Leicester vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the reaction from the King Power Stadium
Follow live reaction after Liverpool dropped three points in the Premier League title race as a depleted Leicester side held on to secure a 1-0 victory at the King Power Stadium.
Mohamed Salah saw a first-half penalty saved by Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, with the Premier League’s top scorer hitting the top of the bar with the rebound. Schmeichel denied Salah for a second time with a stunning stop from the angle, as Liverpool went into the break frustrated.
Sadio Mane missed a further chance after half time when he was played through on goal by Diogo Jota, before Leicester punished Liverpool as substitute Ademola Lookman fired the Foxes in front on 59 minutes.
Liverpool couldn’t find a late winner - the first time they had failed to score this season - as leaders Manchester City held on to their six-point lead ahead of their trip to Brentford tomorrow night. Follow reaction from Leicester vs Liverpool live below:
GOAL! Leicester 1-0 Liverpool (LOOKMAN 59’)
Wow - what an introduction, what a goal! Dewsbury-Hall lays the ball inside to Lookman, who ghosts inside Matip and sends a shot past Van Dijk and inside Alisson’s near post!
Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
57 mins: Mane tries to redeem himself with a shot from range - he was slipping as he hit it and it’s straight at Schmeichel.
Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
55 mins: MISS! What a chance for Liverpool! Jota slides in Mane, who beats Castagne with his diagonal run. You’re just waiting for Mane to hit the back of the net but he scoops the ball over the bar!
Keita is on for the Reds, while Tielemans and Lookman are on for Leicester for Iheanacho and Choudhury.
Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
54 mins: Naby Keita - who was outstanding in the Carabao Cup win over Leicester last week - is being prepared by Liverpool.
Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
52 mins: Brilliant defending! Dewsbury-Hall plays a lovely one-two to burst clear of Alexander-Arnold and has Vardy waiting in the middle. His ball across the face is almost perfect, and Tsimikas is forced to slide in and poke the ball clear. Great play all around.
Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
50 mins: It gets a bit frantic again as Jota and Salah get touches around the Leicester box - but Liverpool are unable to test Schmeichel.
Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
48 mins: It gets a bit last-ditch from a Leicester perspective as Jota pounces on a loose touch from Amartey in the box. They’re able to clear after it bounces up and hits Mane’s arm.
Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
46 mins: Liverpool get the second half started with plenty of intent, with Thomas needing to cut out a ball from Alexander-Arnold towards Salah. Alexander-Arnold then plays a wonderful switch to Tsimikas, but Leicester clear.
HALF-TIME: Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
The players are back out for the second half - a big 45 minutes coming up for Liverpool now in the Premier League title race.
HALF-TIME: Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
In breaking news, Everton’s home fixture against Newcastle, scheduled to be played on Thursday 30 December, has been postponed.
Newcastle do not have enough players to fulfil the fixture due to COVID-19 cases and injuries, the Premier League said.
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