Premier League: Liverpool with luck against the Foxes
For the first time since April, Liverpool have won four straight league matches. Leicester, who had a pre-World Cup comeback, have suddenly dropped back-to-back games and are currently just four points above the relegation zone
Lucky Liverpool.Wout Faes, a defender for Leicester City, scored two own goals to give Liverpool a crucial three points and move them closer to their top four competitors.
Before halftime, the 24-year-disastrous old's seven minutes gave Liverpool the advantage.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FAES IS ON A HAT-TRICK.</p>— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1608927536419065856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Before the game began, both teams' fans gathered to honour Pele and former Reds striker David Johnson. However, there wasn't much to be seen in the first half to reflect "O Jogo Bonito."
Due to the impending birth of his first child, Liverpool's holding midfielder Fabinho was left out of the lineup. His absence became apparent after some shoddy defending after just four minutes.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall only had Ayoze Perez ahead of him when he took up the ball from 50 yards out. Still, after comfortably brushing off Jordan Henderson, who was playing the role of Fabinho, he used his teammate as a helpful decoy.
Dewsbury-Hall could not believe his good fortune as he sprinted through unimpeded to flick a shot over a perplexed Alisson Becker after left-back Andy Robertson, anticipating the pass, moved up to play Perez offside and left a huge chasm between himself and Virgil van Dijk.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ending 2022 with a win 🤩 <a href="https://t.co/7LXhoNH3MD">pic.twitter.com/7LXhoNH3MD</a></p>— Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1608944958530281472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The Foxes defender endured agonising taunting for the following 45 minutes, which was made worse by Liverpool's superior offensive performance in the Kop end.
During the sides' exchange of chances, Barnes missed with a shot, and Henderson missed with a volley, but Salah could have put the outcome beyond doubt after Darwin Nunez's magnificent through-ball, but he scuffed wide with his right foot.
But Leicester persisted, and after a one-touch pass play featuring Salah and substitute Naby Keita, Nunez shot over after Alisson dived superbly to stop Barnes.