Liverpool vs Leicester LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight

Relive all the action live from Anfield as the Reds closed the gap to league leaders Man City

Diogo Jota gives Liverpool the lead against Leicester (Getty)

Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to nine points as Diogo Jota’s double earned Jurgen Klopp’s side a 2-0 victory over Leicester City.

After City’s 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday extended their advantage at the top, second-placed Liverpool needed to issue a response, edging in front in the first half at Anfield thanks to Jota’s close-range finish.

Mohamed Salah came off the bench to rapturous applause to make his first appearance since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, with the Egyptian striker curling a sumptuous effort against the post as Liverpool pressed for a second.

That second did not look like it was going to come as chances continued to come and go, but Jota remained ruthless in the penalty area, drilling home the game-clinching goal three minutes from time. Relive all the action below:

Key Points

[10 February 2022 21:20 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester

76 mins: Chance! That is a huge chance for Mo Salah to score. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall blindly passes the ball back towards Ndidi but Salah nicks it and sits the centre-back on the floor. Salah then flies into the box. Jota is wide open to his left but Salah goes it alone. He attempts to flick it over Kasper Schmeichel’s right shoulder but the Leicester goalkeeper closes him down and gets a hand to the ball to keep it out! Great save.

[10 February 2022 21:16 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester

73 mins: Close! Alexander-Arnold curls a pass over towards Jota but Amartey gets to it first. He knocks the ball away from the Liverpool striker but gives it to Diaz. Diaz sends the ball into the left side of the penalty area and Jota takes over. He squares the ball and Diaz jumps over it thinking Salah is right behind him. Instead Ndidi gets to the ball first and boots it away.

[10 February 2022 21:13 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester

70 mins: Chance! Harvey Elliott brings the ball out of his own half and slides it across to Thiago. He gives it to Jota who threads a pass up to Diaz on the inside left. He carries the ball into the box but Amartey does well to force him wide. Still Diaz fancies himself and lets fly but ends up firing his shot wide of the near post and into the middle of the Kop.

[10 February 2022 21:10 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester

68 mins: Albrighton is pressed by Diaz who wins the ball high up the pitch and slides Jota into the box. Mo Salah is hovering by the back post but Daniel Amartey manages to poke the ball away from the Liverpool goalscorer and allows Kasper Schmeichel to clear the danger.

[10 February 2022 21:09 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester

65 mins: Diaz and Robertson link up again to allow the left-back into the space next to the penalty area. He looks to whip in a cross but Albrighton slides in front of him to block it. The ball hits Robertson and goes out for a goal kick.

[10 February 2022 21:04 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester

62 mins: Here come the changes. There are two from each manager. Jurgen Klopp swaps Curtis Jones and Roberto Firmino for Harvey Elliott and Mo Salah. The Liverpool fans go wild chanting Salah’s name.

Leicester’s Youri Tielemans and Kelechi Iheanacho replace Boubakary Soumare and Patson Daka.

[10 February 2022 21:02 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester

60 mins: Luis Diaz brings an aerial pass under control and cuts inside from the left. Space opens up in front of him and he goes for goal only to see his effort deflected wide off Daniel Amartey.

Virgil van Dijk wins the ball as it’s delivered from the corner and he nods it down to Diogo Jota who turns a shot hige and wide!

[10 February 2022 21:00 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester

57 mins: Close! Liverpool attack down the left through a quick one-two between Robertson and Diaz. Robertson then brings the ball into the box and drills a pass into the six-yard box. Schmeichel once again gets there first and pushes it past the arriving Firmino who was waiting for a tap in.

[10 February 2022 20:57 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester

54 mins: Firmino was shown a yellow card for his tackle on Dewsbury-Hall which is the first one of the night. He almost makes up for that after the ball comes to him in the box. He shakes off a tackle, spins towards goal then tries to pull it back to Jones but picks out Dewsbury-Hall instead who clears the danger.

[10 February 2022 20:54 · Michael Jones]

Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester

51 mins: Firmino gives the ball away and that allows Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to drive towards the Liverpool box. Firmino does his best to recover the ball but fouls the Leicester midfielder in the process.

James Maddison then has the chance to shoot from the set piece but smokes his effort straight into the Liverpool wall.