Liverpool vs Leeds: Liverpool eye a ninth successive win across competitions when they face Leeds United in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Liverpool vs Leeds
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Date: Thursday 24th February, 2022
Time: 01:15 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Liverpool heads into this after beating Norwich 3-1 in their previous Premier League match on the weekend.
Rashica gave the Canaries a second half lead before strikes from Mané, Salah and Diaz ensured a turnaround win.
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Diaz scored his first goal for the club to wrap up the win as Liverpool moved to within 6 points of City in 2nd place.
A win tonight helps them cut the gap to three points; leaving the title race on a knife-edge.
On the other hand, Leeds United lost successive matches after their 4-2 home defeat to Manchester United on Sunday.
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Maguire and Fernandes put United ahead at half time before Rodrigo and Raphinha scored within a minute of each other’s strikes in horrible playing conditions during the second half.
Fred and Elanga scored in the last 20 minutes to put United ahead and eventually win.
This result leaves Leeds in 15th place with 23 points. They have won just 1 of their last 5 matches while losing 3 of them.
Both sides met in September earlier, where Liverpool won 3-0 away as Salah, Fabinho and Mané found the net.
Form Guide
Liverpool: WWWWW
Leeds: LLDLW
Last Matches of both teams:
Liverpool 3-1 Norwich
Leeds 2-4 Man United
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Liverpool vs Leeds in India?
The live stream is available on the Hotstar VIP App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 1.
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Team News
Jota and Firmino has injury concerns at the moment and do not find a place in the squad.
Phillips, Koch, Bamford, Cooper and Hjelde are out for the visitors due to long term injuries.
Liverpool possible 11:
Becker, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Diaz, Salah and Mané
Leeds possible 11:
Meslier, Firpo, Struijk, Llorente, Ayling, Forshaw, Raphinha, Rodrigo, Klich, Harrison and James
Prediction: Liverpool 4-1 Leeds
Liverpool should win this one comfortably as Leeds’ style of play ensures the opposition have plenty of space and time to attack.
The Reds have an attack in form that should complete the job and get to within three points of City.
Players to watch out for: Mané, Salah, James and Raphinha.
