Liverpool vs Leeds 2021-22 English Premier League

Liverpool

15': Mohamed Salah (P)
30': Joël Matip
35': Mohamed Salah (P)
80': Sadio Mané
90': Sadio Mané
90'+3': Virgil van Dijk

FT
6 - 0

Leeds United

Liverpool beat Leeds United as Mohamed Salah pulls the strings

Liverpool beat Leeds United handily at Anfield on Wednesday night to cut their deficit to Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points.

Match Commentary

15': Goal! Liverpool 1, Leeds United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
18': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Goal! Liverpool 2, Leeds United 0. Joel Matip (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
33': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': VAR Decision: Penalty Liverpool.
35': Goal! Liverpool 3, Leeds United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
45': Second Half begins Liverpool 3, Leeds United 0.
45': Substitution, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts replaces Rodrigo.
45': Substitution, Leeds United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Mateusz Klich.
61': Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Daniel James.
68': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Thiago.
77': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
80': Goal! Liverpool 4, Leeds United 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
85': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Luis Díaz.
90': Goal! Liverpool 5, Leeds United 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
90'+2': Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Goal! Liverpool 6, Leeds United 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 6, Leeds United 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,018

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+35	Liverpool	23	56	1
+27	Arsenal	24	50	2
+13	Nottingham Forest	24	47	5
+16	Chelsea	24	43	5

Full Table

Statistics

LEE		LIV
11	Fouls	5
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	4
8	Saves	2
36.3	Possession	63.7
3	SHOTS	23
2	ON GOAL	15
0.7	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
280	Accurate Passes	583
378	Passes	672
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	5
6	Crosses	15
0.0	Cross %	0.3
65	Long Balls	66
21	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	3
21	Tackles	8
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
15	Interceptions	12
9	Effective Clearances	8
9	Clearances	8

Line-Ups

Liverpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
32	Joël Matip
26	Andrew Robertson
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold
3	Fabinho
6	Thiago Alcantara
17	Curtis Jones
10	Sadio Mané
23	Luis Díaz
11	Mohamed Salah

Substitutes:

Takumi Minamino, Jordan Henderson, Ibrahima Konaté, Naby Keïta, Divock Origi, James Milner, Caoimhín Kelleher, Kostas Tsimikas, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Leeds United (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Illan Meslier (GK)
21	Pascal Struijk
2	Luke Ayling
4	Adam Forshaw
3	Junior Firpo
15	Stuart Dallas
19	Rodrigo
43	Mateusz Klich
22	Jack Harrison
10	Raphinha
20	Daniel James

Substitutes:

Joe Gelhardt, Nohan Kenneh, Charlie Cresswell, Crysencio Summerville, Liam McCarron, Jamie Shackleton, Kristoffer Klaesson, Lewis Bate, Tyler Roberts.