,020
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,020
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
89 | Billy Koumetio |
12 | Joe Gomez |
21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
84 | Conor Bradley |
80 | Tyler Morton ![]() |
15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
9 | Roberto Firmino |
18 | Takumi Minamino |
76 | Neco Williams |
Leicester City (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
33 | Luke Thomas ![]() |
21 | Ricardo Pereira |
29 | Patson Daka |
42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
10 | James Maddison |
22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
8 | Youri Tielemans |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
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