Liverpool increased its lead in the English Premier League to seven points after coming back from behind by beating Leicester City 3-1 at Anfield on Thursday evening.
The Foxes, who started the game in the relegation zone, put in a strong performance starting with Jordan Ayew firing them into the lead early.
However, goals from Cody Jacobo and Curtis Jones in either half-time turned the game on its head before Mohamed Salah wrapped it up late on, ensuring the Reds capitalized on the result. Chelsea loses to Fulham Earlier on Boxing Day.
How the game unfolded
Liverpool seemed to be signaling their intention when… Salah He was forced to make a save with a shot from close range just seconds after the opening whistle. But it was Leicester who took the lead in the sixth minute, as Ayew turned sharply to score inside the box after great work from Stevie Mavididi down the left side.
The home side responded by increasing the pressure, but did not create many crosses into the box, with Andy Robertson's header rebounding off the post as soon as possible.
LeicesterMeanwhile, he looked lively at the break, coming within touching distance of Virgil van Dijk playing in Batson Daka for a chance to make it 2-0.
Unfortunately for the Foxes, the pressure began to mount towards the end of the first half, as Salah fired a shot that hit the crossbar from inside the penalty area. Liverpool equalized shortly after, as Jacobo sent a distinctive curved ball into the net after cutting the ball from the left side.
The Reds then picked up where they left off after the break, as Darwin Nunez wasted a golden opportunity to smash Ryan Gravenberch's shot over the bar. But they were ahead from a similar move moments later, Jones side-footing the ball from McAllister's pass after a good move down the home side's right flank.
To their credit, Leicester kept it going, and they might have equalized had Daka not completely missed a left-footed effort from a cross after a quick attack. Meanwhile, LiverpoolThe team's wait for a goal that would decide the match extended when Jacobo's goal was disallowed after a long VAR check for offside during the build-up of the attack.
But they were given some breathing room in the final 10 minutes when Salah fired a low shot at the far post after dribbling inside the area.
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Having conceded eight goals over their last three matches, Liverpool may have viewed this clash with Leicester as an opportunity to show they are not quite as porous as they have appeared of late. Instead, it was Alisson Becker picking the ball clear with just six minutes left on the clock against a team mired in the relegation zone.
The Reds have now made just one clean sheet in their last six matches (against Girona), and lack the solidity that characterized their strong start to the season. maybe A close return for Ibrahim Konate It will help you, but Arne Slot will be desperate to find a solution either way.
Jurgen Klopp went so far as to apologize to Cody Jacobo last season for damaging his form by taking advantage of his positional versatility. After the Dutchman has scored eight goals in his last 12 games in the favored left-wing position by netting against Leicester, you can see that the former Reds boss has earned a point.
Jacobo appears to have been reborn this season, and his recent form means he may well overtake Luis Diaz in the pecking order on the wing. It's definitely a headache of choice that Slot will welcome.
After the 'new manager's bounce' gave way to heavy defeats to Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester fans had every reason to fear this trip to Anfield.
Instead, they will surely be encouraged by a disciplined and hard-working performance that on another day could have netted them at least a share of the points. If the Foxes continue to show this level of teamwork in the future, they will at least give themselves a chance of more wins.
