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LIVE - Liverpool vs Leicester City, in the 18th round of the Premier League - BOXING DAY

With Chelsea's defeat and Manchester City's draw, the Reds could open up even more of an advantage at the top

By Romario Paz


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    The Reds, currently P1 in the table, will be looking to extend their unbeaten run at home. Their 6-3 win against Tottenham outside has seen them climb up the standings, and a win against Leicester could put them firmly in contention for a top-four spot.

    Leicester, on the other hand, have had a more inconsistent season. Sitting in P18, the Foxes will be hoping to pull off an upset at Anfield and climb out of the relegation zone.

    Team News

    Liverpool: Coach Arne Slot continues to have Ibrahima Konaté missing. On the other hand, they may have Diogo Jota in the starting lineup.

    Leicester City: On the other hand, Leicester City has a new coach: legendary striker from Manchester United, Real Madrid and the Dutch national team, Ruud van Nistelrooy takes over the Foxes with the mission of taking the team out of the relegation zone.

  • 99' - FULL TIME IN ANFIELD ROAD! LIVERPOOL WINS! 3-1 OVER LEICESTER CITY!

  • 91' - SUBSTITUTION ON LIVERPOOL: Mac Allister out, Elliott in

  • 90' - NINE MORE MINUTES, added due to long VAR interventions in the second half

  • 86' - SUBSTITUTION ON LEICESTER! Mavididi out, De Cordova-Reid in

  • 85' - SUBSTITUTIONS ON LIVERPOOL! - Robertson and Gravenberch out, Tsimikas and Endo in

  • 81' - IT'S A GOAL FOR LIVERPOOL! MOHAMED SALAH DOES IT AGAIN! HIS 100TH GOAL IN ANFIELD BY THE PREMIER LEAGUE! 3-1!

  • 79' - Yellow card for Szoboszlai, for a foul in the middle of the field. Midfielder is suspended from the next round.

  • 76' - SUBSTITUTIONS ON LIVERPOOL! Szoboslai and Núñez out, Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones in

  • 75' - NO GOAL! Gakpo scores Liverpool's third goal, but the referee disallows it for offside

  • 68' - SUBSTITUTIONS ON LEICESTER CITY: Buonanotte and Skipp in, Winks and El Khannouss out

  • 66' - WOW! Darwin Núñez receives a great pass from Salah in the area and shoots first time, but Stolarczyk makes the save and concedes a corner.

  • 50' - IT'S A GOAL FOR LIVERPOOL! CURTIS JONES SCORES! After VAR revision, the goal is confirmed! 2-1

  • SECOND TIME IS UNDERWAY!

  • HALF-TIME!

  • 45' - GOAL FOR LIVERPOOL! CODY GAKPO EQUALIZES! 1-1!

  • 41' - 41' - Alexander-Arnold takes a risk from the edge of the area, far from Leicester's goal.

  • 36' - Yellow card for Joe Gomez, for a foul in the middle of the field to stop the counterattack.

  • 30' - Gapko crosses from the left to Salah at the second post, but the Egyptian is unable to finish on goal.

  • 28' - Curtis Jones tries a shot from the edge of the area, but it hits Leicester, who close in on defense to hold on to the advantage.

  • 24' - ON THE POST! Roberston receives a cross from the left and heads it dangerously, but the ball hits the post, and Stolarczyk sends it for a corner.

  • 20' - Mavididi tries to pass into the area for Daka, but Alisson leaves the goal and keeps the ball.

  • 19' - Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).

  • 12' - Robertson tries a cross from the left, the ball crosses the Leicester area and goes out along the baseline.

  • 05' - LEICESTER OPENS THE SCORE! Jordan Ayew shoots in Alisson Becker's corner to make it 1-0 for the Foxes

  • 03' - NO TIME TO BREATHE! Liverpool's first big chance: Salah is sent into the box by Gakpo and finishes dangerously, but goalkeeper Stolarczyk makes a good save.

  • KICK OFF IN ANFIELD!

    • Leicester lineup confirmed by Ruud van Nistelrooy
    Liverpool lineup confirmed by Arne Slot

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