English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 23, 2017
Liverpool WLDDL 3
–
Leicester City WLLDW 2
1st2ndT
LIV213
LEI112
King Power Stadium · 32,004 att.

Match Report

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Simon Mignolet the penalty hero in Liverpool's victory over Leicester

Simon Mignolet turned away a Jamie Vardy penalty to ensure Liverpool held on for a 3-2 victory over Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
3
56.7
Possession
43.3
23
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
352
Accurate Passes
237
486
Passes
360
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
26
0.4
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
64
26
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
8
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
14
14
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
34
Effective Clearances
26
34
Clearances
26

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-2

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 15Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 3Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 2Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 10Andy KingCM-L
  7. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyF
  11. 20Shinji OkazakiRCF

Substitutes

  1. 18Daniel AmarteySUB
  2. 21Vicente IborraSUB
  3. 19Islam SlimaniSUB
  4. 7Demarai GraySUB
  5. 28Christian FuchsSUB
  6. 12Ben HamerSUB
  7. 8Kelechi IheanachoSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 6Dejan LovrenCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 12Joe GomezRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 23Emre CanRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Daniel SturridgeSUB
  2. 29Dominic SolankeSUB
  3. 1Loris KariusSUB
  4. 17Ragnar KlavanSUB
  5. 21Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  6. 7James MilnerSUB
  7. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Leicester City 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a cross.
  2. 17' Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 22' Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 23' Goal! Leicester City 0, Liverpool 2. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 45'+2' Joel Matip (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+3' Goal! Leicester City 1, Liverpool 2. Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Maguire following a corner.
  7. 56' Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  9. 64' Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Roberto Firmino.
  10. 68' Goal! Leicester City 1, Liverpool 3. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Sturridge following a fast break.
  11. 69' Goal! Leicester City 2, Liverpool 3. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  12. 72' Simon Mignolet (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 73' Penalty saved! Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top centre of the goal.
  14. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Emre Can.
  15. 74' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Shinji Okazaki.
  16. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  17. 80' Substitution, Leicester City. Islam Slimani replaces Marc Albrighton.
  18. 90'+2' Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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