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Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) (AFP/ATTILA KISBENEDEK)
jpnn.com – JAKARTA – Liverpool beat Leicester City with a score of 3-1 in the Premier League match played at Anfield Stadium, Thursday (26/12) local time or Friday morning WIB.
The team coached by Arne Slot came back from one goal down and turned around to beat Leicester City with a score of 3-1. Initially, Leicester took the lead through Jordan Ayew’s goal which was created in the sixth minute.
The Reds then equalized through Cody Gakpo’s goal in the 45+1 minute, took the lead through Curtis Jones’ goal in the 49th minute, before Mohamed Salah completed their party with a goal in the 82nd minute.
The additional three points make Liverpool even stronger at the top of the standings with 42 points, seven points ahead of their closest competitor, Chelsea. Leicester slumped in 18th position with 14 points.
In the first half, Liverpool were surprised when Ayew managed to use Stephy Mavidi’s assist to score the deadlock for The Foxes after only six minutes of the match. Score 1-0 for Leicester.
Liverpool were also frustrated because of their failure to convert opportunities. Andy Robertson’s shot hit the post and Salah’s effort hit the crossbar, before Gakpo was finally able to equalize with his finish from the edge of the box. The score 1-1 closed the first half.
The success of equalizing the score boosted Liverpool’s fighting spirit in the second half. Jones was then able to score a goal to turn things around by grabbing Alexis Mac Allister’s cross in the 49th minute. This goal also marked Jones’ 100th appearance in the Premier League.
Leicester, who dropped into the relegation zone after Wolverhampton won over Manchester United in the match played earlier, wasted a golden opportunity to equalize when Patson Daka failed to maximize the opportunity.
Premier League, Liverpool beat Leicester City with a score of 3-1. Liverpool were trailing 0-1 at the start of the first half.
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