Leicester City v Liverpool, 27 February 2017

Score3-1 to Leicester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,034

View Leicester City v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Referee Lee Mason was originally due to take charge of this game but was later replaced by Michael Oliver. Jamie Vardy had now scored five of the six goals that Leicester City had scored against Liverpool in the Premier League.

3 Leicester City

Manager: Craig Shakespeare

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 28 G
Danny Drinkwater 39 G
Jamie Vardy 60 G

Goals:

Philippe Coutinho 68 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Daniel Amartey for Shinji Okazaki 69
Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 80
Ben Chilwell for Marc Albrighton 90

Substitutions:

Alberto Moreno for Adam Lallana 66
Divock Origi for Sadio Mané 66
Ben Woodburn for Lucas Leiva 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Islam Slimani
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Stewart
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Ben Woodburn

Comments:

League position: 15th This was caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare's first game in charge following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri. Leicester City began this game in the bottom three. It was only the second time that the reigning Premier League champions have been in the relegation zone (also Manchester United in August 2007). Following leaders Chelsea’s win against Swansea two days earlier, the Foxes could no longer retain their Premier League title. Jamie Vardy's opening goal was City's first in the Premier League in 2017; a run of 637 minutes without a goal. With this result, the Foxes avoided becoming the first reigning English league champions to lose six consecutive league games since Everton in 1928-29.

Comments:

League position: 5th Four of Liverpool's five Premier League defeats so far in this season have come against teams who started the game in the bottom three. After 26 games of this Premier League season, the Reds had conceded 19 goals in 11 games against teams in the bottom seven and seven goals in nine games against teams in the top seven. They had now lost five of their last seven league and cup games. Philippe Coutinho scored his first goal in his last 12 appearances in all competitions since November 2016, and his first away goal in the premier League since August 2016.

3 Leicester City

Manager: Craig Shakespeare

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 28 G
Danny Drinkwater 39 G
Jamie Vardy 60 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Daniel Amartey for Shinji Okazaki 69
Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 80
Ben Chilwell for Marc Albrighton 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Islam Slimani
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 15th This was caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare's first game in charge following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri. Leicester City began this game in the bottom three. It was only the second time that the reigning Premier League champions have been in the relegation zone (also Manchester United in August 2007). Following leaders Chelsea’s win against Swansea two days earlier, the Foxes could no longer retain their Premier League title. Jamie Vardy's opening goal was City's first in the Premier League in 2017; a run of 637 minutes without a goal. With this result, the Foxes avoided becoming the first reigning English league champions to lose six consecutive league games since Everton in 1928-29.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Philippe Coutinho 68 G

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Alberto Moreno for Adam Lallana 66
Divock Origi for Sadio Mané 66
Ben Woodburn for Lucas Leiva 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Stewart
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Ben Woodburn

Comments:

League position: 5th Four of Liverpool's five Premier League defeats so far in this season have come against teams who started the game in the bottom three. After 26 games of this Premier League season, the Reds had conceded 19 goals in 11 games against teams in the bottom seven and seven goals in nine games against teams in the top seven. They had now lost five of their last seven league and cup games. Philippe Coutinho scored his first goal in his last 12 appearances in all competitions since November 2016, and his first away goal in the premier League since August 2016.