Beijing time on December 29, 04:00, the 20th round of the Premier League, Salah penalty was saved and shot at the crossbar, Mane was punished 5 minutes after a one-handed failure, Lukeman came off the bench to play the winning goal, Liverpool away was beaten by Leicester City 1-0, suffered a two-round winless.
It was Leicester City's second Premier League game in 53 hours and they had just played a frantic 3-6 away to Manchester City just 2 days ago. The last time they played Liverpool was 6 days ago, which means it's their third game in the last 6 days. In the Quarter-finals of the League Cup, Leicester City, with two leads, was chased by Liverpool for two consecutive goals to complete a 3-3 draw, and was finally eliminated 4-5 in the penalty shootout. This 1-0 match allowed Leicester City to complete their revenge.
For Liverpool, they rested six days ago after playing the Quarter-final of the League Cup with Leicester City, with more rest than Leicester City, but did not play a physical advantage. Liverpool also lost 3-1 to Leicester City at the stadium last season, the first time in nearly 22 years that they have faced Leicester City in the Premier League for two consecutive defeats.
Last round was forced by Tottenham Hotspur to draw 2-2, this round lost to Leicester City, Liverpool in the last two rounds of five points, has been the top team Manchester City to open up a six-point gap. After Chelsea, Liverpool were also left behind, and defending champions Manchester City had another wave of rhythm to take away.
Contest Review ——
In the 14th minute, Salah's personal penalty was saved by Schmeichel, and then the header hit the crossbar with an empty goal.
In the 55th minute, Mane's one-handed ball flew away, wasting Diogo Jota's clever pass.
In the 59th minute, Hall struck a low cross from the left and Lukeman burst into the box to hit the ball into the near corner in front of Van Dijk to help Leicester City win 1-0.