English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 26, 2015
Leicester City WDWWW 0
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Liverpool WLDDL 1
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Anfield · 44,123 att.

Match Report

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Christian Benteke delivers Liverpool victory over leaders Leicester City

Liverpool striker Christian Benteke's first goal since the end of October inflicted Leicester's first defeat in three months.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
6
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
3
35.2
Possession
64.8
7
SHOTS
26
3
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
159
Accurate Passes
391
278
Passes
517
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.2
76
Long Balls
109
19
Accurate Long Balls
63
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
9
17
Effective Tackles
15
21
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
36
Effective Clearances
38
47
Clearances
50

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 11Roberto FirminoAM
  7. 23Emre CanLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 27Divock OrigiF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoAM-L
  11. 20Adam LallanaAM-R

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 14N'Golo KantéCM-L
  7. 10Andy KingCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 20Shinji OkazakiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 38' Substitution, Liverpool. Christian Benteke replaces Divock Origi because of an injury.
  2. 45'+1' Adam Lallana (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 52' Emre Can (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 62' Robert Huth (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Goal! Liverpool 1, Leicester City 0. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino with a cross.
  6. 69' Substitution, Leicester City. Nathan Dyer replaces Shinji Okazaki.
  7. 69' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Jamie Vardy.
  8. 80' Substitution, Leicester City. Andrej Kramaric replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  9. 90'+1' Substitution, Liverpool. Lucas Leiva replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  10. 90'+3' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Allen replaces Adam Lallana.

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