Liverpool vs Leicester City

League Cup - Quarter-finals 22 Dec 2021, 19:45
Liverpool
Liverpool
4–3
HT 1–3
FULL TIME
Leicester City
Leicester City
🏟 Anfield (Liverpool) 👤 A. Madley Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Liverpool edged past Leicester City 4-3 in the League Cup - Quarter-finals on 22 December 2021. It was 1-3 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Liverpool dominated possession with 66% of the ball and had 22 shots to Leicester City's 8.

The match was played at Anfield (Liverpool), with A. Madley in charge.

Half-time 1-3 Possession 66% - 34% Shots 22 - 8 On target 6 - 7 Corners 15 - 2 Fouls 10 - 11 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Jamie Vardy
Leicester City · 2 goals
8 Takumi Minamino 1 goal, 1 assist
8 James Maddison 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Roberto Firmino 1 assist
8 James Milner 1 assist
First half vs second half
Liverpool stepped it up after the break, with 16 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 16–2
Shots On Goal 2–5 4–2
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 5–1 10–1
Attacks 62–41 83–46
Match statistics
8 Substitution 4
145 Attacks 87
76 Dangerous Attacks 18
6 On Target 7
16 Off Target 2
22 Shots Total 8
6 Shots On Goal 7
9 Shots Off Goal 1
7 Shots Blocked 0
15 Shots Inside Box 6
7 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 11
15 Corners 2
2 Offsides 2
66% Ball Possession 34%
1 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 3
547 Passes Total 298
439 Passes Accurate 186
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Liverpool · 4-3-3
62 C. Kelleher
84 C. Bradley 12 J. Gomez 89 B. Koumetio 21 K. Tsimikas
14 J. Henderson 80 T. Morton 15 A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
76 N. Williams 9 R. Firmino 18 T. Minamino
Leicester City · 4-3-1-2
1 K. Schmeichel
21 R. Pereira 25 W. Ndidi 4 Ç. Söyüncü 33 L. Thomas
8 Y. Tielemans 42 B. Soumaré 22 K. Dewsbury-Hall
10 J. Maddison
9 J. Vardy 29 P. Daka
Liverpool
Coach
J. Klopp
Substitutes
  • 97 Marcelo
  • 5 Ibrahima Konaté
  • 78 Jarell Quansah
  • 7 James Milner
  • 63 Owen Beck
  • 82 Max Woltman
  • 8 Naby Keïta
  • 49 Kaide Gordon
  • 20 Diogo Jota
Leicester City
Coach
B. Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 44 Jakub Stolarczyk
  • 5 Ryan Bertrand
  • 45 Ben Nelson
  • 23 Jannik Vestergaard
  • 11 Marc Albrighton
  • 24 Nampalys Mendy
  • 14 Kelechi Iheanacho
  • 37 Ademola Lookman
  • 17 Ayoze Pérez
Substitutions
  • 42' ↑ M. Albrighton ↓ Ricardo Pereira Leicester City
  • 46' ↑ I. Konaté ↓ B. Koumetio Liverpool
  • 46' ↑ Diogo Jota ↓ C. Bradley Liverpool
  • 46' ↑ J. Milner ↓ T. Morton Liverpool
  • 56' ↑ K. Iheanacho ↓ P. Daka Leicester City
  • 59' ↑ N. Keïta ↓ J. Henderson Liverpool
  • 60' ↑ R. Bertrand ↓ K. Dewsbury-Hall Leicester City
  • 60' ↑ J. Vestergaard ↓ Ç. Söyüncü Leicester City
  • 80' ↑ O. Beck ↓ K. Tsimikas Liverpool
Cards
  • 10' T. Morton Liverpool
  • 74' J. Maddison Leicester City
  • 89' L. Thomas Leicester City
Head-to-head
Liverpool 7 0 draws 2 Leicester City
2025-04-20 Leicester City vs Liverpool 0 - 1
2024-12-26 Liverpool vs Leicester City 3 - 1
2023-09-27 Liverpool vs Leicester City 3 - 1
2023-07-30 Liverpool vs Leicester City 4 - 0
2022-02-10 Liverpool vs Leicester City 2 - 0
2021-12-28 Leicester City vs Liverpool 1 - 0
Recent form
Liverpool D W D D D
Leicester City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Liverpool vs Leicester City?
Liverpool won 4-3 against Leicester City on 22 December 2021.
Who won Liverpool vs Leicester City?
Liverpool won the match 4-3.
Where was Liverpool vs Leicester City played?
The match was played at Anfield (Liverpool).
Who had more possession in Liverpool vs Leicester City?
Liverpool had 66% of possession, compared to 34% for the other side.