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Wout Faes became just the fourth player to score two own goals in a single Premier League game, after Jamie Carragher, Michael Proctor and Jonathan WaltersWout Faes scored two own goals as Liverpool came from behind to beat Leicester in their final Premier League game of 2022.
The Foxes made the ideal start when they took the lead after just four minutes as poor defending by the hosts allowed Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to race through on goal before firing past Alisson.
Both sides had opportunities to score after that in an open and entertaining first half but Liverpool's equaliser came in hugely fortuitous circumstances.
With seven minutes to go the break, Faes stuck out a boot to try and divert Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross behind but instead the ball looped over goalkeeper Danny Ward and into the back of the net.
It got worse for Faes and Leicester seconds before the break when the defender again managed to put the ball into the back of his own net, this time firing in after Darwin Nunez's chipped shot had bounced back off the post.
It was the tonic Liverpool needed and they really should have put the game out of Leicester's reach in the second half, with Mohamed Salah putting a decent chance wide of the post with only Ward to beat while Nunez also failed to make the most of a couple of decent opportunities.
In the end, Faes' two own goals were enough to give Liverpool the victory that moves them to within two points of the top four.
Defeat for Leicester, meanwhile, means they remain 13th and four points above the relegation zone.
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Liverpool
Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
Squad number32Player nameMatip
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson- Squad number19Player nameElliott
Squad number14Player nameHenderson- Squad number6Player nameThiago Alcántara
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah- Squad number27Player nameNúñez
Squad number15Player nameOxlade-Chamberlain
Squad number2Player nameGomez- Squad number8Player nameKeïta
- Squad number21Player nameTsimikas
- Squad number43Player nameBajcetic
Leicester City
Squad number1Player nameWard
Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Squad number18Player nameAmartey
Squad number3Player nameFaes
Squad number33Player nameThomas
Squad number25Player nameNdidi
Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Squad number17Player nameAyoze Pérez
Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Squad number20Player nameDaka
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number9Player nameVardy
Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
Line-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-ArnoldSubstituted forGomezat 86'minutes
- 32Matip
- 4van Dijk
- 26RobertsonSubstituted forTsimikasat 62'minutes
- 19ElliottSubstituted forBajceticat 86'minutes
- 14Henderson
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 11Salah
- 27Núñez
- 15Oxlade-ChamberlainSubstituted forKeïtaat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Gomez
- 5Konaté
- 8Keïta
- 13Adrián
- 21Tsimikas
- 28Carvalho
- 42Clark
- 43Bajcetic
- 50Doak
Leicester
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Ward
- 27Castagne
- 18Amartey
- 3Faes
- 33Thomas
- 25NdidiSubstituted forTielemansat 59'minutes
- 42SoumaréBooked at 67mins
- 17PérezSubstituted forIheanachoat 71'minutes
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 7Barnes
- 20DakaSubstituted forVardyat 15'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Söyüncü
- 8Tielemans
- 9Vardy
- 11Albrighton
- 14Iheanacho
- 23Vestergaard
- 24Mendy
- 31Iversen
- 34Brunt
Live Text
Match ends, Liverpool 2, Leicester City 1.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Leicester City 1.
Offside, Leicester City. Luke Thomas tries a through ball, but Timothy Castagne is caught offside.
Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wout Faes.
Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
Substitution, Liverpool. Stefan Bajcetic replaces Harvey Elliott because of an injury.
Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Danny Ward.
Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago.
Offside, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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