FFO Prem, Leicester City vs. Liverpool (Fri Jan 10) Leicester City | Liverpool 4-1-3-2 L | 4-1-2-2-1 C Darren Lear | Graeme Edwards | A_Areola GK | GK T_Courtois N_Semedo DF | DF F_Tomori Y_Berchiche DF | DF D_Llorente F_Kessie DM | DF D_Rugani L_Dunk DF | DF M_Akanji A_Marusic DF | DM R_Bentancur F_Torres MF | MF I_Halifa N_Kante MF | MF J_Grealish K_Dolberg FW | AM M_Kudus G_Simeone FW | AM M_Mudryk A_Elanga MF | FW R_De_Tomas | M_Muller SUB | SUB S_Bolat P_Comuzzo SUB | SUB Jordi_Alba C_Sanchez SUB | SUB C_Aranguiz M_Almiron SUB | SUB M_Niang M_Coulibaly SUB | SUB M_Kulic Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 4 :(lei) A_Marusic chips the ball forward to F_Torres ... F_Torres chases it through, he must score! ... T_Courtois with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 9 :(lei) A_Elanga puts in N_Semedo ... N_Semedo hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 9 :(liv) F_Tomori has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past L_Dunk ... He puts in D_Rugani! ... Y_Berchiche with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though Min. 10 :(lei) K_Dolberg with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past M_Akanji ... R_Bentancur fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 12 :(liv) M_Mudryk with a one-touch layoff to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But he somehow misses ... The Leicester City fans laugh at him Min. 13 :(lei) L_Dunk with the nod to N_Kante ... N_Kante tries one from the edge of the box! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 13 :(liv) I_Halifa has the ball ... He knocks the ball past N_Semedo ... He puts in M_Akanji! ... M_Akanji attempts to drive it home! ... GOAL!! ... The Liverpool fans are delighted! ... Liverpool have the advantage! ... Leicester City 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 14 :(liv) R_De_Tomas feeds the ball to M_Mudryk ... M_Mudryk with the goal bound shot! ... But A_Areola parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 15 :(liv) D_Rugani slides the ball across to M_Mudryk ... Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Semedo ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 18 :(lei) N_Kante holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Elanga ... A_Elanga aims for the top right corner! ... T_Courtois with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... N_Semedo swings it in! ... T_Courtois easily catches it! Min. 19 :(lei) F_Kessie cuts inside J_Grealish ... He worked that well ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Rugani ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 21 :(liv) F_Tomori dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... K_Dolberg pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 23 :(lei) A_Elanga has a go! ... It hits the defender ... G_Simeone collects the loose ball! ... G_Simeone uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 24 :(liv) D_Rugani with the header on ... He finds J_Grealish in space ... A delicate header from J_Grealish! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 24 :(lei) K_Dolberg is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... A_Elanga latches onto the end of it ... F_Tomori with the high feet Min. 30 :(liv) I_Halifa plays in J_Grealish with a beautiful ball ... J_Grealish with a graceful, looping effort! ... But A_Areola punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 32 :(lei) N_Kante runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... A thundering drive by N_Kante! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 35 :(liv) J_Grealish can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Mudryk ... M_Mudryk tries to beat A_Areola! ... But A_Areola makes an easy save Min. 40 :(lei) F_Kessie pulls it back to N_Kante ... But F_Tomori clears the danger Min. 41 :(lei) F_Kessie plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... F_Torres decides to go for goal instead! ... But M_Akanji puts it in row Z! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(lei) F_Torres takes advantage of a mistake by I_Halifa ... Can he make them pay? ... I_Halifa fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 0-1 Liverpool Min. 49 :(liv) J_Grealish with an incisive pass to D_Rugani ... Cleaned up by A_Elanga Min. 50 :(lei) G_Simeone backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... K_Dolberg gets on the end of it ... K_Dolberg aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But T_Courtois punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 50 :(liv) J_Grealish finds M_Mudryk with a perfectly weighted pass ... M_Mudryk attempts to drive it home! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 51 :(liv) D_Rugani kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Grealish gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... N_Kante with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 55 :(lei) L_Dunk with the heel pass to N_Semedo ... N_Semedo is clean through! ... He just has T_Courtois to beat! ... T_Courtois charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... It goes over!! Min. 56 :(liv) M_Akanji runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas with the shot on net! