He seemed to get his season back on track with four consecutive victories, after tying in Elland Road. It was the Leeds who once again stopped the feet of a Liverpool without rhythm. Heavy metal ended a long time ago Anfieldwho ended up frustrated with the lack of elf among his people.
They failed to score against a team that had only kept a goal to zero on one occasion this season, on the first day against the Newcastle. It was Liverpool’s first goalless draw in two years, since the visit ofl Manchester United in December 2023. The result could be worse if Calvert-Lewin would have avoided offside when he scored in the 80th minute.
Lacking intensity and making some mistakes in dangerous areas, Liverpool had a hard time getting into the game. He Leeds He took the opportunity to force three corner kicks in the first five minutes. They warned those of Yorkshirebut the reds got the message. They had to react.
They began to take control of the match, commanding and locking their rival behind after the first quarter of an hour. His dominion, however, was sterile. And the first big opportunity was for the visitors. Alissonwho was out of goal in the 32nd minute, tried to play a ball with the outside of his foot. Bad. He gave it to Ampaduwho shot first towards an orphaned goal. He made it centered, and Alisson He was able to correct his initial mistake. That was Leeds’ last shot on goal of the night.
Goal disallowed against Leeds
He wasn’t any better either. Liverpoolwho generated his first chance seconds after the attempted Ampadu. Frimpong picked up a passed ball Robertsonand put it back into the area with a half-center, half-shot. Ekitiké He didn’t know what to do with so much power and instead of directing his header between the three posts he did so against Perri’s head. The Brazilian’s first stop, no matter how involuntary it was. Leeds contained their rival well for the rest of the first half and the first half hour of the second. Only Szoboszla He managed to give Perri some work during that period. A long shot that the visiting goalkeeper caught in two halves.
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The plan worked Wake upwhich in the 70th minute brought on Calvert-Lewin y Okafor to take a step forward. Liverpool still had no ideas. Without rhythm despite Slot trying to reverse this dynamic with several substitutions. More began to arrive Leedsand with more danger. The presence of Calvert-Lewin In Alisson’s area he invited his teammates to hang balls trying to find him. Bornauw brought down one of them and the former striker of the Everton He went ahead of his pair to send it to the net. But he had gotten so far ahead that he was offside and the goal did not go up on the scoreboard. He Liverpool He saw the wolf’s teeth and rushed to win the game in the final minutes, with the same brilliance, the same creativity and the same luck as throughout the game. None.
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Changes
Milos Kerkez (65′, Andy Robertson), Alexis Mac Allister (65′, Curtis Jones), Cody Agat (65′, Florian Wirtz), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (69′, Lukas Nmecha), Noah Okafor (69′, Brenden Aaronson), Federico Chiesa (78′, Conor Bradley), Jayden Bogle (82′, Sebastiaan Bornauw), Ngumoha River (83′, Jeremie Frimpong), In Tanaka (91′, Ilia Gruev)
Cards
Arbitro: Chris Kavanagh
Referees VAR: Darren England, Wade Smith
Ampadu (60′,Yellow), Jaka Bijol (61′, Yellow)
