Liverpool fall to Leicester, turning in the title race!
Courageous at the King Power Stadium, Leicester inflicts on Liverpool their second defeat of the season (1-0)! The Reds, who missed huge opportunities to score like Mohamed Salah’s double missed on penalty (16th), finally cracked in the face of the pragmatism of the Foxes, scorers thanks to the joker Ademola Lookman on their only shot on target (59th ). A result that does business for leader Manchester City, who could take 9 points ahead of Liverpool if successful at Brentford tomorrow night (9:15 pm).
Firmino embarrassed Matip !! (1-0)
Alisson climbs on the last corner of the match, hit by Alexander-Arnold towards the far post. Matip and Firmino get in the way, the German takes over his head in imbalance then plague against his teammate!
Heroic Leicester in the end of the match!
The Reds are all in the opposing half of the field, but the Foxes are putting their last strength into the battle to contain the assaults. The ball navigates dangerously in the area of Schmeichel, but Leicester emerges as best he can!
We enter additional time, the Reds try everything
Liverpool are the siege of the Foxes area, where corners are also raining. The Reds have five minutes of extra time to try to snatch the equalizer!
It’s not Liverpool night! (1-0)
Another corner for Liverpool, and another too uncrossed header. This time, it is the work of Mané!
Schmeichel, again and again !! (1-0)
The Reds are in high places after a corner kicked back. Remained at the forefront, Van Dijk finally inherited the ball alone at the far post, and his powerful strike was kicked back by a Schmeichel still impassable!
The Reds in the hard
Everything is more and more complicated for Liverpool, who have even started chasing the ball for a few minutes. The Foxes are playing with confidence, driven by King Power Stadium.
Jota’s head !! (1-0)
On a corner hit on the right by Tsimikas, Jota rises higher than everyone else in the air but uncrosses his head a little too much, which passes very close to the Schmeichel post!
Stat ‘
Salah had chained 15 Premier League games with at least one goal or one assist per game until the match against Tottenham on the previous day of the Reds (2-2).
Salah’s vicious balloon
Salah had split with a beautiful inspiration by wanting to find a ladle Mané towards the opposing surface. The Egyptian’s ball, generally more discreet than in the first period, is a little too deep.
Manchester City rubs their hands
The clock is running in favor of Leicester … and Manchester City, who must be smiling given the scenario of the match. We know that every point left in the title race can be expensive at the end of the season.
The Matip-Vardy duel
There is mayhem in the central circle. Vardy collapsed, visibly touched when he started his race by Matip.
New change for the Reds
Klopp’s necessarily offensive choice, who leaves his midfielder Henderson to bring in his striker Firmino. Liverpool will finish in 4-2-4.
The tile for Leicester, Maddison touched
After a defensive intervention in his box, Maddison remained on the ground, touched muscularly. He is replaced by Albrighton under the ovation of the stadium.
The fire in Leicester’s box
There is fire on a new center of Tsimikas, mounted high to the left. If the Greek could attempt the strike, he instead pricked his ball towards the far post, where the Foxes defense cleared as best it could.
Klopp changes things in the middle
By dint of harvesting, the Reds were punished. Klopp tries to shake up his troops with a new change: Fabinho is replaced by Milner in the heart of the game.
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This is the third goal scored by Lookman this season in the Premier League, he who had just come into play a few seconds earlier.
LOOKMAN OPENS THE SCORE !! (1-0)
Sensation at King Power Stadium, where Lookman cheats on Alisson! The new entrant, at the start and at the end, nicely eliminated Matip before stabbing the keeper with a strike at the near post !!
Changes on either side
Expected holder at the start, Keita enters in place of Oxlade-Chamberlain, relatively discreet offensively this evening. Iheanacho gives way to Tielemans, while Choudhury is replaced by Lookman.
The lack of Mané !! (0-0)
The Reds offensive was perfect, while Jota, served at 40 meters, launched Mané full axis. Entering the surface, the Senegalese strikes from the inside a few centimeters above the bar!
The Foxes finally attack
It was enough to say that to see Dewsbury-Hall being thrown on the left, and attempting to serve behind the back of the Vardy defense. Tsimikas tackles in his area to extend the ball’s travel.
Leicester no longer crosses the middle
Pressure from Liverpool is intensifying. The Foxes are struggling to cross the halfway line with the ball.
A second similar start
We started again on the same bases as at the beginning of the first period, with the Reds very high placed against a block of Foxes which slides well. Mané commits an offensive hand in the opponent’s area and returns the ball.
It’s off to King Power Stadium! (0-0)
No change to note at the break, we leave with the same.
It’s the break at King Power Stadium! (0-0)
Liverpool are upset with Leicester. Dominators, the Reds lacked precision in the last gesture, like the improbable double miss from Mohamed Salah from the penalty spot (16th). Opposite, Kasper Schmeichel is impassable (23rd, 32nd).
Additional time
While Jota misses his recovery from the penalty spot, which passes several meters to the left, the fourth referee announces one minute of extra time.
