Match Report
Leicester City, 18th on 25 points, faced a 59-point deficit to Liverpool (1st, 84). Liverpool had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Leicester City 0.87 scored and 2.11 conceded per game, Liverpool 2.26 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.47.
Leicester City's winless run stood at 10.
Across 28 recorded meetings, Leicester City have 6 wins to Liverpool's 19, with 3 draws, at 3.04 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 68% of the meetings won by the home side. The fixture leans high-scoring: 64% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 57%.
The venue was King Power Stadium in Leicester, with room for 32,312 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Liverpool: Trent Alexander-Arnold (76')