Liverpool beat Leicester to go seven points clear at top of Premier League
Gakpo, Jones & Salah score as Reds come from behind to win
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Liverpool 2-1 Leicester
Although they have a decent chance now as Stephy Mavididi plays an almost identical ball into the box as he did to create the opener but Patson Daka doesn't strike the ball cleanly and the opportunity is gone.
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Leicester dropped into the relegation zone as a result of Wolves' win against Manchester United and that perhaps spurred them on to their impressive start to this game, but they've not really put up as much fight in this second half. To be fair, they are struggling to even get out of their own half.
Liverpool 2-1 Leicester
Cody Gakpo, who has been excellent today, is shoved over by Jannik Vestergaard and the Leicester man is booked.
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That was the most bizarre VAR check I’ve seen in a while. First checking a possible offside which was quite a few plays before the actual goal, then checking everything else including another offside and hand ball. Ridiculous!
Don, London
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Liverpool are not letting up just because they are in the lead now, they are pushing for a third. Darwin Nunez peels away from the defence to get to Trent Alexander-Arnold's pass but he had just strayed offside.
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What on earth are Leicester doing playing silly passes in our own box? It's like the ghost of Brendan Rodgers is back directing the team. Need to stop that, right now!
Steve, Cambridge
Liverpool 2-1 Leicester
Neil Johnston
BBC Sport at Anfield
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat a way to mark your landmark 100th Premier League appearance.
Curtis Jones was 18 when he made his first appearance as a substitute under Jurgen Klopp at Bournemouth five years ago.
He's come a long way since then.
Liverpool 2-1 Leicester
Check complete. The goal stands! Liverpool are ahead.
Liverpool 2-1 Leicester
The first check is for whether Mohamed Salah is onside. They are satisfied he is but then there's another check for another possible offside...
Liverpool 2-1 Leicester
Andy Townsend
Former Premier League midfielder on Amazon Prime
Image source, Getty ImagesBrilliant goal.
They do get behind Leicester here.
Liverpool are turning them around and all of a sudden they have a chance to find a bit of space.
Curtis Jones gets on the end of it and a brilliant first time finish.
Liverpool 2-1 Leicester
But wait... there's a check by VAR for a possible offside...
Curtis Jones
Image source, Getty ImagesThe turnaround is complete!
Liverpool meant business right from the start of this second half and a lovely move inside the box involving Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister and Curtis Jones ends with the latter steering the ball into the back of the net from Mac Allister's cross.
Liverpool 1-1 Leicester
Andy Townsend
Former Premier League midfielder on Amazon Prime
Liverpool stacking up a lot of players way beyond the back post.
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Two quick corners in this half take Liverpool up to 10 for the game. Andy Robertson swings the latest one in but it is headed away.
Liverpool 1-1 Leicester
Liverpool are picking right up from where they left off as Darwin Nunez flashes a shot over the bar. He's claiming it clipped a Leicester player but a goal kick is given.
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Lucky Gakpo goal? No luck whatsoever in the way he created space for himself and smashed it from 20 yards.
Rob, Texas
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool 1-1 Leicester
We are back under way at Anfield.
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Curtis Jones doesn't play the Dominik Szoboszlai role the same way. He looks behind play most of the time and not offering the same thrust.
Ken
HT: Liverpool 1-1 Leicester
Emile Heskey
Former Liverpool and England striker on Amazon Prime
We spoke about it before how you can create spaces in the wide spaces, Stephy Mavididi does well and Jordan Ayew was coming in where a striker should be.
Image source, Getty ImagesFT: Southampton 0-1 West Ham
West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui speaking to Match of the Day about the condition of goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, as well as Max Kilman and Carlos Soler, who all came off injured: "He's concussed. He's well, I've talked with him, the doctor is optimistic. We were worried but fortunately he showed that [the injury] is not going to be important.
"Max had a problem with his shoulder and Carlos already had a problem with his knee. Today we had a lot of problems but in the end we were able to control these difficulties.
"This was the kind of match where you have to do this, for sure, against this kind of team. They were trying to show all the possibilities that they have. They have some good players, a good coach, and they are going to be very tough here for the rest of the teams [they play against].
"That's why I highlighted the strong mentality we showed, above all to welcome the bad moments we had and to overcome the difficulties. We had losses with injuries and two yellow cards to Tomas [Soucek] and Guido [Rodriguez], so they can't play in the next match, but we were able to overcome those difficulties as a team in one very tough match.
"We started well, then they had some chances and fortunately they didn't score. We overcame this bad moment then I think that the second half was very balanced and fortunately we scored. We were able to suffer as a team and achieve the three points, so we look to the next challenge [at home to Liverpool], which is going to be enormous."
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 42 |
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| 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 35 |
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| 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 34 |
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| 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 33 |
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| 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 29 |
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| 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 29 |
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| 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 28 |
| |
| 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 28 |
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| 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 28 |
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| 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
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| 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 23 |
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| 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 23 |
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| 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 23 |
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| 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 22 |
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| 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 17 |
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| 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 |
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| 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 15 |
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| 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 14 |
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| 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 12 |
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| 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 37 | -26 | 6 |
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Manager: Arne Slot
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooij
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Arne Slot
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooij
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League home games against Leicester (W10 D2), since losing three in a row between 1997 and 2000.
Leicester have won just two of their last 12 Premier League games against Liverpool (D1 L9). They’ve had three runs of three consecutive defeats in this run (including a current one), but they’ve not lost four straight league games against the Reds since between 1987 and 1996.
Liverpool have won their last seven league games played on Boxing Day, the longest current run among any side in England’s top four tiers, and the Reds’ longest ever such run.
Leicester have won just one of their last 10 Boxing Day league games (D2 L7), with that coming in 2018-19 against eventual champions Manchester City.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 21 matches in all competitions (W18 D3). It’s their longest run without defeat since a streak of 25 between April and November 2021, and their longest within a single season since a run of 24 between January and May 1989.
Liverpool have conceded eight goals in their last three Premier League games, as many as they had in their first 13 under Arne Slot. However, the Reds have scored at least twice in each of their last nine league games, their longest such run since September-December 2021 (11).
Leicester lost 4-0 against Newcastle and 3-0 against Wolves in their last two Premier League games. They last lost three consecutive league games by a margin of 3+ goals back in November 1958.
No current Premier League player has been involved in more goals (6) or provided more assists (4) on Boxing Day than Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah.
Mohamed Salah has scored 99 goals in 141 home games in the Premier League (2 for Chelsea, 97 for Liverpool). If he scores, he will become the eighth player to score 100+ on home soil in the competition, and fourth-fastest, after Alan Shearer (91 apps), Thierry Henry (113), and Sergio Agüero (125).
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has scored eight Premier League goals against Liverpool, with only Andrew Cole (11) and Harry Kane (9) netting more against the Reds in the competition. At the age of 37 years and 350 days, Vardy would also be the oldest player to score a Premier League goal against Liverpool with a goal in this game.
