Liverpool vs Leeds 2021-22 English Premier League
Liverpool beat Leeds United as Mohamed Salah pulls the strings
Liverpool beat Leeds United handily at Anfield on Wednesday night to cut their deficit to Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points.
Match Commentary
- 15': Goal! Liverpool 1, Leeds United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 18': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Goal! Liverpool 2, Leeds United 0. Joel Matip (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 33': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': VAR Decision: Penalty Liverpool.
- 35': Goal! Liverpool 3, Leeds United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 3, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts replaces Rodrigo.
- 45': Substitution, Leeds United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Mateusz Klich.
- 61': Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Daniel James.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Thiago.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
- 80': Goal! Liverpool 4, Leeds United 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Luis Díaz.
- 90': Goal! Liverpool 5, Leeds United 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+2': Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Goal! Liverpool 6, Leeds United 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 6, Leeds United 0.
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,018
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+60 | Manchester City | 37 | 88 | 3 |
+61 | Arsenal | 37 | 86 | 5 |
+43 | Liverpool | 37 | 79 | 4 |
+20 | Aston Villa | 37 | 68 | 9 |
Statistics
LEE | LIV | |
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 5 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
6 | Offsides | 1 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
8 | Saves | 2 |
36.3 | Possession | 63.7 |
3 | SHOTS | 23 |
2 | ON GOAL | 15 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
280 | Accurate Passes | 583 |
378 | Passes | 672 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
6 | Crosses | 15 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
65 | Long Balls | 66 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
21 | Tackles | 8 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
15 | Interceptions | 12 |
9 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
9 | Clearances | 8 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
32 | Joël Matip |
26 | Andy Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
3 | Fabinho |
6 | Thiago Alcantara |
17 | Curtis Jones |
10 | Sadio Mané |
23 | Luis Díaz |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Leeds United (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
21 | Pascal Struijk |
2 | Luke Ayling |
4 | Adam Forshaw |
3 | Júnior Firpo |
15 | Stuart Dallas |
19 | Rodrigo |
43 | Mateusz Klich |
22 | Jack Harrison |
10 | Raphinha |
20 | Daniel James |
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