Leicester v Liverpool LIVE: Trent Alexander-Arnold condemns Leicester to the drop as Liverpool eye title

Leicester 0-1 Liverpool: Trent Alexander-Arnold fires Arne Slot’s Reds to within one win of the Premier League title

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The battle for the Premier League title has looked like a procession rather than a race for some time now, but Liverpool moved a step closer to making it a mathematical certainty today by beating strugglers Leicester.

It was local boy Trent Alexander-Arnold who secured the win, coming off the bench to score in the 75th minute, in his first appearance since an injury sustained in early March.

The right-back made his 350th appearance in a Liverpool shirt count amid feverish speculation over his potential departure to Real Madrid, scoring his first left-footed goal in his entire career and immediately charging over to the travelling fans to celebrate.

Leicester meanwhile frustrated Liverpool for long periods and even had a Conor Coady goal ruled out for a foul by Patson Daka on Reds keeper Alisson Becker in the build-up, but were ultimately second-best and were condemned to the drop at the final whistle, their second relegation in three seasons.

Arne Slot’s side are now just three points away from lifting the trophy, although second-placed Arsenal’s earlier win over Ipswich meant the Reds couldn’t seal the title this afternoon.

Relieve all of the action from the Premier League clash in our live blog below:

Leicester vs Liverpool LIVE

• Leicester host Liverpool in the Premier League | Live on Sky Sports
• Arsenal's win means Liverpool can't seal the title today but they can move a step closer with a win over the Foxes
• Leicester are heading for the drop and will be relegated with defeat to Liverpool
• Liverpool XI: Alisson, Bradley, Van Dijk, Konate, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo, Diaz
• Leicester XI: Hermansen, Ricardo, Faes, Coady, Thomas, Ndidi, Soumare, El Khannouss, De Cordova-Reid, Mavididi, Vardy
• '3 CLOSE! Salah hits the post as Reds make bright start
• '35 CHANCE! Konate nods tame header straight to Hermansen
• '75 GOAL! Alexander-Arnold fires home stunning goal to break deadlock

[20 April 2025 18:26 · Flo Clifford]

FULL-TIME: Leicester 0-1 Liverpool

Liverpool are one step closer to the title, back up to 13 points clear of Arsenal, courtesy of home hero Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Leicester are condemned to the drop. It’s their second relegation in three season.

[20 April 2025 18:25 · Flo Clifford]

FULL-TIME: Leicester 0-1 Liverpool

90+7 mins: Van Dijk hoofs the ball down the pitch towards Hermansen, and that’s it!

[20 April 2025 18:23 · Flo Clifford]

CHANCE! Leicester 0-1 Liverpool

90+6 mins: Alexander-Arnold floats in a great long ball to Jones, but he’s offside.

Skipp crosses into the box, Daka plays a short pass but Buonanotte but he skies it over the bar! Another wasted chance.

The Liverpool fans are in fine voice as the seconds tick away.

[20 April 2025 18:21 · Flo Clifford]

Leicester 0-1 Liverpool

90+4 mins: Mac Allister concedes a free-kick and seems rather put out. El Khannouss whips in a nice delivery to a packed box but Gravenberch makes the clearance.

Curtis Jones comes on for Luis Diaz as Liverpool wind down the clock.

[20 April 2025 18:19 · Flo Clifford]

Leicester 0-1 Liverpool

90+2 mins: Justin’s cross drifts past Monga at the far post. The hosts knock the ball around for a bit, looking resigned to their fate.

Leicester are inching closer to an unwanted record of nine successive home games without scoring.

[20 April 2025 18:17 · Flo Clifford]

Leicester 0-1 Liverpool

90 mins: Hermansen clatters Faes attempting to clear a cross, but both seem okay. Leicester are still fighting here.

There will be SEVEN minutes added on.

[20 April 2025 18:16 · Flo Clifford]

Leicester 0-1 Liverpool

88 mins: Monga - who is so young he can’t wear the name of Leicester’s betting company sponsor on his shirt - immediately gets himself stuck in, darting down the right. He tries to hook a pass to a teammate but none are there, under pressure by both Alexander-Arnold and Elliott.

Jota breaks for Liverpool but the move fizzles out; Alexander-Arnold tries another one from range but it’s blocked.

Amazingly, that 75th-minute strike was Alexander-Arnold’s first left-footed goal in his career, for either club or country, Sky Sports tell us.

[20 April 2025 18:12 · Flo Clifford]

Leicester 0-1 Liverpool

85 mins: Now Mavididi, hands down Leicester’s best player today, appears to have hurt himself and comes off for 15-year-old Jeremy Monga.

[20 April 2025 18:11 · Flo Clifford]

CHANCE! Leicester 0-1 Liverpool

84 mins: Mavididi lays off a lovely ball to Buonanotte but his shot drifts wide!

Van Nistelrooy makes changes. Justin comes on for Ricardo Pereira and Skipp replaces Ndidi.

[20 April 2025 18:08 · Flo Clifford]

Leicester 0-1 Liverpool

80 mins: Leicester wanted that disallowed for a foul in the build-up, but no dice. They’re going down as it stands.

A huge, huge moment for Alexander-Arnold, who came off the bench to a raucous reception and immediately sprinted over to the Liverpool fans to celebrate that goal.

Liverpool press again. Good block by Coady to deny Salah as he runs onto Elliott’s ball; Ndidi challenges him at the byline and it goes out for a corner.