Liverpool vs. Leeds United result, highlights and analysis as visitors win it in injury time

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ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL — Leeds United produced a brilliant performance to shock a woeful Liverpool and earn a much-needed 2-1 win at Anfield.

Jesse Marsch’s players showed they remain firmly behind their manager as they ended the hosts’ 29-game Anfield unbeaten streak by running them ragged despite arriving on Merseyside having lost their last four outings.

It was they who opened the scoring when Rodrigo capitalised on an Alisson slip to pass the ball into an empty net with just four minutes gone.

Liverpool quickly levelled up through a Salah volley, but Leeds continued to go toe-to-toe with their off-colour opponents as the clock ticked down.

And that endeavour was rewarded in the 89th minute as Crysencio Summerville poked home after controlling brilliantly to send the away end into raptures. 

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Liverpool vs. Leeds United result

  1H 2H Final
Liverpool 1 0 1
Leeds  1 1 2

Goals:
LEE: Rodrigo (4th min)
LIV: Salah (14th min)
LEE: Summerville (89th min)

Liverpool must act in January

The last few years of remarkable Liverpool performances have conditioned us to expect things to suddenly click into gear at some point this season.

But with each passing week and poor result it is becoming clearer and clearer that the Reds aren’t going to get back to their best – at least not without some retooling.

A squad that simply looks to have gone a year too far needs to be refreshed in January, with more than one player probably required to lift things.

It is impossible to imagine things suddenly turning around otherwise because, were the solutions to Liverpool’s problems already at the club, then their slide would already have been halted.

Midfield woes continue

If there is one part of the team that is the obvious candidate for urgent mid-season surgery then the centre of midfield is surely it.

Against Leeds, Liverpool were haunted by a problem that has reared its head regularly in the early stages of this campaign: a complete lack of control in the centre of the park.

Jordan Henderson and Fabinho have looked a shadow of their former selves since August, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s fitness records preclude them from being relied upon, and too much should not be asked of youngsters Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho.

With loan signing Arthur Melo’s injury essentially ruling out any major impact from him, another addition in this area of the pitch is surely a must.

Otherwise, more listless, leggy performances in which opponents are essentially gifted the most important part of the pitch will follow.

Leeds fully behind Marsch

Although much of the focus will be on another shocking result for Liverpool, it is important to recognise their opponents’ contribution to the game.

With Leeds heading to Anfield in the bottom three after four defeats in a row manager Jesse Marsch was being talked about as an early-season candidate for the sack.

And yet his team produced a brilliantly brave performance that saw them slug it out with last season’s Champions League finalists on their own patch.

Clearly, these players are fully behind their manager, and both he and they deserve major credit for a wonderful showing that deserved all three points.

Liverpool vs. Leeds United as it happened

FULLTIME: All over at Anfield and what a finish to a truly brilliant game of football.

You can’t say Leeds didn’t deserve it for the bravery of their performance, but what next for Liverpool? Another poor performance from the hosts and they already look like a long shot for a top-four finish.

89th min: GOAL! LEEDS HAVE SURELY WON IT!!!

Gnoto’s cross into the box falls to Summerville after a Bamford touch and the Leeds man shows brilliant close control before poking in at the far pojst – a brilliant finish. 

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86th min: Salah gets in behind on the left but his shot across goal is well saved by Meslier down low to the goalkeeper’s left. 

79th min: Nunez works a yard of space and curls one to the far corner but a great fingertip save from Meslier denies him.

74th min: Curtis Jones picks up the ball on the break but his attempted pass through to Salah is a poor one and the Anfield crowd let him know.

Leeds will be delighted to hear that discontent.

66th min: Those changes haven’t done much to help the hosts, who have been second best since the start of the second half.

Leeds aren’t allowing them to get out and, though that hasn’t quite translated to big chances, they still look the likelier to get another.

60th min: A double change for Liverpool as Jordan Henderson and Curtis Jones replace Fabinho and Harvey Elliott respectively.

52nd min: Leeds bringing on Patrick Bamford, who takes the place of goalscorer Rodrigo. 

46th min: Liverpool get the game restarted through Harvey Elliott.

HALFTIME: The whistle sounds at Anfield and Liverpool and Leeds go in level at the break.

What a fantastic half of football that was, with chances for both sides, aggression, and some lovely passages of play.

Can the second half live up to those high standards? Let’s hope so.

45th min: Rodrigo scampers away on the break but his low, left-footed effort is well held by Alisson in the end. 

