Liverpool vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League
Liverpool beat Leicester 2-1 thanks to Faes own goal double
Liverpool came back from an early deficit to beat Leicester City 2-1 at Anfield on Friday thanks to a quickfire pair of own goals from Wout Faes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +43 | Liverpool | 33 | 74 | 3 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 LEI |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Andy 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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