Liverpool v Leicester City, 26 December 2015

Score1-0 to Liverpool
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance44,123

View Liverpool v Leicester City head to head

Liverpool remained unbeaten in the last seven Premier League meetings (won five). Kick-off: 3.00pm

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

0 Leicester City

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

Christian Benteke 63 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Divock Origi

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Robert Huth Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Andy King Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Benteke for Divock Origi 38
Joe Allen for Adam Lallana 90
Lucas Leiva for Philippe Coutinho 90

Substitutions:

Nathan Dyer for Shinji Okazaki 69
Leonardo Ulloa for Jamie Vardy 69
Andrej Kramarić for Riyad Mahrez 80

Cards:

Adam Lallana 45 Y
Emre Can 52 Y

Cards:

Robert Huth 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder Connor Randall
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder João Teixeira
Forward Christian Benteke

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Ritchie De Laet
Defender Marcin Wasilewski
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Forward Andrej Kramarić
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 8th This was Liverpool’s 4,000th game in the top division. The Reds had now won seven of their ten games played at Anfield on a Boxing Day since a 1-0 defeat by Manchester United in 1986. Their total of 21 goals scored was now the lowest by a team in the top half of this season's Premier League table.

Comments:

League position: 1st Leaders Leicester City failed to score for the first time in all competitions since 16 May 2015 (22 games). Five of the last six teams top of the Premier League table on Christmas Day had gone on to win the title. This loss meant the Foxes failed to equal their club league record of 13 consecutive away games without defeat. Their last away league defeat was at Tottenham Hotspur on 21 March 2015 when they were bottom of the Premier League.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Christian Benteke 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Divock Origi

Substitutions:

Christian Benteke for Divock Origi 38
Joe Allen for Adam Lallana 90
Lucas Leiva for Philippe Coutinho 90

Cards:

Adam Lallana 45 Y
Emre Can 52 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder Connor Randall
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder João Teixeira
Forward Christian Benteke

Comments:

League position: 8th This was Liverpool’s 4,000th game in the top division. The Reds had now won seven of their ten games played at Anfield on a Boxing Day since a 1-0 defeat by Manchester United in 1986. Their total of 21 goals scored was now the lowest by a team in the top half of this season's Premier League table.

0 Leicester City

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Robert Huth Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Andy King Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Nathan Dyer for Shinji Okazaki 69
Leonardo Ulloa for Jamie Vardy 69
Andrej Kramarić for Riyad Mahrez 80

Cards:

Robert Huth 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Ritchie De Laet
Defender Marcin Wasilewski
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Forward Andrej Kramarić
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 1st Leaders Leicester City failed to score for the first time in all competitions since 16 May 2015 (22 games). Five of the last six teams top of the Premier League table on Christmas Day had gone on to win the title. This loss meant the Foxes failed to equal their club league record of 13 consecutive away games without defeat. Their last away league defeat was at Tottenham Hotspur on 21 March 2015 when they were bottom of the Premier League.