LIVERPOOL. Leeds United beat Liverpool to win 2-1. A goal from C. Summerville was decisive in the 89min. It was Leeds United to strike first with an early goal of Rodrigo at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 14′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Summerville gave the win to Leeds United in the 89′ minute with a goal. Liverpool was vastly better in terms of ball possession (69%).​

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver who had the assistance of Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 69% while Leeds United was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was more pushing with 80 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. Nevertheless, Leeds United was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Liverpool shot 22 times, 10 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Leeds United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United received 1 yellow card (C. Summerville).

Standings

After this encounter, Liverpool will stay with 16 points like Crystal Palace to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Leeds United will have 12 points like Aston Villa and Southampton to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away against Southampton on the 28th of May with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Leeds United will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 28th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).

Liverpool – Formation

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

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (6.5), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.4), Joe Gomez (6.4), Virgil van Dijk (7.0), Andrew Robertson (7.2), Harvey Elliott (6.4), Fabinho (6.9), Thiago Alcântara (7.9), Roberto Firmino (6.9), Darwin Núñez (6.9) and Mohamed Salah (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Caoimhin Kelleher, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson (6.7), Curtis Jones (6.6), James Milner (6.1), Ibrahima Konaté, Fabio Carvalho, Nathaniel Phillips and Konstantinos Tsimikas.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 3 changes: H. Elliott for C. Jones (60′), Fabinho for J. Henderson (60′) and T. Alexander-Arnold for J. Milner (79′).

Best player: Thiago Alcântara​

The player that probably impressed the most for Liverpool was Thiago Alcântara.

His rating is (7.9) with 73 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jesse Marsch played with: Illan Meslier (8.5), Rasmus Kristensen (7.1), Robin Koch (7.7), Liam Cooper (6.7), Pascal Struijk (7.4), Tyler Adams (6.8), Marc Roca (6.8), Jack Harrison (6.1), Brenden Aaronson (6.6), Crysencio Summerville (7.1) and Rodrigo (7.6).

They had on the bench: Diego Llorente, Wilfried Gnonto (7.0), Junior Firpo, Mateusz Klich, Sam Greenwood, Luke Ayling, Joe Gelhardt, Patrick Bamford (6.8) and Joel Robles.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 3 changes: Rodrigo for P. Bamford (52′), J. Harrison for W. Gnonto (72′) and C. Summerville for L. Ayling (90′).

Best player: Illan Meslier​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was the goalkeeper: Illan Meslier. His rating is 8.51. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Newcastle United – Aston Villa – 4-0
• Liverpool – Leeds United – 1-2
• Leicester City – Manchester City – 0-1
• Fulham – Everton – 0-0
• Crystal Palace – Southampton – 1-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Chelsea – 4-1
• Brentford – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-1
• AFC Bournemouth – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-3