In the early morning of October 30, the 14th round of the Premier League lit up Anfield as Liverpool took on Leeds United. At the beginning of the match, Joe Gomez gave away a gift, Rodrigo easily broke the goal, Leeds United 1-0 lead. Immediately after, Robertson delivered a precise cross and Salah headed home to make it 1-1 and a half-time draw.
In the second half, Liverpool besieged Leeds United but failed to break the deadlock. Until the 89th minute, Leeds United rapid counterattack, Somerville small angle push shot broke the goal, 2-1, the final away from Liverpool. Liverpool suffered two consecutive defeats in the league, the first home defeat this season.
Prior to the match, Liverpool were ninth in the table and lost to Nottingham Forest in the last round of the league. Leeds United lost four consecutive matches and were second from bottom in the table. However, Liverpool are unbeaten in their recent meetings with Leeds United with nine wins and three draws. Liverpool's league starting lineup had only one change after a 3-0 away win over Ajax in the Champions League.
Liverpool went close just 37 seconds into the game. Alisson kicked a goal kick, Leeds United defender swung a header back, Meslier made a mistake, Salah broke the ball and took a shot from a small angle that was destroyed. In the fourth minute, Rodrigo grabbed the ball and pushed the empty net to score, Liverpool 0-1 down.
Salah's header in the 14th minute leveled the match at 1-1. This is Salah's 122nd goal for Liverpool, surpassing Gerrard as the club's second all-time leading scorer. In the second half, neither side made any substitutions, and Salah and Nunez made several threats, but neither was able to break through.
In the 89th minute, Liverpool's wild attack failed, Leeds United counterattack, Somerville small angle push shot broke the goal, 2-1. finally, Liverpool home 1-2 defeat Leeds United, the league two consecutive defeats, and the home season first defeat.
Liverpool (433): 1-Alisson/66-Arnold (79'7-Milner), 2-Gomez, 4-Van Dyke, 26-Robertson/3-Fabinho (60'14-Henderson), 6-Tiago, 19-Elliott (60'17-Jones)/ 11-Salah, 9-Firmino, 27-Nunez
Leeds United (4231): 1-Meslier/25-R. Christensen, 5-Koch, 6-Cooper, 21-Struyk/12-Tyler Adams, 8-Rocca/11-Harrison (72'29-Genuto), 7-Arensen, 10-Somerville (91'2-Ayling)/19- Rodrigo (52'9-Bamford)
