The fourth official indicates three additional minutes at the end of the match for stoppages.
87'
Liverpool have brought the tempo down to a walking pace as they look to see out the victory and keep the deserved clean sheet.
82'
A. Lallana enters the game and replaces J. Henderson.
Klopp won’t risk it with under 10 minutes left as Lallana comes on to replace Henderson.
80'
Play is stopped as Henderson is down receiving treatment following a relatively innocuous challenge from Perez in midfield. It didn’t seem a malicious tackle, but the Liverpool captain seems to be in quite some pain.
78'
T. Alexander-Arnold has scored a goal for Liverpool! Assist by S. Mané.
THERE’S NO STOPPING LIVERPOOL, WHO GO UP 4-0! A turnover in midfield allows Mane to latch onto it and spark a counter-attack. With three attackers and only two defenders, the Senegal international finds the open man in Alexander-Arnold, who dispatches a low, first-time drive which beats Schmeichel!
Mane gets his name on the score sheet for the first time tonight - his pass setting Alexander-Arnold up for the goal.
76'
H. Choudhury enters the game and replaces J. Maddison.
Maddison is taken off as he won’t be exposed following the booking. Choudhury is his chosen replacement.
74'
Roberto Firmino has scored a goal for Liverpool! Assist by T. Alexander-Arnold.
Two goals from open play for Liverpool, and two assists for Alexander-Arnold who once again gets into a great position and puts a pin-point delivery into the striker.
3-0 TO LIVERPOOL AS THE REDS COME BACK TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE WITH STYLE! Alexander-Arnold fizzes a square ball into the penalty area for Firmino, who has a moment to settle the ball before placing his curling shot into the top corner of the goal!
73'
J. Maddison gets yellow.
A very frustrated Maddison boots the ball away following the referee’s whistle and is shown a yellow card as a result.
72'
Ayoze Pérez enters the game and replaces D. Praet.
Rodgers makes a change immediately following the goal, sending Perez on in place of Praet.
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71'
Penalty goal scored by J. Milner for Liverpool!
MILNER MAKES NO MISTAKE! The substitute steps up and rolls his penalty coolly and calmly to the left, sending Schmeichel the wrong way! 2-0 Liverpool!
70'
J. Milner enters the game and replaces N. Keïta.
D. Origi enters the game and replaces Mohamed Salah.
Salah is given a rest as Origi comes on in his stead.
It’s a double change from Liverpool, whose second alteration sees Keita replaced by Milner.
69'
Salah gets free down the right on a counter-attack - pushed forward by the searching pass of Mane - before cutting inside on Soyuncu, looking to dispatch a curler. The defender has done his research and jockeys, effectively blocking the shot out for a corner.
67'
A high ball lumped forwards towards Vardy reaches his intended target, and the striker pops the ball up with his first touch - losing Gomez in the process. Van Dijk is alert as ever though as he glides across to boot it out for a throw-in; buying his side to regroup and get into their defensive shape.
65'
There looks to be some activity on the Liverpool bench as a substitute prepares to enter the fray in hopes of holding the lead.
63'
Maddison attempts to bend the free-kick into the far corner of the goal from the left edge of the penalty area, but he misses his mark by some distance.
62'
J. Gomez gets yellow.
Vardy gets involved an a counter-attack, driving towards the Liverpool goal, which forces Gomez to come across and defend. The pace of the striker catches the defender flat-footed, forcing Gomez into a challenge which earns him a yellow card.
60'
With 30 minutes left in the match, the hosts have been thoroughly dominated, despite the close scoreline. The Foxes have been behind since the half-hour mark, yet have still not managed a shot on target, as Vardy looks an increasingly isolated figure as he leads the Leicester line.
58'
M. Albrighton enters the game and replaces H. Barnes.
Rodgers knows something needs to change as he makes a switch from the bench, withdrawing Barnes in favour of Albrighton.
56'
Liverpool continue to challenge the Leicester defence as Alexander-Arnold switches play through the 18-yard box and finds Robertson, who looks to volley it into the middle for Firmino. Salah gets on the end of it and smashes it off the frame of the goal - but the linesman raises his flag for offside in the build-up!
52'
The corner is dangerous as Mane gets there before Schmeichel, heading it backwards to Salah. The goalkeeper is off his line and slightly out of position, but Salah’s high, looping effort goes well over the centre of the goal.
50'
Liverpool are pressing Leicester very high, forcing Schmeichel to just boot it down the right channel for Pereira. Henderson and Wijnaldum set the trap perfectly to win back possession, before earning a corner to keep the pressure on their opponents.
48'
Tielemans approaches the edge of the penalty area and only has sights for goal, despite having an option in Chilwell to his left. It’s a low strike, but one which Gomez can block out for a corner.
46'
Leicester get the second half underway from the kick-off!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 0-1 LIVERPOOL.
44'
The fourth official indicates an additional minute to be added at the end of the first half for stoppages.
42'
With just under five minutes remaining in the first half, it doesn’t look as though Leicester are going to be able to muster an equaliser, as they’ve looked a level or two below their opponents so far.
40'
Keita’s nimble dribbling and agility takes him past Barnes, Ndidi and Pereira and into the penalty area before Soyncu is forced to come across and put it out for a Liverpool corner.
37'
Liverpool are seemingly slowing the pace down with less than 10 minutes remaining in the first half, catching their breath as they prepare a throw-in. The eventual delivery causes danger as Salah attempts to latch onto it in the penalty area, but Ndidi is able to whack it clear after a bit of danger.
31'
Roberto Firmino has scored a goal for Liverpool! Assist by T. Alexander-Arnold.
