English Premier League

FT Thursday, January 1, 2015
Leicester City LLLLW 2
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Liverpool LWDWW 2
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LEI022
LIV202
Anfield · 44,720 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool throw two-goal lead away to draw with Leicester City

Liverpool 2-2 Leicester

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
1
41.2
Possession
58.8
16
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
241
Accurate Passes
395
332
Passes
481
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.4
69
Long Balls
71
26
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
16
19
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
37
21
Clearances
37

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LIV · 3-4-3

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 4Kolo TouréCD
  3. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  4. 23Emre CanCD-R
  5. 21Lucas LeivaCM-L
  6. 8Steven GerrardCM-R
  7. 18Alberto MorenoLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 31Raheem SterlingF
  10. 20Adam LallanaCF-L
  11. 10Philippe CoutinhoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 52Danny WardSUB
  2. 19Javier ManquilloSUB
  3. 29Fabio BoriniSUB
  4. 54Sheyi OjoSUB
  5. 6Dejan LovrenSUB
  6. 9Rickie LambertSUB
  7. 50Lazar MarkovicSUB

LEI · 4-5-1

  1. 12Ben HamerG
  2. 5Wes MorganCD-L
  3. 27Marcin WasilewskiCD-R
  4. 2Ritchie de LaetLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 7Dean HammondCM-L
  7. 8Matty JamesCM-R
  8. 4Danny DrinkwaterAM
  9. 15Jeff SchluppLM
  10. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  11. 9Jamie VardyF

Substitutes

  1. 35David NugentSUB
  2. 18Liam MooreSUB
  3. 23Leonardo UlloaSUB
  4. 31Adam SmithSUB
  5. 24Anthony KnockaertSUB
  6. 19Esteban CambiassoSUB
  7. 16Tom LawrenceSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Liverpool 1, Leicester City 0. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 21' Lucas Leiva (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Marcin Wasilewski (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 37' Substitution, Leicester City. David Nugent replaces Daniel Drinkwater because of an injury.
  5. 40' Goal! Liverpool 2, Leicester City 0. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 55' Substitution, Liverpool. Fabio Borini replaces Adam Lallana because of an injury.
  7. 58' Goal! Liverpool 2, Leicester City 1. David Nugent (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  8. 60' Goal! Liverpool 2, Leicester City 2. Jeffrey Schlupp (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  9. 67' Substitution, Leicester City. Esteban Cambiasso replaces Dean Hammond.
  10. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Lazar Markovic replaces Lucas Leiva.
  11. 75' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Jamie Vardy.
  12. 85' Substitution, Liverpool. Rickie Lambert replaces Alberto Moreno.
  13. 89' Matthew James (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+1' Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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