English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 12, 2020
Leeds United WWWWW 3
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Liverpool WWDLW 4
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LEE213
LIV314
Anfield

Match Report

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Premier League champions Liverpool sneak past Leeds in seven-goal thriller

The game between the Premier League and Championship winners was a thriller with Mohamed Salah scoring a hat trick.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
0
51.2
Possession
48.8
6
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
347
Accurate Passes
328
459
Passes
432
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
9
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
70
Long Balls
59
29
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.4
Long Balls %
0.2
2
Blocked Shots
13
20
Effective Tackles
10
34
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
14
34
Effective Clearances
11
34
Clearances
11

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 12Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 8Naby KeitaRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 32Joël MatipSUB
  2. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  3. 3FabinhoSUB
  4. 13Adrián SUB
  5. 7James MilnerSUB
  6. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  7. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB

LEE · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Illan MeslierG
  2. 21Pascal StruijkCD-L
  3. 5Robin KochCD-R
  4. 23Kalvin PhillipsDM
  5. 15Stuart DallasLB
  6. 2Luke AylingRB
  7. 43Mateusz KlichCM-L
  8. 19Pablo HernándezCM-R
  9. 22Jack HarrisonLM
  10. 17Hélder CostaRM
  11. 9Patrick BamfordF

Substitutes

  1. 13Kiko CasillaSUB
  2. 10Ezgjan AlioskiSUB
  3. 20RodrigoSUB
  4. 49Oliver CaseySUB
  5. 46Jamie ShackletonSUB
  6. 7Ian Poveda-OcampoSUB
  7. 11Tyler RobertsSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Liverpool 1, Leeds United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  2. 12' Goal! Liverpool 1, Leeds United 1. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips.
  3. 20' Goal! Liverpool 2, Leeds United 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  4. 30' Goal! Liverpool 2, Leeds United 2. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 33' Goal! Liverpool 3, Leeds United 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  6. 59' Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Naby Keita.
  7. 62' Substitution, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts replaces Pablo Hernández.
  8. 62' Substitution, Leeds United. Rodrigo Moreno replaces Patrick Bamford.
  9. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Jordan Henderson.
  10. 66' Goal! Liverpool 3, Leeds United 3. Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hélder Costa with a cross.
  11. 76' Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Substitution, Leeds United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Mateusz Klich.
  13. 88' Goal! Liverpool 4, Leeds United 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  14. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Joel Matip replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.

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