English Premier League

FT Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Leeds United WLDLL 0
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Liverpool WWWWW 6
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LIV336
Anfield · 53,018 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool beat Leeds United as Mohamed Salah pulls the strings

Liverpool beat Leeds United handily at Anfield on Wednesday night to cut their deficit to Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
4
8
Saves
2
36.3
Possession
63.7
3
SHOTS
23
2
ON GOAL
15
0.7
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
280
Accurate Passes
583
378
Passes
672
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
5
6
Crosses
15
0.0
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
66
21
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
3
21
Tackles
8
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
15
Interceptions
12
9
Effective Clearances
8
9
Clearances
8

Highlights

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Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 6Thiago AlcantaraLM
  8. 17Curtis JonesRM
  9. 10Sadio ManéF
  10. 23Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

LEE · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Illan MeslierG
  2. 21Pascal StruijkCD-L
  3. 2Luke AylingCD-R
  4. 4Adam ForshawDM
  5. 3Junior FirpoLB
  6. 15Stuart DallasRB
  7. 19RodrigoCM-L
  8. 43Mateusz KlichCM-R
  9. 22Jack HarrisonLM
  10. 10RaphinhaRM
  11. 20Daniel JamesF

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Liverpool 1, Leeds United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 18' Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Goal! Liverpool 2, Leeds United 0. Joel Matip (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
  4. 33' Luke Ayling (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 34' VAR Decision: Penalty Liverpool.
  6. 35' Goal! Liverpool 3, Leeds United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  7. 45' Substitution, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts replaces Rodrigo.
  8. 45' Substitution, Leeds United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Mateusz Klich.
  9. 61' Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Daniel James.
  10. 68' Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Thiago.
  11. 77' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
  12. 80' Goal! Liverpool 4, Leeds United 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  13. 85' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Luis Díaz.
  14. 90' Goal! Liverpool 5, Leeds United 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  15. 90'+2' Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+3' Goal! Liverpool 6, Leeds United 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.

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