/Liverpool vs Leicester LIVE: Premier League team news, line-ups and more tonight

Liverpool vs Leicester LIVE: Premier League team news, line-ups and more tonight

<p>Diogo Jota gives Liverpool the lead against Leicester</p>

Diogo Jota gives Liverpool the lead against Leicester

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Liverpool and Leicester City return to Premier League action on Thursday night after very different results in their weekend FA Cup exploits. The Reds eased through to the fifth round with a comfortable win over Championship side Cardiff City, while the Foxes were knocked out by second-tier side Nottingham Forest in humiliating fashion, bringing their defence of the trophy to an end.

Mohamed Salah starts on the bench for Liverpool after his Egypt side were beaten on penalties in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, with new signing Luis Diaz making his full Premier League debut. A win for the Reds will take them to within nine points of leaders Man City, with two games in hand. As for Leicester, Brendan Rodgersread his players the riot act after their defeat to Forest and hinted at a squad overhaul this summer if several don’t improve their consistency levels.

A win for Leicester would put them back into the top half of the table after they sunk to 12th with the week’s earlier fixtures, but even a league double over Rodgers’ former club will not mask the fact it has been a disappointing campaign for the team who finished fifth last year. Follow all the team news and action as Liverpool host Leicester below:

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Liverpool 1 – 0 Leicester

70 mins: Chance! Harvey Elliott brings the ball out of his own half and slides it across to Thiago. He gives it to Jota who threads a pass up to Diaz on the inside left. He carries the ball into the box but Amartey does well to force him wide. Still Diaz fancies himself and lets fly but ends up firing his shot wide of the near post and into the middle of the Kop.

Michael Jones10 February 2022 21:13

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Liverpool 1 – 0 Leicester

68 mins: Albrighton is pressed by Diaz who wins the ball high up the pitch and slides Jota into the box. Mo Salah is hovering by the back post but Daniel Amartey manages to poke the ball away from the Liverpool goalscorer and allows Kasper Schmeichel to clear the danger.

Michael Jones10 February 2022 21:10

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Liverpool 1 – 0 Leicester

65 mins: Diaz and Robertson link up again to allow the left-back into the space next to the penalty area. He looks to whip in a cross but Albrighton slides in front of him to block it. The ball hits Robertson and goes out for a goal kick.

Michael Jones10 February 2022 21:09

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Liverpool 1 – 0 Leicester

62 mins: Here come the changes. There are two from each manager. Jurgen Klopp swaps Curtis Jones and Roberto Firmino for Harvey Elliott and Mo Salah. The Liverpool fans go wild chanting Salah’s name.

Leicester’s Youri Tielemans and Kelechi Iheanacho replace Boubakary Soumare and Patson Daka.

Michael Jones10 February 2022 21:04

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Liverpool 1 – 0 Leicester

60 mins: Luis Diaz brings an aerial pass under control and cuts inside from the left. Space opens up in front of him and he goes for goal only to see his effort deflected wide off Daniel Amartey.

Virgil van Dijk wins the ball as it’s delivered from the corner and he nods it down to Diogo Jota who turns a shot hige and wide!

Michael Jones10 February 2022 21:02

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Liverpool 1 – 0 Leicester

57 mins: Close! Liverpool attack down the left through a quick one-two between Robertson and Diaz. Robertson then brings the ball into the box and drills a pass into the six-yard box. Schmeichel once again gets there first and pushes it past the arriving Firmino who was waiting for a tap in.

Michael Jones10 February 2022 21:00

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Liverpool 1 – 0 Leicester

54 mins: Firmino was shown a yellow card for his tackle on Dewsbury-Hall which is the first one of the night. He almost makes up for that after the ball comes to him in the box. He shakes off a tackle, spins towards goal then tries to pull it back to Jones but picks out Dewsbury-Hall instead who clears the danger.

Michael Jones10 February 2022 20:57

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Liverpool 1 – 0 Leicester

51 mins: Firmino gives the ball away and that allows Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to drive towards the Liverpool box. Firmino does his best to recover the ball but fouls the Leicester midfielder in the process.

James Maddison then has the chance to shoot from the set piece but smokes his effort straight into the Liverpool wall.

Michael Jones10 February 2022 20:54

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Liverpool 1 – 0 Leicester

48 mins: Curtis Jones has the first effort of the second half with a snapshot from the front edge of the box that is blocked and cleared by Wilfred Ndidi.

Diogo Jota has the second! He wins the ball inside Leicester’s half and drives into the left side of the box. Firmino makes a run to the back post and Jota attempts to pick him out only for Schmeichel to turn the ball out of play.

Michael Jones10 February 2022 20:51

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Second half: Liverpool 1 – 0 Leicester

Kick off: No changes made from either Jurgen Klopp or Brendan Rodgers as Liverpool get the second half underway.

Michael Jones10 February 2022 20:49