
Leicester vs Liverpool 2021-22 English Premier League
Liverpool lose to Leicester to stay six points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City
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Ademola Lookman's second-half goal gave Leicester City 1-0 win with over Liverpool in Premier League action on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 4': Joël Matip (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Penalty saved! Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Liverpool 0.
- 55': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 56': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 56': Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Hamza Choudhury.
- 59': Goal! Leicester City 1, Liverpool 0. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Fabinho.
- 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces James Maddison because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Jordan Henderson.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,230
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+36 | Liverpool | 26 | 61 | 1 |
+29 | Arsenal | 25 | 53 | 2 |
+12 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 47 | 6 |
+17 | Manchester City | 25 | 44 | 7 |
Statistics
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0 | Fouls | 8 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 3 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
0 | Saves | 4 |
0 | Possession | 36.6 |
0 | SHOTS | 6 |
0 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
0 | Accurate Passes | 262 |
0 | Passes | 358 |
0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
0 | Crosses | 4 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
0 | Long Balls | 62 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
0 | Tackles | 17 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
0 | Interceptions | 31 |
0 | Effective Clearances | 38 |
0 | Clearances | 38 |
Leicester City (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
18 | Daniel Amartey |
33 | Luke Thomas |
27 | Timothy Castagne |
14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
10 | James Maddison |
22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
20 | Hamza Choudhury |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
32 | Joël Matip ![]() |
21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
3 | Fabinho |
15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
20 | Diogo Jota |
10 | Sadio Mané |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
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