Leicester City v Liverpool, 23 September 2017

Score3-2 to Liverpool
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,004

View Leicester City v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Leicester City failed in their attempt to win three consecutive league home games against Liverpool for the first time since October 1962.

2 Leicester City

3 Liverpool

Goals:

Shinji Okazaki 45 G
Jamie Vardy 69 G

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 15 G
Philippe Coutinho 23 G
Jordan Henderson 68 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Dejan Lovren Defender
Alberto Moreno Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 61
Kelechi Iheanacho for Shinji Okazaki 74
Islam Slimani for Marc Albrighton 80

Substitutions:

Daniel Sturridge for Roberto Firmino 64
James Milner for Emre Can 74
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Philippe Coutinho 79

Cards:

Marc Albrighton 17 Y
Wilfred Ndidi 22 Y
Jamie Vardy 90 Y

Cards:

Joël Matip 45 Y
Dejan Lovren 56 Y
Simon Mignolet 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Islam Slimani

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Forward Dominic Solanke
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 16th Leicester City had now lost their last seven games in the Premier League against last season's top six. The Foxes had now equalled their lowest points total after a six-game start to a Premier League season (also four points in 1994-95). Shinji Okazaki had now scored four goals in his last seven Premier League appearances. Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said: "We have to dust ourselves down this week. There is no feeling sorry for ourselves. We have to get back to work and try to put more points on the table. It is mixed emotions. You sit here and have no points and I have been told by a lot of people how we have contributed to a great game but as a manager it doesn’t mean anything to you because the players will be in there now feeling very disappointed not to come away with something."

Comments:

League position: 5th Simon Mignolet saved Jamie Vardy's 73rd minute penalty. Since joining Liverpool for the 2013-14 season, he had now saved seven of the 15 Premier League penalties he had faced; more than any other goalkeeper. This was Liverpool's first win in their last five games in all competitions but had now lost only one of their last eight games in the Premier League. The Reds had now conceded ten goals in their last three away games in the Premier League; the most they had conceded over a three away game run in the competition's history. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said: "I know about pressure a lot – I actually had it all my life because of different reasons. Pressure when it is the right pressure, it always helps. When it is without sense then it doesn't help – and I'm very good at ignoring it. But, you can imagine, we want to be successful. We know the quality we have makes us responsible for being successful. I know that. But I said to the boys before the game that we are not the Harlem Globetrotters. We don't go out and try to play really good football, we are here for results and so we play for results."

2 Leicester City

Goals:

Shinji Okazaki 45 G
Jamie Vardy 69 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 61
Kelechi Iheanacho for Shinji Okazaki 74
Islam Slimani for Marc Albrighton 80

Cards:

Marc Albrighton 17 Y
Wilfred Ndidi 22 Y
Jamie Vardy 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

League position: 16th Leicester City had now lost their last seven games in the Premier League against last season's top six. The Foxes had now equalled their lowest points total after a six-game start to a Premier League season (also four points in 1994-95). Shinji Okazaki had now scored four goals in his last seven Premier League appearances. Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said: "We have to dust ourselves down this week. There is no feeling sorry for ourselves. We have to get back to work and try to put more points on the table. It is mixed emotions. You sit here and have no points and I have been told by a lot of people how we have contributed to a great game but as a manager it doesn’t mean anything to you because the players will be in there now feeling very disappointed not to come away with something."

3 Liverpool

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 15 G
Philippe Coutinho 23 G
Jordan Henderson 68 G

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Dejan Lovren Defender
Alberto Moreno Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Daniel Sturridge for Roberto Firmino 64
James Milner for Emre Can 74
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Philippe Coutinho 79

Cards:

Joël Matip 45 Y
Dejan Lovren 56 Y
Simon Mignolet 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Forward Dominic Solanke
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 5th Simon Mignolet saved Jamie Vardy's 73rd minute penalty. Since joining Liverpool for the 2013-14 season, he had now saved seven of the 15 Premier League penalties he had faced; more than any other goalkeeper. This was Liverpool's first win in their last five games in all competitions but had now lost only one of their last eight games in the Premier League. The Reds had now conceded ten goals in their last three away games in the Premier League; the most they had conceded over a three away game run in the competition's history. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said: "I know about pressure a lot – I actually had it all my life because of different reasons. Pressure when it is the right pressure, it always helps. When it is without sense then it doesn't help – and I'm very good at ignoring it. But, you can imagine, we want to be successful. We know the quality we have makes us responsible for being successful. I know that. But I said to the boys before the game that we are not the Harlem Globetrotters. We don't go out and try to play really good football, we are here for results and so we play for results."