
Liverpool vs Leeds 2021-22 English Premier League
Liverpool beat Leeds United as Mohamed Salah pulls the strings
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Liverpool | 6 | 15 | 1 |
+9 | Arsenal | 6 | 13 | 1 |
+5 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 12 | 0 |
+7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Statistics
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LIV![]() |
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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 | Andrew 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 | Junior Firpo ![]() |
15 | Stuart Dallas |
19 | Rodrigo |
43 | Mateusz Klich |
22 | Jack Harrison |
10 | Raphinha |
20 | Daniel James |
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