Leicester vs Liverpool 2022-23 English Premier League
Leicester's Premier League future in peril after loss to Liverpool
Two goals from Curtis Jones and a brilliant set-piece strike from Trent Alexander-Arnold gave Liverpool a 3-0 win away to Leicester City on Monday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 33': Goal! Leicester City 0, Liverpool 1. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 36': Goal! Leicester City 0, Liverpool 2. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 53': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Tetê replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Ricardo Pereira.
- 71': Goal! Leicester City 0, Liverpool 3. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Luis Díaz.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho replaces Curtis Jones.
- 86': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 89': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Souttar replaces Jonny Evans.
- 90'+1': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,225
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
 LIV |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 66.9 | Possession | 33.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 576 | Accurate Passes | 230 |
| 675 | Passes | 331 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 13 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 18 | Tackles | 36 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 9 | Clearances | 16 |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira  |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 10 | James Maddison |
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 |
| 23 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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