Leicester City vs Liverpool, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Alisson at fault again as Leicester beat Liverpool
Another Alisson howler saw Leicester City beat Liverpool 3-1 on Saturday with Jamie Vardy, James Maddison and Harvey Barnes all scoring.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 2': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
- 3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 8': Offside, Liverpool. James Milner tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 13': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 13': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 16': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 16': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 17': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces James Milner because of an injury.
- 20': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 22': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 23': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 24': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 24': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 26': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson following a corner.
- 26': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 27': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 27': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 28': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 29': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 29': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
- 30': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 32': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 39': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 42': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 43': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 43': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Liverpool 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 48': Hand ball by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 48': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 48': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 50': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 56': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 56': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 62': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 65': Offside, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Goal! Leicester City 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 71': Foul by Ozan Kabak (Liverpool).
- 71': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Ozan Kabak (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 74': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
- 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces Marc Albrighton.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Curtis Jones.
- 76': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 76': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': VAR Decision: No Penalty Leicester City.
- 78': Goal! Leicester City 1, Liverpool 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 79': VAR Decision: Goal Leicester City 1-1 Liverpool (James Maddison).
- 81': Goal! Leicester City 2, Liverpool 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 83': Offside, Leicester City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 85': Goal! Leicester City 3, Liverpool 1. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi following a fast break.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 87': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 90': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Ayoze Pérez because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 90'+1': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 3, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 62 | Possession | 38 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 465 | Accurate Passes | 247 |
| 561 | Passes | 357 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 31 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 23 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 38 |
| 4 | Clearances | 38 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 6 | Jonny Evans  |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 15 | Harvey Barnes |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 19 | Ozan Kabak |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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