Henderson’s new cover
Alexander-Arnold’s corner is hit to perfection, like a golfer. Close to being caught by Van Dijk, the repelled ball finally arrives on Henderson, who loves all the balls in this sector. The Englishman’s volley passes just above.
Liverpool less at ease
We see more and more the duo Vardy-Maddison on the side of the Foxes. The match is becoming more complex for the Reds, now less sovereign. Only Alexander-Arnold and Fabinho are above the lot in slaughter and distribution.
Matip decisive in front of Vardy! (0-0)
The Foxes are close to the perfect heist, after a superb one-two between Castagne and Vardy. While the English striker, found in a heel by his teammate, had armed, Matip makes a crucial comeback!
Sensational Schmeichel !! (0-0)
What a save from the Leicester goalkeeper, in a state of grace in this first period. After a culpable loss of the ball by two Foxes in their area, Salah can strike a few meters from the goal, but Schmeichel makes an incredible tap to prevent the ball from entering !!
Jota procrastinates too much
Mané had done the job on the left side, and sent an ideal cross for Jota in the box. The Portuguese took too long after controlling to strike, and was caught by Ndidi.
Van Dijk as boss
What a return from Van Dijk, who performs in his area an exceptional intervention on Iheanacho, launched in the back of the defense of the Reds.
Liverpool must come to their senses
Since the missed penalty, Liverpool are a little more messy in the last 30 meters, although still largely domineering.
Schmeichel on his line !! (0-0)
Oxlade-Chamberlain sees Henderson’s bleeding call in the box and crosses his run. If the captain of the Reds lacks a hair to regain his head, the trajectory is very close to deceiving Schmeichel, who pushes back in extremis on his line!
Soumaré shaken
After contact with the face, Soumaré remains on the ground not far from the central circle. The French, then treated outside the limits of the field, has difficulty resuming his place.
Vardy too imprecise
What a huge opportunity that Salah and the Reds missed. In the process, the Foxes are emboldened but the pass to the surface of Vardy for Iheanacho is intercepted.
Penalty missed, then the bar !!! (0-0)
Liverpool had scored their last 21 penalties in the Premier League, Salah missed the 22nd! His shot was repelled by Schmeichel, and the ball returned to the Egyptian, who took a head on the bar !! Incredible !!!
Penalty for Liverpool! (0-0)
Salah is unbalanced in the area by Ndidi, the referee does not hesitate a single second, and it is logical!
Soumaré intercepted in his 30 meters
The Reds are very pressing in the opposing half of the field, and pose concerns in the recovery to their opponents. Evidenced by this interception of Mané 30 meters from the goal on a hazardous transmission from Soumare.
Henderson tries a volley
On a center pushed back with a header by Ndidi, Henderson did not ask himself a question and released a nice volley from outside the area which passed over the crossbar. The idea was there.
Mané’s strike
The Senegalese receives the ball in the axis, and uses his body to turn around Amartey. He then unleashes a heavy strike, but the Foxes defender is present to counter.
Yellow card for Matip
The German is the first player to be warned in this situation, and this very early in the game.
Liverpool full-backs show off
First offensive love for the Reds, with typical action. Alexander-Arnold sends a sublime diagonal towards Tsimikas on the left, who centers in stride. The handing over of the head does not benefit Jota.
Important returns for the Reds
Isolated last week after testing positive for Covid-19, Fabinho and Virgil van Dijk are back in the Liverpool eleven.
Let’s go to King Power Stadium! (0-0)
It’s the Foxes who kick off this beautiful Premier League poster!
The actors are in the arena!
The players make their entrance on the lawn of King Power Stadium a few minutes before kick-off. They are accompanied by the match’s referee, Andre Marriner.
Revenge in the air
Because the two teams also meet five days after a stunning League Cup quarter-final, won on penalties by the Reds (3-3, 5-4 tab). Liverpool had won the right to face Arsenal in the last four of the competition.
A complicated December for Leicester
Eliminated from the Europa League, transferred to C4 and only 10th in PL – although 6 points from European places – Jamie Vardy’s Leicester is not in a good time. And also was not spoiled by the schedule. Two days after his crazy match lost against City (6-3), the Foxes face his runner-up in the Premier League. A difficult sequence with this new shock that looks like revenge for the Foxes.
Liverpool must not let City slip away
Following the postponement of their Boxing Day match against Leeds due to too many Covid-19s in the opponent’s ranks, Liverpool are moving to Leicester having enjoyed some welcome rest in this period of intense end of the year in England. If they win, the Reds could take the opportunity to get back to three points behind leaders Manchester City in the title race.
The composition of Liverpool
Alisson – Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas – Henderson, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain – Salah, Jota, Mané.
Leicester’s makeup
Schmeichel – Castagne, Amartey, Ndidi, Thomas – Dewsbury-Hall, Soumaré, Choudhury – Maddison – Vardy, Iheanacho.
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