English Premier League

FT Thursday, January 1, 2026
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Match Report

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Liverpool winning run grinds to halt as stingy Leeds force stalemate at Anfield

Liverpool's winning run was brought to a grinding halt as Leeds claimed their first clean sheet since August with the new year bringing more frustration for Arne Slot's side.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
6
3
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
2
31.7
Possession
68.3
4
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
194
Accurate Passes
549
295
Passes
636
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
40
18
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
8
10
Effective Tackles
3
18
Tackles
8
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
11
Interceptions
6
37
Effective Clearances
21
37
Clearances
21

Highlights

01:51 What's gone wrong for Liverpool this season? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 12Conor BradleyRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  10. 7Florian WirtzAM-L
  11. 30Jeremie FrimpongAM-R

LEE · 3-5-2

  1. 1Lucas PerriG
  2. 15Jaka BijolCD
  3. 5Pascal StruijkCD-L
  4. 23Sebastiaan BornauwCD-R
  5. 4Ethan AmpaduCM-L
  6. 18Anton StachCM-R
  7. 44Ilia GruevAM
  8. 3Gabriel GudmundssonLM
  9. 24James JustinRM
  10. 11Brenden AaronsonCF-L
  11. 14Lukas NmechaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 61' Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  2. 62' Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Milos Kerkez replaces Andy Robertson.
  4. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Florian Wirtz.
  5. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Curtis Jones.
  6. 70' Substitution, Leeds United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Lukas Nmecha.
  7. 70' Substitution, Leeds United. Noah Okafor replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  8. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Conor Bradley.
  9. 83' Substitution, Leeds United. Jayden Bogle replaces Sebastiaan Bornauw because of an injury.
  10. 84' Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Leeds United. Ao Tanaka replaces Ilia Gruev.

Premier League News

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