Premier League - Liverpool lose 2-1 to Leeds United despite Salah's goal

2022-10-30 08:53

Premier League - Liverpool lose 2-1 to Leeds United despite Salah's goal


In the 14th round of the Premier League in the 2022/23 season, the competition continued. Although Liverpool, who was sitting at Anfield Stadium, relied on Salah to score a goal, they were finally defeated by Leeds United 2-1 and could not score 3 points.


Less than a minute after the start of the campaign, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson kicked the ball vigorously in the backcourt. Leeds United goalkeeper made a mistake when attacking. Salah chose to shoot while the small penalty area was disturbed. Player clears.


In the 4th minute, Gomez got the ball in the backcourt and passed it back to the middle. The Liverpool goalkeeper could not touch the ball when he attacked, allowing Rodrigo to seize the opportunity to shoot the ball into the empty goal and help Leeds United win 1-0. Fantastic start. In addition, Rodrigo has scored in two consecutive games and is also the sixth goal in the Premier League this season.


In the 13th minute, Robertson crossed from the left side of the penalty area, Nunes made the ball, Firmino received the ball in the small penalty area and was blocked by the Leeds United goalkeeper. In the 14th minute, Robertson made a pass from the left side of the penalty area, and Salah hit the goal from the back point to help Liverpool equalize 1-1.


After scoring this goal, Salah has scored in two consecutive games, and has scored 4 goals so far in the Premier League this season.


Liverpool 8 points behind European qualification


In the 30th minute, Gomez made a long pass from the backcourt, and Salah was tackled by the opponent's defender when he was about to form a single-handed shot. Then Liverpool got another good chance, but Nunes reacted too slowly when facing Leeds United goalkeeper Mellier, and the crisis was directly resolved by the opponent. In the 44th minute, Robertson made a pass from the left side of the penalty area after breaking through. The ball touched the defender and flew to the far corner of the goal but missed.


In the 60th minute of the second half, Harrison passed the ball, and Bamford attacked at the top of the penalty area and was resolved by Alisson. Then Liverpool organized a counterattack opportunity. Firmino passed the ball and went low to the right of Nunes at the top of the penalty area. The shot also missed. In the 71st minute, Jones passed the ball, and Salah passed the ball in the penalty area but missed the goal post.


In the 88th minute, Robertson took a left corner kick. Gomez headed the goal but failed to form a crisis. After that, Robertson took a long pass from his teammate and ferried on the left side of the penalty area. Firmino immediately headed forward. The door, but was confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper. A minute later, Bamford made the ball and Somerville hit a low shot from the left side of the penalty area, helping Leeds United overtake Liverpool 2-1 again.


In the following time, Liverpool could no longer break the opponent's goal and could only lose to Leeds United 1-2. After suffering a 2-game losing streak in the league, Klopp's team fell to ninth place with 16 points, eight points behind the European theater.