In the early morning of December 29, Beijing time, the 20 rounds of the Premier League began to compete, and Liverpool played away in this round, and their opponent was Leicester City. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Liverpool lost to their opponents 0-1, ending the previous seven rounds of unbeaten league matches and ending the entire journey of 2021 with a defeat.
Liverpool were 4-3-3 in this game. Goalkeeper No. 1 Alisson, four at the back are No. 21 Zimicas, No. 4 Van Dijk, No. 32 Matip and No. 66 Arnold, midfielders no. 15 Chamberlain, No. 3 Fabinho and No. 14 Henderson, and three in the front are No. 10 Mane, No. 20 Jota and No. 11 Salah.
Leicester City lined up 4-4-2. Goalkeeper No. 1 Schmeichel, four defenders are No. 27 Castagne, No. 18 Amatai, No. 25 Ndidi and No. 33 Luke Thomas, midfielders No. 20 Chowdhury, No. 42 Sumare, No. 22 Hall and No. 10 Madison, and No. 9 Vardy on the front line with No. 14 Isinacho.
In the 8th minute of the first half, Henderson volleyed from outside the box and the ball went high over the crossbar. In the 15th minute Salah fell inside the penalty area to create a penalty, his own penalty was saved by Schmeichel, and Salah followed up with a shot that hit the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Chamberlain shot like a pass and the ball was saved by Schmeichel.
In the 53rd minute, Mane burst into the box and fired just over the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Lukeman broke the deadlock for Leicester City and the score became 1-0. In the 86th minute, Liverpool won a free kick in front of the box and Van Dijk's shot from a tight angle inside the penalty area was blocked. Mane's header deflected off goal in the 88th minute.
In the end of the 90-minute match, Leicester City won 1-0 at home to Liverpool with Lukeman's goal, ending all the matches in 2021 with a single victory. Leicester City scored 25 points after the game, temporarily rising to 9th place in the table. Liverpool suffered their second Premier League defeat of the season and are six points behind top-up Manchester City in the table.