Liverpool beat Leicester City 2-0 in the Premier League. The Reds’ two winning goals were bought by Diogo Jota.
Liverpool host Leicester City at Anfield in the Premier League match, Friday (11/2/2022) early morning WIB. Jurgen Klopp’s troops appeared dominant throughout the 90 minutes.
They recorded possession of the ball at 65.2 percent compared to Leicester’s 34.8 percent. Liverpool could score in the 34th minute through Diogo Jota.
After the goal, Liverpool continued to pound the Foxes defense. They recorded a total of 22 shots with 11 on goal. Leicester who were under more pressure only made five attempts with one on target.
Liverpool could only double the advantage in the 84th minute again from Diogo Jota’s score. This 2-0 victory brought Liverpool now collect 51 points.
They are in second place, nine points behind Manchester City at the top of the table. Meanwhile, Leicester are in 12th position with 26 points.
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The course of the match
The hosts took the initiative to attack early in the match. However, it was Leicester who actually presented a dangerous opportunity first in the 5th minute.
James Maddison was freed from the guard after receiving a ball from Ademola Lookman. However, his shot from a narrow angle on the left side of the penalty box can still be dammed Alisson.
Liverpool are trying to appear more patient in building attacks. They had their first dangerous chance in the 20th minute.
Trent Alexander-Arnold moves on the right side of the Leicester penalty box. He has space to shoot. His effort but still well parried by Kasper Schmeichel.
Goal!! Starting from Alexander-Arnold’s corner kick, the ball could be headed by Virgil Van Dijk. Van Dijk’s header was parried by Schmeichel. Diogo Jota immediately struck the vomit ball into a goal in the 34th minute.
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Left behind, Leicester tried to appear more pressing. Even so, their attacks were easily suppressed by Liverpool defenders.
The Reds are back in control again towards the end of the first half. Roberto Firmino tried to threaten from a long-range shot in the 42nd minute. His efforts have not yielded results because Schmeichel well read the direction of the ball.
Firmino again had a chance in the 45th minute through his neat combination with Jota. Schmeichel again thwarted the Brazilian’s experiment by being able to ward off the ball.
Score 1-0 for Liverpool lasted until halftime.
Two minutes after the break, Liverpool immediately kicked off. Jota who stabbed from the left side of the penalty box kick off measured. Schmeichel is still a wall for Liverpool’s efforts to double the advantage. He flew off the ball.
Luis Diaz tried to stab from the left side in the 69th minute. However, his shot from inside the penalty box is still far wide.
Salah’s new action was seen in the 74th minute. He tricked two of the Fox’s players to approach the Fox’s goal. Schmeichel still looks excellent by being able to stem Salah’s kick.
A minute later, Salah had a golden opportunity to take advantage of a bait error from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. He drove into the penalty box to live dealing with Schmeichel. The Danish goalkeeper once again showed his toughness after muffled Salah’s kick.
Wrong start to heat. In the 78th minute, he curled a shot from the right. Schmeichel couldn’t reach the ball, but the bar prevented Salah from scoring.
Liverpool’s onslaught has not stopped. The wild ball that was present was used by Diaz to launch a hard shot. Schmeichel for the umpteenth time made a save to deny Diaz’s shot.
Goal!! Schmeichel was finally defeated by Jota. Jota, who stood in front of goal well, completed a pass from Joel Matip into a goal.
In the last six minutes of the match, both teams attacked each other. But no more goals were created. Score 2-0 for Liverpool closed the game.
Lineup
Liverpool: Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; Thiago Alcantara, Fabinho, Curtis Jones (Harvey Elliott 60′); Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino (Mohamed Salah 60′), Luis Diaz (Takumi Minamino 89′).
Leicester City: Kasper Schmeichel; James Justin, Daniel Amartey, Wilfred Ndidi, Luke Thomas; Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Boubakary Soumare (Youri Tielemans 60 ‘), Ademola Lookman (Harvey Barnes 79), James Maddison, Marc Albrighton, Patson Daka (Kelechi Iheanacho 60’).
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