
Leeds vs Liverpool 2022-23 English Premier League
Joy for Jota as Liverpool thump Leeds 6-1 at Elland Road
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Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah grabbed two goals each as Liverpool banished their away day blues with an emphatic 6-1 Premier League win over Leeds.
Match Commentary
- 35': Goal! Leeds United 0, Liverpool 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 39': Goal! Leeds United 0, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota following a fast break.
- 42': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 0, Liverpool 2.
- 47': Goal! Leeds United 1, Liverpool 2. Luis Sinisterra (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 52': Goal! Leeds United 1, Liverpool 3. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones with a through ball.
- 64': Goal! Leeds United 1, Liverpool 4. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break.
- 66': Substitution, Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville replaces Rodrigo.
- 66': Substitution, Leeds United. Georginio Rutter replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 73': Goal! Leeds United 1, Liverpool 5. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 77': Substitution, Leeds United. Adam Forshaw replaces Luis Sinisterra because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Jack Harrison.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Fabinho.
- 90': Goal! Leeds United 1, Liverpool 6. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.
Game Information
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,657
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
+33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
+24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
+21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
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LEE![]() |
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12 | Fouls | 6 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
73.6 | Possession | 26.4 |
13 | SHOTS | 13 |
7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
774 | Accurate Passes | 204 |
869 | Passes | 296 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
10 | Crosses | 14 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
53 | Long Balls | 47 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
21 | Tackles | 13 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 11 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
16 | Clearances | 17 |
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
21 | Pascal Struijk |
5 | Robin Koch |
3 | Junior Firpo |
25 | Rasmus Kristensen |
7 | Brenden Aaronson |
8 | Marc Roca |
28 | Weston McKennie |
19 | Rodrigo |
23 | Luis Sinisterra |
11 | Jack Harrison |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
3 | Fabinho ![]() |
17 | Curtis Jones |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
18 | Cody Gakpo |
20 | Diogo Jota |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
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