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 56 :(lei) A_Elanga takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rugani ... He puts in G_Simeone! ... J_Grealish with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... The Referee lectures him Min. 57 :(liv) R_De_Tomas leaves his marker standing ... R_De_Tomas strikes a wicked curler! ... A_Areola parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: C_Aranguiz ... COMING OFF: I_Halifa Min. 62 :(lei) K_Dolberg flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A delicate chip from K_Dolberg! ... T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 65 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: M_Niang ... COMING OFF: R_De_Tomas Min. 66 :(lei) N_Semedo knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Akanji ... A delightful ball in to N_Kante ... N_Kante hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... T_Courtois fists it away Min. 67 :(lei) A_Marusic chips the ball forward to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone shoots towards goal! ... T_Courtois makes a difficult save Min. 67 :(liv) M_Kudus beats G_Simeone ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... A_Marusic with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 69 :(liv) C_Aranguiz runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Niang ... M_Niang with the punt towards goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... C_Aranguiz dinks the ball into the area! ... The ball comes to M_Niang ... He gets the shot away ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... F_Torres will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... A_Elanga will now play as a AM Min. 72 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: M_Coulibaly ... COMING OFF: F_Kessie Min. 72 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 72 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: Jordi_Alba ... COMING OFF: D_Rugani Min. 74 :(liv) J_Grealish moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Mudryk ... M_Mudryk with the goal bound shot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Areola never had a chance! Min. 75 :(liv) C_Aranguiz cuts inside A_Marusic ... He worked that well ... He puts in M_Akanji! ... A vicious shot by M_Akanji! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 80 :(lei) A_Elanga with a neat pass into K_Dolberg ... J_Grealish clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 81 :(liv) M_Mudryk sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... M_Coulibaly with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... FREE KICK ... M_Kudus passes to M_Akanji ... M_Akanji fires a shot at goal! ... But A_Areola punches it away Min. 85 :(liv) M_Niang plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A cheeky lob from M_Niang! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(lei) N_Kante with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to M_Coulibaly ... D_Llorente hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Marusic ... T_Courtois fists it away! Min. 90 :(liv) C_Aranguiz with a flicked pass to M_Kudus ... N_Kante slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 91 :(liv) M_Kudus looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... M_Mudryk receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Mudryk with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 93 :(liv) M_Mudryk takes advantage of a mistake by L_Dunk ... M_Mudryk tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... The fans get off their seats! ... A_Areola plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 94 :(liv) F_Tomori is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to M_Kudus ... N_Kante with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Elanga Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Dolberg (21), N_Kante (51) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Akanji (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Akanji (13) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Halifa (44) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 11 | 17 Off target : 5 | 10 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 12 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 14 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 0 - 1 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 23 16 13 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 14 28 Y_Berchiche DF 1 22 18 14 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Kessie DM 1 14 22 9 27 | 73 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 L_Dunk DF 1 22 15 11 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Marusic DF 1 21 13 11 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 34 0 F_Torres AM 1 5 21 18 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 N_Kante MF 1 13 21 12 25 | 95 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 44 14 42 K_Dolberg FW 1 2 14 21 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 10 G_Simeone FW 1 6 12 21 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 13 A_Elanga AM 1 7 21 19 24 | 95 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 36 9 M_Muller GK 22 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Comuzzo DF 1 18 14 14 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Sanchez MF 1 11 17 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Almiron MF 1 6 18 16 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Coulibaly FW 1 11 13 16 24 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 26 1 1 1 15 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 F_Tomori DF 1 23 17 3 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 0 D_Llorente DF 1 22 19 7 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 D_Rugani DF 1 22 18 3 26 | 73 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 36 0 M_Akanji DF 1 22 19 10 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 28 11 77 R_Bentancur DM 1 21 22 9 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Halifa MF 1 17 18 13 30 | 61 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 -4 36 -4 J_Grealish MF 1 8 23 19 27 | 95 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 28 17 M_Kudus AM 1 5 21 20 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 M_Mudryk AM 1 10 19 23 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 11 27 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 17 23 25 | 66 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 S_Bolat GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordi_Alba DF 1 20 17 12 24 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Aranguiz MF 1 12 19 4 27 | 34 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 M_Niang FW 1 7 12 17 27 | 29 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 M_Kulic FW 1 9 12 17 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1736539534 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40