Liverpool recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Leicester City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVERPOOL. Liverpool was capable to reverse the scoreline against Leicester City to win 2-1.

Liverpool recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Leicester City 2-1

LIVERPOOL. Liverpool was able to turn the tables against Leicester City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Liverpool to strike first with an early goal of at the ‘. Then scored again for Liverpool in the ‘ minutean early goal scoring a double. Eventually, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall reduced the distance for Leicester City (5’). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Liverpool made the most of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson who had the assistance of Marc Perry and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 20 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 15 Off Target 5
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 138 Attack 73
  • 69 Dangerous attack 29
  • 107 Ball safe 89
  • 20 Free Kicks 10
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 8 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Liverpool had a superior ball possession 57% while Leicester City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Boubakary Soumaré).

Match Timeline

5'
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall(goal)
15'
Jamie Vardy- sub ->Patson Daka
38'
Wout Faes(own-goal)
45'
Wout Faes(own-goal)
59'
62'
Konstantinos Tsimikas- sub ->Andrew Robertson
62'
67'
71'
Kelechi Iheanacho- sub ->Ayoze Pérez
Stefan Bajčetić- sub ->Harvey Elliott
86'
J. Gomez- sub ->Trent Alexander-Arnold
86'

Standings

After playing this encounter, Liverpool will have 28 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Leicester City will stay with 17 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away with Southampton on the 28th of May with a 15-6 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Leicester City will host West Ham United on the 28th of May with a 7-7 head to head statistic.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson  1.Brazil
6.8
D
Joël Matip 32.Cameroon
6.6
D
Virgil van Dijk  4.Netherlands
7.3
D
A. Robertson 26.Scotland
7.0
62'
D
8.0
86'
M
J. Henderson 14.England
7.0
M
8.3
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
7.0
86'
F
7.1
62'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
6.9
F
Darwin Núñez  27.Uruguay
7.1
Substitutes
G
Adrián 13.Spain
D
7.0
62'
D
J. Gomez 2.England
6.3
86'
D
6.7
86'
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
M
Naby Keïta  8.Guinea
6.6
62'
M
Fabio Carvalho 28.Portugal
M
Bobby Clark 42.England
F
Ben Doak 50.Scotland

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (6.8), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.7), Joël Matip (6.6), Virgil van Dijk (7.3), Andrew Robertson (7.0), Harvey Elliott (6.6), Jordan Henderson (7.0), Thiago Alcântara (8.3), Mohamed Salah (6.9), Darwin Núñez (7.1) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Naby Keïta (6.4), Ben Doak, Konstantinos Tsimikas (6.9), Joe Gomez, Stefan Bajčetić (6.6), Fabio Carvalho, Adrián, Ibrahima Konaté and Bobby Clark.

Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira (injured).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 4 changes: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain  for Naby Keïta (62′), Andrew Robertson for Konstantinos Tsimikas (62′), Harvey Elliott for Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira (86′) and Trent Alexander-Arnold for Joe Gomez (86′).

Best player: Thiago Alcântara​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Thiago Alcântara even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 87 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15.

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City
G
D. Ward 1.Wales
7.3
D
Daniel Amartey 18.Ghana
6.7
D
Timothy Castagne 27.Belgium
7.0
D
Wout Faes 3.Belgium
6.2
Goals38', 45'
D
Luke Thomas 33.England
6.7
M
Wilfred Ndidi 25.Nigeria
6.6
59'
M
Boubakary Soumaré 42.France
6.7
67'
M
7.1
Goals5'
M
Harvey Barnes 7.England
5.8
M
Ayoze Pérez 17.Spain
6.5
71'
F
Patson Daka 20.Zambia
7.1
15'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Iversen 31.Denmark
D
D
Jannik Vestergaard 23.Denmark
M
Lewis Brunt 34.England
M
Marc Albrighton 11.England
M
Nampalys Mendy 24.Senegal
M
Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium
6.4
59'
F
Jamie Vardy 9.England
6.7
15'
F
Kelechi Iheanacho 14.Nigeria
6.2
71'

Leicester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Brendan Rodgers played with: Danny Ward (7.3), Timothy Castagne (7.0), Daniel Amartey (6.7), Wout Faes (6.2), Luke Thomas (6.7), Wilfred Ndidi (6.5), Boubakary Soumaré (6.7), Ayoze Pérez (6.5), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (7.1), Harvey Barnes (5.8) and Patson Daka (7.2).

They had on the bench: Lewis Brunt, Çağlar Söyüncü, Jamie Vardy (6.5), Marc Albrighton, Daniel Iversen, Nampalys Mendy, Kelechi Iheanacho (6.1), Youri Tielemans (6.4) and Jannik Vestergaard.

Substitutions

Leicester City made 3 changes: Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy (15′), Wilfred Ndidi for Youri Tielemans (59′) and Ayoze Pérez for Kelechi Iheanacho (71′).

Best player: Danny Ward​

The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was the goalkeeper: Danny Ward. His rating is 7.32. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​