This has been an absolutely breathless first half.

41st min: Elliott takes down a Meslier punch at the edge of the box but smashes his shot high and wide of the Leeds goal.

Not happening for Liverpool at the moment.

32nd min: Nunez nods a loose ball into the path of Salah, but the Egyptian’s first touch isn’t tight enough and Kristensen gets in to clear.

Moments later, Nunez is in behind from an Alexander-Arnold pass but takes too long in making a decision and allows Meslier to clear.

21st min: Leeds hit the bar!

It’s a beauty of a curling cross into the box but Aaronson can only smash the woodwork with his left-footed volley attempt.

This has been an unbelievable start.

14th min: GOAL! Liverpool level it up!

The Reds win a corner thanks to their best passage of play so far and then make the most of it at the second attempt.

The goal comes courtesy of Salah, who finishes on the volley after Robertson sends the ball back into the box from the left-hand side.

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4th min: GOAL! Well we have an early goal, but it’s not from Liverpool!

Alisson slips just as Gomez plays a backpass in his direction and that sets up a tap-in into an empty net for a delighted Rodrigo.

What a start!

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KICKOFF: We’re under way at Anfield – and Liverpool almost score in the first minute!

Salah latches onto a ball in behind and shoots goalward with Meslier stranded but Struijk is on the line to head away.

10 mins to KO: Leeds fans making a racket in the away end as we near kick-off, they know their team will need them tonight.

45 mins to KO: So, it looks a lot like Jurgen Klopp is sticking with the diamond that served Liverpool well at Ajax (the first 25 minutes aside). 

As for Leeds, it’s a massive call to leave Patrick Bamford on the bench given his importance to this team in recent seasons. Will it pay off?

1 hour to KO: Team news is in.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Elliott, Thiago, Firmino, Salah, Nunez.

Leeds: Meslier, Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Struijk, Adams, Roca, Harrison, Aaronson, Summerville, Rodrigo.

1 hour 20 mins to KO: Some big decisions for Jurgen Klopp to make today, particularly in light of a diamond midfield working well for Liverpool in midweek against Ajax.

Does he stick with that shape? And does the fit-again Thiago Alcantara come in?

1 hour 45 mins to KO: Liverpool may have struggled this season, but they start today’s game eight points behind fourth place and with two games in hand – not an insurmountable gap by any means.

However, they’ll need to start putting a run of wins together ASAP to put themselves back in Champions League contention, starting against Leeds United this evening.

2 hours to KO: Welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Liverpool vs. Leeds United from Anfield. Can the hosts finally put a poor start to the season behind them or will Jesse Marsch’s men ignite their campaign with an overdue good result on the road?

Liverpool vs. Leeds United lineups

Jurgen Klopp makes one change to his starting XI from the midweek win over Ajax, with the fit-again Thiago Alcantara coming in to start in midfield.

That means Jordan Henderson drops to the bench despite having overcome the knock that forced him off in Amsterdam. 

Liverpool lineup (4-3-3): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson — Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago — Firmino, Nunez, Salah

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Milner, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Tsimikas, Carvlaho, Phillips

As for Leeds, they name Tyler Adams and Rodrigo in their team despite both having both been injury doubts, though Luis Sinisterra misses out entirely.

Patrick Bamford is only included on the bench in a perhaps surprising selection decision from Jesse Marsch. 

Leeds lineup (4-2-3-1): Meslier (GK) — Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Struijk — Adams, Roca — Summerville, Aaronson, Harrison — Rodrigo

Subs: Robles, Ayling, Firpo, Llorente, Greenwood, Klich, Gelhardt, Gnonto, Bamford

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What time is Liverpool vs. Leeds United?

Liverpool play host to Leeds at Anfield in Liverpool, England. It kicks off at 7.45 p.m. BST on Saturday, October 29.

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Date Saturday, October 29 Saturday, October 29 Saturday, October 29 Sunday, October 30
Time 19:45 BST 14:45 ET 14:45 ET 05:45 AEDT

How to watch Liverpool vs. Leeds United

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TV channel Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports Premier League USA Network, Universo — —
Streaming Sky Go app NBC Sports website/app, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, Universo Now fuboTV Optus Sport

UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and BT Sport streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime.

USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on fuboTV. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.

Canada: Every Premier League game streams live and on demand exclusively via fuboTV.

Australia: Fans in Australia can stream matches live and on demand on Optus Sport. 

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