What a massive 3 points for Jurgen Klopp and Co. It looked like it would be another frustrating night for the Reds when Vardy opened the scoring, but Salah who had missed some gilt-edged opportunities in the first half made amends in the second scoring two stunning goals to keep Liverpool firmly in the top 4 heading into 2018!
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91' Liverpool try to keep the ball, but a loose ball by Wijnaldum sets Leicester on the warpath once again. Fuchs sends in an inviting cross, but Karius takes out both Klavan and the ball to give the Reds some momentary respite
88' Leicester bombard the Liverpool box with successive long throws by Fuchs, and after some extremely shaky defending, the Reds manage to clear the ball away
87' Leicester are piling on the pressure again. Can they grab a last minute equaliser like how they did against Manchester United? Some of the Anfield faithful are extremely twitchy at the moment
82' Substitution by both sides here, Liverpool replace Salah with Wijnaldum while Leicester make their last change bringing on Matt James for Albrighton
The Egyptian did superbly to turn Maguire on the edge of the box, evade the tackle and he then only had Schmeichel to beat, which he did with ease, straight into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. A brilliant dummy as well by Milner in the leadup to the goal
69' Leicester have suddenly come to life and it looks like Liverpool can't get the ball away from their half. The Foxes will be keen to keep this momentum going
67' SO CLOSE! Fuchs' long throw causes confusion in the box and the ball bounces back to N'didi whose absolute piledriver of a shot goes just wide. Karius was well and truly beaten
65' GOOOOO.......NOOOOO! It is once again Mane who has been ruled offside. Coutinho fins Mane with a lovely chipped ball, but the Senegalese man's finish is rightly ruled offside by the linesman. It was marginal, but the correct call was made
64' Liverpool play some lovely football to create some space on the left flank but Andrew Robertson woefully mishits his cross. The Scotsman crossing has been slightly off in the second half
58' WHAT A CHANCE! Coutinho plays a brilliant clipped ball to Salah, but the Egyptian's dinked finish goes just above Schmeichel's goal. Brilliant combination play by Coutinho and Salah
56' Liverpool are completely dominating at the moment. The Reds are pushing really hard for the winner here, but Vardy ad Mahrez might be looking to exploit the spaces in the Liverpool back line
Salah finds the back of the net for Liverpool! Mane plays a brilliant back heel to the Egyptian who shows excellent composure to drill the ball past Schmeichel! The goal was definitely coming
51' Penalty calls waved away! Mo Salah goes down a bit easily after contact with Fuchs, but the referee was having none of it. The Reds are getting a bit desperate here now
49' Amartey with an excellent challenge once again! Mane had almost got goalside, but the Leicester defender tracked back excellently to deny the Senegalese forward.
47' Liverpool have started the second half well and are slowly working their way towards the Leicester goal, but the Foxes are well organised. it is attack v defence at the moment
It has gone perfectly according to plan for Claude Puel and his Leicester side. Although Liverpool and Salah, in particular, have had some excellent chances, the Foxes have held on and will be quietly confident of pulling this off. Stay tuned for the second half, Liverpool are sure to come out all guns blazing!
45' Liverpool are struggling to break the Foxes down now. Leicester have got bodies behind the ball and it is just not falling in the right way for Liverpool at the moment. Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that we will have 1 minute of added time
42' The crowd are urging Liverpool to attack and grab a goal, but the Foxes are starting to look comfortable on the ball. Jurgen Klopp will certainly not be pleased with what he is seeing at the moment
39' What a tackle by Amartey! Coutinho and Firmino combine brilliantly, but Amartey slides back to make a goal saving tackle. Goal-kick is given, although it was a corner. The crowd are getting worked up here at Anfield
37' BLOCKED! The ball drops to Matip from a corner, but his shot is blocked by multiple Leicester bodies throwing themselves in the fray. Leicester at the moment can't wait to hear for the first half whistle
31' Attack after attack for Liverpool! Coutinho shows some brilliant footwork to leave the Leicester defenders flat-footed. The ball comes out to Robertson who runs out of space to pull the ball back into the box. A good move by Liverpool
29' SHOT! Firmino shows some excellent feet to dribble past the defence, but his shot is collected calmly by Schmeichel. The Leicester goalkeeper has been excellent so far
24' SHOT! Joe Gomez steals the ball and storms forward. He unleashes a powerful shot which goes just above Schmeichel's goal. It is chance after chance in this game
21' HOW DID MO SALAH MISS THAT AGAIN? Salah shows brilliant pace to get goalside of the defender, but he inexplicably sends his chip wide of the post. Salah should have buried it.
20' GOOOOOO......NO! Mane is flagged offside! Coutinho and Robertson play some brilliant football and Robertson sends an inviting ball in, but Mane was clearly offside. Liverpool are getting close here
18' Almost a chance for Leicester immediately! Jamie Vardy is onside and through on goal, but he misses his footing which allows Lovren to clear up. What a brilliant game this has been so far! End-to-end stuff
17' CHANCE! Milner and Firmino play some very impressive and cute passes in the opposition box, but Schmeichel rushes out very quickly to smother Milner's pass/attempt
14' Leicester have not had much of the ball, but when they do have it, they are looking extremely threatening. Claude Puel has set them up very well at Anfield tonight
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