Liverpool lost 2-1 to Leeds United at Anfield.
The Liverpool vs Leeds United match held on matchday 14 of the Premier League at Anfield, Liverpool, on Sunday 30 October 2022.
Summarized SportReviews from various sources, let’s look at the following match reviews.
Leeds took the lead quickly through Rodrigo Moreno’s goal, before Mohamed Salah equalized.
Crysencia Summerville scored the winning goal for Leeds in the 89th minute, quoted from Premier League data.
This defeat is Liverpool’s fourth this season and leaves them sitting in ninth position in the Premier League standings with 16 points from 12 matches. Leeds moved up to 15th with 12 points.
Leeds surprisingly took the lead in the 4th minute. It started with Joe Gomez’s backpass error.
Joe Gomez didn’t see Alisson Becker’s position away from the ball and Rodrigo snatched it before slotting home into an empty net.
That goal left Liverpool eager to catch up and Roberto Firmino almost equalized in the 13th minute had his close-range strike not been blocked by Illan Meisler.
Liverpool could only equalize in the 14th minute.
Andrew Robertson’s cross was met by Mohamed Salah’s left-footed volley which penetrated Meisler’s net. The score is 1-1.
Leeds almost took the lead again in the 21st minute.
Rasmus Kristensen’s cross was met by Brendan Aaronson’s shot, but unfortunately his shot hit Alisson’s goal post.
A minute later it was Rodrigo’s turn to score, but Alisson parried his shot.
In the 32nd minute, Darwin Nunez got the ball from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross and stayed face to face with Meisler.
Unfortunately, when he was about to execute the ball, the Uruguayan striker lost quickly so Meisler was able to throw it with his feet.
The Reds almost scored in the 44th minute.
Robertson’s cross hit the Leeds man and almost went into the net before going wide.
The 1-1 score lasted until halftime.
Entering the second half, Liverpool still controlled the game but they still struggled to break into the Leeds goal.
An opportunity was obtained by Salah in the 58th minute through a hard kick that was still hovering over the bar.
Meslier became a solid wall for Leeds because he thwarted Liverpool’s golden opportunity in the 67th minute.
This time it was Nunez who got the ball from Salah and only faced the French goalkeeper, but his shot was blocked.
Nunez got another chance in the 79th minute to release a shot from outside the penalty box. The ball goes to the top corner of the goal.
However, Meslier made a superb save.
Liverpool conceded a second goal in the 89th minute by a Crysencio Summervile goal.
Liverpool’s back line could not block Leeds’ attacks from the left side.
The ball ended at the feet of Summervile who, despite being escorted by two opposing players, was able to release a shot at the far post without Alisson being able to block it.
The score 2-1 lasted until the game was over. Leeds managed to steal three points at home to Liverpool.
