Leicester City vs Liverpool, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool beat Leicester thanks to triumphant Trent Alexander-Arnold return
Liverpool moved one win away from sealing the Premier League title as substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold secured a 1-0 victory at Leicester City, which condemned their hosts to relegation on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 3': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a through ball.
- 3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 9': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 10': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 11': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 20': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 22': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 23': Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 23': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 23': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Offside, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 27': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
- 28': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 30': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 30': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 34': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 34': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
- 36': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 38': Attempt missed. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 39': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross.
- 40': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 41': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
- 42': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 43': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 43': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a headed pass.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Liverpool 0.
- 46': Offside, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid is caught offside.
- 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 49': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 51': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
- 57': Attempt saved. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 57': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 60': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 61': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 61': Mads Hermansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 63': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 63': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a fast break.
- 65': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 65': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 66': Alisson Becker (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 70': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 70': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Conor Bradley.
- 72': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 73': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 75': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 75': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 76': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk following a corner.
- 76': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box following a corner.
- 76': Goal! Leicester City 0, Liverpool 1. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 77': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 81': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 83': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
- 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 83': Substitution, Leicester City. James Justin replaces Ricardo Pereira.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Stephy Mavididi because of an injury.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 87': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 90'+2': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Luis Díaz.
- 90'+5': Offside, Liverpool. Curtis Jones is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patson Daka.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 13 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 7 |
| 58.3 | Possession | 41.7 |
| 28 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 435 | Accurate Passes | 283 |
| 503 | Passes | 367 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 33 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 43 |
| 22 | Clearances | 43 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 33 | +44 | 79 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 33 | +34 | 66 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 33 | +18 | 59 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 33 | +22 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 4 | Conor Coady |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi  |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 84 | Conor Bradley |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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