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Leicester v Liverpool, Premier League 19/20, matchday 19, 26/12/19 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Leicester v Liverpool, Premier League 19/20, matchday 19, 26/12/19 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for minute to minute coverage of this evening's Boxing Day closing match as Leicester must win to keep pace at the top as Brendan Rodgers takes on his former side, the newly crowned Club World Cup champions!
Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
31'
Roberto Firmino
0 - 2
71'
James Milner
0 - 3
74'
Roberto Firmino
0 - 4
78'
Alexander-Arnold
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 94'
    FT: Leicester 0-4 Liverpool. It’s all over at the King Power Stadium, where Liverpool have cruised to victory with an imperious performance. Trent Alexander-Arnold was the stand-out performer, providing two assists, winning his side a penalty and getting amongst the goals as his side romped to victory. Liverpool are 13 points clear of second placed Leicester in the race for the title and have a game in hand on their closest rivals.
  • 90'
    Three minutes of added time, this is about to end, yet Liverpool clearly don't intend on slowing down the pace!
  • 84'
    The scoresheet doesn't do Leicester's men justice unfortunately. Brendan Rodgers' men have not been able to execute their plan for one minute, simply because Liverpool have been so overpowering every single minute of the game.
  • 80'
    Henderson goes down and it seems he's hurt his knee pretty bad. He is clearly in pain, and will be replaced by Adam Lallana.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 78'
  • 78'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! ALEXANDER-ARNORLD!!!!
  • 77'
    Leicester substitution: James Maddison, who has been very average tonight, makes way for Hamza Choudhury.
  • 76'
    Alexander-Arnold has been outstanding tonight. There are no words.
  • 75'
    3-0!!!!! Alexander-Arnold fizzes a square ball into the penalty area for Firmino, who has a moment to settle the ball before placing his curling shot into the top corner of the goal!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 74'
  • 74'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!
  • 73'
    Leicester substitution: Ayoze Perez on for Dennis Praet.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Liverpool en el 71'
  • 71'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!! Liverpool double their lead, with James Milner scoring with his first kick of the ball. Schemiechel dived to his left, but Milner slotted the ball low and down the middle.
  • 69'
    The corner comes in and Soyuncu handles the ball with his left arm. It's a penalty for Liverpool!
  • 67'
    A high ball lumped forwards towards Vardy reaches his intended target, and the striker pops the ball up with his first touch - losing Gomez in the process. Van Dijk is alert as ever though as he glides across to boot it out for a throw-in.
  • 64'
    Maddison attempts to bend the free-kick into the far corner of the goal from the left edge of the penalty area, but he misses his mark by some distance.
  • 63'
    The pace of the striker catches Liverpool's defence flat-footed, forcing Gomez into a challenge which earns him a yellow card.
  • 62'
    Jamie Vardy finally gets to cut loose, sprinting downfield on a counter-attack from a Liverpool corner that should have been a goal kick.
  • 56'
    Liverpool continue to challenge the Leicester defence as Alexander-Arnold switches play through the 18-yard box and finds Robertson, who looks to volley it into the middle for Firmino. Salah gets on the end of it and smashes it off the frame of the goal - but the linesman raises his flag for offside in the build-up!
  • 54'
    CLOSE! Praet loses possession to Robertson on the left near the corner flag, and the full-back immediately whips a cross into the penalty area for Firmino. Arriving in perfect time, the Brazil international fails to strike the ball with his in-step properly - sending the chance wide!
  • 53'
    Alexander-Arnold swing the corner into the penalty area, where Schmeichel goes to ground under a challenge from Virgil van Dijk.The ball goes towards Salah, who sends it high over the bar.
  • 49'
    James Maddison, who has struggled to make any sort of impact on this game, fails to clear the first defender with a corner-kick.
  • 46'
    Liverpool immediaterly go on the attack again, with Gini Wijnaldum, on the ball. He attempts to pick out Mo Salah, but his pass is intercepted.
  • 46'
    Back underway in Leicester!
  • 45'
    HT: Leicester 0-1 Liverpool. Despite the occasional chance creation by Vardy and Maddison, Liverpool have been the better team from the get-go and have managed to overwhelm Brendan Rodgers' men. The teams go in for the break with Liverpool leading courtesy of Roberto Firmino’s downward header after he leapt to get on the end of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s long diagonal cross. Liverpool have spurned several easier chances, with Sadio Mane and Mo Salah both guilty of uncharacteristically sloppy effor
