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:
GOAL! Leicester 0-1 Liverpool
75 mins: Absolute madness! Alexander-Arnold whips in a cross but it thumps out off Thomas. Tsimikas takes the corner and somehow it bounces around for ages, Salah slams it off the post, it eventually falls to the right-back, and he slots it home from the edge of the box! Hermansen should have saved, but didn’t.
Alexander-Arnold rips off his shirt and runs to celebrate with the travelling fans.
Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
74 mins: Elliott shoots from range and puts his arm up as it deflected off Thomas. The officials don’t spot it and give a goal kick.
Leicester's display of resistance may have come too late
Many a Liverpool fan wanted them to win the title at Anfield against Tottenham next week. If this finishes 0-0, that prospect will be less likely. They are up to 20 shots with no breakthrough. Leicester's display of resistance may have come when it is too late for them
Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
71 mins: Ndidi goes into the book for clipping Mac Allister.
Subs for Liverpool: Szoboszlai is replaced by Harvey Elliott, while Trent Alexander-Arnold gets his first minutes since 11 March as he replaces Bradley. It’s his 350th game for the club, possibly one of his last.
Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
70 mins: That was Coady who eventually knocked the ball into the net, but the ref was quick to disallow it for that foul. Ruud van Nistelrooy isn’t best pleased, but it’s the right call.
Liverpool break again. Now Konate sends in a long looping ball... straight into the arms of Hermansen.
Better from Leicester in the last few minutes: Daka runs into Bradley and goes down in the box as Leicester’s subs combine well on the counter. Play continues, now Daka fires from range - but Alisson runs out to collect.
DISALLOWED GOAL! Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
66 mins: Bradley is the first into the book for a foul on Mavididi, who has been giving him serious grief this afternoon.
Szoboszlai gets his head to the resulting free-kick but it isn’t properly cleared; Daka chips the volley in behind him and it ends up in the back of the net, but immediately disallowed for Daka’s foul on Alisson in the build-up, knocking the keeper off balance.
Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
64 mins: Early chance for substitute Jota as Liverpool break. Szoboszlai lays off a lovely cross for him in the middle of the box but he nods his header wide, with Hermansen diving to save.
That was a 20th shot by Liverpool. None of them have been very good.
SUBS: Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
60 mins: More chances for Liverpool. Bradley charges into the box but lays it off for someone in the box rather than shooting. It eventually falls to Salah but his left-footed shot goes wide. Not been the best of days for him.
Arne Slot has had enough and makes a change, hauling off Gakpo for Diogo Jota.
Changes for Leicester too: Vardy, who’s had a very quiet day, makes way for Daka and De Cordova-Reid is replaced by Buonanotte.
CHANCE! Leicester 0-0 Liverpool
57 mins: Backs to the wall for Leicester. Diaz chips the ball away from a horde of Leicester shirts yards out from goal. Tsimikas is finely placed to latch onto the loose ball, but Hermansen leaps out to save.
Now the hosts counter, but it’s snuffed out.
'Concerted assault' on the Leicester goal
This is a concerted assault on the Leicester goal now. Liverpool are camped in City territory, attacking time and again. There is plenty of purpose from them, but not the finishing touch so far. Which, perhaps, is another way of showing the importance of Mohamed Salah: on a day when he has not scored, no one else has managed to. Yet, anyway.
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