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At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 29, a match in the 20th round of the Premier League began to compete, and Liverpool, who ranked second in the Premier League, came to challenge Leicester City. In the first half, Henderson volleyed high. Salah made a point, but he conceded a penalty and the empty shot hit the crossbar. Vardy's consecutive shots were blocked and Jota's shot was deflected off target. In the second half, Mane wasted a one-handed chance to score as substitute Lukeman scored. In the end, Liverpool lost 1-0 to Leicester City, breaking a cold score. As the title-winning favourite, Liverpool lost a very crucial 3 points, which made Manchester City at the top of the table get good news in the air. Manchester City leads Liverpool by six points.
Just 3 minutes into the game, Matip was awarded a yellow card for kicking down his opponent when he grabbed the ball. Taking a yellow card early is a very bad thing for Matip, which means that he needs to be extremely cautious and avoid taking the cards again. Five minutes later, Henderson volleyed from outside the penalty area, the action was very stretched, the ball speed was very fast, just did not shoot on target, kicked high. In the 14th minute, Salah was tripped by Ndidi in the penalty area and the referee decisively awarded a penalty. Salah himself took the penalty, his penalty was saved by Schmeichel, and then Salah's header was supplemented, and in the face of a large empty goal, Salah put the ball on the crossbar, which was a pity. Leicester City escaped.
In the 22nd minute, Chamberlain sent a provocative cross on the left side of the field, Henderson inserted the ball in front of the goal, did not top the ball, the ball went straight to the goal, goalkeeper Schmeichel confiscated the ball. Nine minutes later, Salah fired a shot from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area and Schmeichel saved the ball again. Schmeichel became Salah's nemesis in this game, defusing the danger again and again. In the 34th minute, Castagne sent a wonderful pass, Vardy stopped the ball, took a step forward, and then pumped a close-range shot, but the ball was blocked by matip who was defending. In the 45th minute, Jota volleyed in the air at the penalty spot, the kick was deflected, and the ball went straight out of the bottom line. At the end of the half, the two sides played 0-0!
In the second half, it was easy to fight again, and both sides did not enter the state so quickly, both looking for the feeling of the game. In the 53rd minute, Liverpool got a very good chance, Mane received Jota's wonderful pass and got a one-handed chance to face the goalkeeper, but he faced Schmeichel, who attacked and blocked, and actually played high, which was incredible. It's a shame that such an opportunity was not seized.
Rogers made a substitution in the 55th minute, replacing Tillermans and Lukeman with Isinacho and Chowdhury. Just three minutes later, Lukeman, who came on as a substitute, scored well, firing a near-angle shot from inside the penalty area! Leicester City take the lead! Rogers is truly a god changer, absolutely! The goal put Liverpool in a difficult position. Klopp then replaced Milner and Firmino, but they did not change the tide of the battle. In the end, Liverpool lost 1-0 to Leicester City.