FIRMINO MAKES IT 1-0 LIVERPOOL! After a partially cleared corner, Alexander-Arnold sweeps a cross back to the far post, where both Firmino and Salah queue up to get a head to it - though it’s the former that squeezes it past the hand of Schmeichel and the frame of the goal!
The delivery for the goal is nothing short of superb, with Alexander-Arnold's inswinging cross finding not one, but two team-mates in space.
28'
Salah is unable to back into Evans and turn a pass through for the run of Mane, as Ndidi joins his centre-back to shield Schmeichel’s goal. The eventual clearance doesn’t get far though, as Liverpool bring it forward once again.
26'
Alexander-Arnold pops up on the right after a great opening pass from Firmino, but the full-back’s cross to the far post for Salah is intercepted by a well-placed Evans.
24'
Vardy gets on the end of a Chilwell pass down the left, but his attempt to centre the ball around the Liverpool penalty area goes awry as Maddison mis-controls it, allowing a defender to get onto it to clear.
22'
Keita rounds two challenges in midfield before Maddison’s third attempt to bring him down succeeds, and Liverpool are given a free-kick in Leicester’s half.
20'
Alexander-Arnold whips a corner into Mane on the near corner of the six, but his touch is poor as he sends it wide. Henderson manages to keep it in, but his attempts to get a team-mate to put it goalwards are thwarted as Mane loses possession. Leicester attack through Vardy on the counter, but Gomez astoundingly manages to keep pace with the striker, before Alisson comes out to win possession comfortably.
18'
Tielemans gifts Liverpool a chance to clear their lines after dragging Keita down during an aerial duel. It’s sloppy from the Foxes midfielder, but not malicious.
16'
Both Liverpool and Leicester are quite obviously looking to take advantage of the pace in their respective attacking lines. Praet and Maddison have been dribbling with their head up, searching for Vardy’s runs in-behind the defence, while Alexander-Arnold and Robertson are hitting it over the top for Mane and Salah, who are constantly on the shoulder of the last man.
14'
Leicester get themselves in trouble near their own penalty area as Ndidi opts to control a throw-in using his chest, putting it back inside his own 18, and allowing Henderson to nip in and win the ball back. The Liverpool captain has a strike at goal, which takes a deflection before looping behind for a corner.
12'
Schmeichel is forced to come out of his penalty area in hopes of getting to a lofted pass ahead of Salah on the edge of the 18, but he misses the ball, taking Ndidi out instead. The retreating Pereira forces Salah wide, cutting the angle and ensuring the eventual strike hits the side netting!
10'
Maddison plays a lovely one-touch on the edge of the penalty area, spraying it to the left for Vardy. The striker then sweeps in a low cross to the edge of the six-yard box, where Robertson is happy to put it behind for a corner!
8'
Gomez looks to step forward and deliver a pass for Alexander-Arnold high up the right-hand side, but the full-back is unable to keep it in play, turning possession over cheaply to their opponents.
6'
It’s a ropey start for Leicester, who seem a half-step behind the pace of Liverpool. If the Foxes have any hope of putting pressure on Liverpool in the second half of the season, they’ll need all three points today.
4'
Mane pushes it forward for Salah to chase under pressure from Pereira, but Schmeichel is quick to come off his line and assert his dominance over the 18-yard box, collecting the ball ahead of the Egypt international.
2'
Liverpool fire an early warning shot as Alexander-Arnold gets forward and takes a strike from outside the area, forcing Schmeichel to get down to make an important save.
1'
Liverpool get the match underway from the kick-off!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Premier League fixture between Leicester City and Liverpool!
Leicester City’s 3-1 loss to Manchester City last weekend arrested a run of 10 straight Premier League fixtures without defeat for the Foxes, who sit 10 points behind leaders Liverpool having played a game more. Firmly entrenched in the Champions League places, Brendan Rodgers can set his side out to attack in an attempt to cut the lead down to seven, with minimal repercussions should they fail, in a match that pits the Premier League’s two best defences against each other. .
The newly crowned Club World Cup champions travel to the King Power Stadium for their first Premier League action since beating Watford 2-0 on December 14. A win in the international tournament against Flamengo of Brazil should buoy Jurgen Klopp’s outfit ahead of what could be Liverpool’s 35th domestic match in a row without defeat, and their ninth consecutive victory in the league should they get the better of the Foxes.
LIVERPOOL SUBS: Curtis Jones, Neco Williams, Adam Lallana, Xherdan Shaqiri, Divock Origi, James Milner, Adrian.
LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk; Andrew Robertson; Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum; Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane.
LEICESTER CITY SUBS: James Justin, Wes Morgan, Marc Albrighton, Demarai Gray, Hamza Choudhury, Danny Ward, Ayoze Perez.
LEICESTER CITY XI (4-1-4-1): Kasper Schmeichel; Ben Chilwell, Caglar Soyuncu, Jonny Evans, Ricardo Pereira; Wilfred Ndidi; James Maddison, Youri Tielemans, Dennis Praet, Harvey Barnes; Jamie Vardy.
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let's take a look at the team news, starting with the hosts!
Leicester undoubtedly have the quality both in their XI and on their bench to change the match, though it’s going to take a lot of work in the second half. Vardy has looked isolated against the speed of Gomez and Van Dijk, with perhaps Perez a necessary entrant in the second half to give the former England international a partner. Liverpool have looked imperious in the first half and will be quite optimistic about the three points, with Milner and Lallana available to settle the match down in the late stages with their experience and quality.
That concludes our coverage of the Premier League fixture between Leicester City and Liverpool. We hope you enjoyed it!
Leicester will look to get back to winning ways on Saturday when they travel to face West Ham. Klopp will hope Liverpool’s run of form continues when they host Wolves on Sunday.
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