
Liverpool vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League
Faes scores 2 own goals as Liverpool beats Leicester 2-1
— Leicester defender Wout Faes scored two own goals at Anfield to hand Liverpool a 2-1 victory on Friday which moved the hosts within touching distance of the Premier League's top four.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Liverpool 0, Leicester City 1. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patson Daka.
- 15': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Patson Daka because of an injury.
- 38': Own Goal by Wout Faes, Leicester City. Liverpool 1, Leicester City 1.
- 45': Own Goal by Wout Faes, Leicester City. Liverpool 2, Leicester City 1.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Leicester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Leicester City 1.
- 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 67': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Stefan Bajcetic replaces Harvey Elliott because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,343
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Liverpool | 36 | 83 | 3 |
+33 | Arsenal | 36 | 68 | 4 |
+23 | Newcastle United | 36 | 66 | 10 |
+24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
Statistics
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15 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
5 | Offsides | 2 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
5 | Saves | 1 |
43 | Possession | 57 |
7 | SHOTS | 21 |
2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
352 | Accurate Passes | 496 |
448 | Passes | 588 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
10 | Crosses | 27 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
55 | Long Balls | 66 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
14 | Tackles | 18 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
10 | Interceptions | 11 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
20 | Clearances | 10 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
32 | Joël Matip |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
6 | Thiago Alcantara |
19 | Harvey Elliott |
27 | Darwin Núñez |
15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
3 | Wout Faes |
18 | Daniel Amartey |
33 | Luke Thomas |
27 | Timothy Castagne |
22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
42 | Boubakary Soumaré ![]() |
25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
20 | Patson Daka |
7 | Harvey Barnes |
17 | Ayoze Pérez |
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