Match Report
Goals: Gakpo 48′, Szoboszlai 70′, Jota 89′ – McAteer 3′
Liverpool (4-3-3): Kelleher; Tsimikas (Chambers 90+1′), Quansah, Konate, Jones (Bajcetic 79′); Gravenberch (Nunez 65′), Endo, Elliott; Jota, Gakpo, Doak (Szoboszlai 65′)
Unused Substitution: van Dijk, Diaz, MacAllister, Adrian, Matip
Coach: Jurgen Klopp
Leicester City (4-3-3): Stolarzhyk; Justin, Coady, Souttar, Pereira; Casadei (Ndidi 57′), Choudhury, Akgun (Dewsbery-Hall 65′); McAteer, Iheanacho (Daka 64′), Albrighton (Fatawu 64′)
Unused Substitution: Faes, Winks, Mavididi, Vestergaard, Hermansen
Coach: Enzo Maresca
Stadium: Anfield (Liverpool, England)
Match Highlights
3′. 0:1. McAteer makes it to the visitors after on the counter attack from a corner.
23′. Pereira is shown the yellow card.
45+2′. Choudhury is shown the yellow card.
48′. 1:1. GOAL! Gravenberch motors into the area and tees up Gakpo, who swivels and shoots hard and drives the ball beyond the goalkeeper.
70′. 2:1. GOAL! What a strike! Szoboszlai collects a pass from Endo around edge of the box and lets fires with an absolute screamer that flies into the top corner and goes in off the bar.
86′. Endo goes into the book.
89′. 3:1. GOAL! Elliott winning the ball and playing it wide right, where Quansah runs into the box before pulling it back for Jota. The Portuguese winger finds the net with an audacious flick.
Match Stats
| Liverpool | Team | Leicester City |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 58 | Possession | 42% |
| 525 | Passes | 399 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 76% |
| 18 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 10 | Corners | 2 |
