Leicester City v Liverpool, 15 May 2023

Score3-0 to Liverpool
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,225
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 34 Leicester City won: 9 Drawn: 6 Liverpool won: 19 Leicester City scored: 34 Liverpool scored: 55 . Liverpool avoided losing on three consecutive league visits to Leicester City for the first time since October 1962.

0 Leicester City

Manager: Dean Smith

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Goals:

Curtis Jones 33 G
Curtis Jones 36 G
Trent Alexander-Arnold 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wout Faes
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Patson Daka for Wilfred Ndidi 61
Tetê for Harvey Barnes 61
Luke Thomas for Ricardo Pereira 67
Harry Souttar for Jonny Evans 89

Substitutions:

Diogo Jota for Luis Díaz 74
James Milner for Jordan Henderson 74
Fábio Carvalho for Curtis Jones 84
Harvey Elliott for Mohamed Salah 88

Cards:

Ricardo Pereira 53 Y
Luke Thomas 90 Y

Cards:

Ibrahima Konaté 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Smithies
Defender Harry Souttar
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Tetê
Forward Patson Daka

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Arthur
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota

Comments:

League position: 19th . This game was played seven years to the day since the final game of Leicester City’s Premier League title winning season. . City had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 21 consecutive league games for the first time since December 1994 (three in League Division 1 and 18 in the Premier League). . The Foxes had now taken 13 points from their 19 games in the Premier League in 2023; fewer than any other team in the division except already relegated (12).

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool had now won their last seven games in the Premier League. . They had now kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 16 games in the Premier League. . Curtis Jones became the second player born in Liverpool to score to two or more goals in a game in the Premier League after Robbie Fowler. [c/o Gracenote Live]

0 Leicester City

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wout Faes
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Patson Daka for Wilfred Ndidi 61
Tetê for Harvey Barnes 61
Luke Thomas for Ricardo Pereira 67
Harry Souttar for Jonny Evans 89

Cards:

Ricardo Pereira 53 Y
Luke Thomas 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Smithies
Defender Harry Souttar
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Tetê
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 19th . This game was played seven years to the day since the final game of Leicester City’s Premier League title winning season. . City had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 21 consecutive league games for the first time since December 1994 (three in League Division 1 and 18 in the Premier League). . The Foxes had now taken 13 points from their 19 games in the Premier League in 2023; fewer than any other team in the division except already relegated (12).

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Curtis Jones 33 G
Curtis Jones 36 G
Trent Alexander-Arnold 71 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Diogo Jota for Luis Díaz 74
James Milner for Jordan Henderson 74
Fábio Carvalho for Curtis Jones 84
Harvey Elliott for Mohamed Salah 88

Cards:

Ibrahima Konaté 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Arthur
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool had now won their last seven games in the Premier League. . They had now kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 16 games in the Premier League. . Curtis Jones became the second player born in Liverpool to score to two or more goals in a game in the Premier League after Robbie Fowler. [c/o Gracenote Live]