  • 42'
    With just under five minutes remaining in the first half, it doesn’t look as though Leicester are going to be able to muster an equaliser, as they’ve looked a level or two below their opponents so far.
  • 40'
    Liverpool's attacking force has managed to completely overwhelm Rodgers' men this first half. Such an intimidating team.
  • 37'
    Liverpool are seemingly slowing the pace down with less than 10 minutes remaining in the first half, catching their breath as they prepare a throw-in. The eventual delivery causes danger as Salah attempts to latch onto it in the penalty area, but Ndidi is able to whack it clear after a bit of danger.
  • 34'
    Sadio Mane shakes his head after missing a gilt-edged chance to double Liverpool’s lead. With the goal straight ahead, he shoots at Schmeichel, who got down, spread his arms and legs, then saved with his chest.
  • 32'
    0-1!!!!! Roberto Firmino heads Liverpool into the lead, leaping highest at the far post to convert a wonderful cross from assist-merchant Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 31'
  • 31'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL! FIRMINO!!!!
  • 28'
    Salah is unable to back into Evans and turn a pass through for the run of Mane, as Ndidi joins his centre-back to shield Schmeichel’s goal. The eventual clearance doesn’t get far though, as Liverpool bring it forward once again.
  • 26'
    Alexander-Arnold pops up on the right after a great opening pass from Firmino, but the full-back’s cross to the far post for Salah is intercepted by a well-placed Evans.
  • 22'
    Chilwell brings Salah down in the box, but any discussion over whether it should lead to a penalty is shut down, as he was offside anyways.
  • 22'
    Keita rounds two challenges in midfield before Maddison’s third attempt to bring him down succeeds, and Liverpool are given a free-kick in Leicester’s half. He's lucky not to be booked for that.
  • 19'
    Liverpool get a corner, but after some messy action it only leads to a powerful counter-attack by Vardy, with Alisson coming out of his box and using his feet to clear it. Alisson makes a huge difference in this Liverpool team.
  • 17'
    Dennis Praet sends a decent delivery into the Liverpool penalty area, where Andy Robertson clears.
  • 14'
    Salah plays the ball into the Leicester penalty area, trying to pick out Roberto Firmino. Jonny Evans sticks out a leg to make an important interception.
  • 11'
    MISSED CHANCE! Salah only has Schmeichel to beat as the goalkeeper comes rushing out. He rounds the Leicester goalkeeper but leaves himself an extremely tight angle to slot home and he instead curls it into the side-netting.
  • 10'
    After a shaky start, Leicester finally appear to be settling into their stride. They get forward courtesy of good work from Wilfred Ndidi and Tielemans, who try to play Vardy in behind the Liverpool defence. Alexander-Arnold is back to cover.
  • 8'
    James Maddison wins a free-kick halfway inside their own half when James Maddison is felled by a kick on the ankle from Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 4'
    Liverpool have started better than ever, creating quite a few chances, perhaps with some urgency, but still no goals. Three chances in four minutes. It's a lot to handle for Brendan Rodgers' men.
  • 1'
    Liverpool get their first chance through Trent Alexander Arnold, who forces the goalkeeper to make an early save, and Sadio Mané just seconds later, who loses control of the ball because of a clearly slippery pitch despite an excellent opportunity!
  • 1'
    And we're off!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Almost underway here!
  • PRVW
    As far as team news go, there's one change for the Foxes, with Praet in for Perez, and Klopp has gone full force here by bringing in almost all the big names all at once.
  • PRVW
    Should Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers mastermind victory over his former side, Liverpool will remain in the box-seat as far as the title race is concerned, albeit having shown rare signs of fallibility... But Liverpool are well known for somehow making it difficult for themselves.
  • PRVW
    It's a big game today! With a ten point lead at the top of the table, the newly crowned Club World Cup champions already look a shoo-in to win their first title since 1990 and a win tonight over their nearest rivals would give them a 13 point lead, having played one game fewer than tonight’s opponents.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool starting XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Keita, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
  • PRVW
    Leicester starting XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Ndidi, Barnes, Praet, Tielemans, Maddison, Vardy.
Info

Pre-match

26 December 2019, 21:00

Referee: Michael Oliver

Stadium: King Power Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our minute to minute coverage of this evening's Boxing Day closing match as Leicester must win to keep pace at the top as Brendan Rodgers takes on his former side, the newly crowned Club World Cup champions!