English Premier League

FT Thursday, December 26, 2024
Leicester City LWDLL 1
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Liverpool DWDWW 3
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LIV123
Anfield · 60,300 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Liverpool earn comeback win vs. Leicester, go seven points clear

Liverpool came back after conceding early to beat Leicester City 3-1 at Anfield on Thursday and open a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
14
4
Saves
0
31.5
Possession
68.5
4
SHOTS
19
1
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
237
Accurate Passes
590
310
Passes
649
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
12
6
Crosses
50
0.7
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
34
22
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
6
5
Effective Tackles
8
13
Tackles
18
0.4
Tackle %
0.4
15
Interceptions
8
52
Effective Clearances
9
52
Clearances
9

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 2Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 17Curtis JonesAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41Jakub StolarczykG
  2. 23Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 4Conor CoadyCD-R
  4. 16Victor KristiansenLB
  5. 2James JustinRB
  6. 11Bilal El KhannoussAM
  7. 24Boubakary SoumaréLM
  8. 8Harry WinksRM
  9. 20Patson DakaF
  10. 10Stephy MavididiAM-L
  11. 18Jordan AyewAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Liverpool 0, Leicester City 1. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
  2. 37' Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Goal! Liverpool 1, Leicester City 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  5. 49' Goal! Liverpool 2, Leicester City 1. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  6. 58' Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Andy Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 64' Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  9. 65' Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Harry Winks.
  10. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Curtis Jones.
  11. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Darwin Núñez.
  12. 80' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 82' Goal! Liverpool 3, Leicester City 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break.
  14. 86' Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andy Robertson.
  15. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  16. 87' Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  17. 90'+2' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  18. 90'+5' Substitution, Leicester City. Caleb Okoli replaces Conor Coady.

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