Leicester 0-1 Liverpool: Player ratings as Alexander-Arnold strike confirms Foxes’ relegation
Publish : Sunday, 2025-04-20 ( Europe/London )
Player ratings from Leicester 0-1 Liverpool in the Premier League.
Trent Alexander-Arnold was the match-winner on his return to Liverpool action as the Reds condemned Leicester to the Championship by winning 1-0 at the King Power.
Plenty was poised to be decided in the East Midlands on Sunday afternoon, and Liverpool came ever so close to opening the scoring just three minutes in. Mohamed Salah received possession in behind Leicester's defence and was destined to find the back of the net, but his effort instead hit both posts and stayed out.
The Foxes may well have been subject to a beating had Salah converted early, but they instead rallied in the opening exchanges and hit the woodwork themselves via Wilfred Ndidi. After Salah was denied by a strong Mads Hermansen save in the aftermath of Leicester's best chance of the opening period, the hosts proved stubborn enough to limit the champions-elect.
Chances arrived more frequently for Arne Slot's side at the start of the second half, but a combination of Hermansen and some poor Liverpool finishing ensured the deadlock wasn't broken until the returning Trent Alexander-Arnold entered the fray. The first left-footed goal of the returning right-back's career proved to be the match-winner 15 minutes from time as the Reds took another step towards the league title.
They're just one win away.
Leicester player ratings (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Mads Hermansen | 7.1/10 |
RB: Ricardo Pereira | 6.9/10 |
CB: Wout Faes | 6.0/10 |
CB: Conor Coady | 6.5/10 |
LB: Luke Thomas | 7.4/10 |
CM: Boubakary Soumare | 6.7/10 |
CM: Wilfred Ndidi | 7.0/10 |
AM: Bilal El Khannouss | 6.2/10 |
RW: Bobby De Cordova Reid | 5.9/10 |
ST: Jamie Vardy | 5.9/10 |
LW: Stephy Mavididi | 6.7/10 |
SUB: Patson Daka (61' for Vardy) | 6.3/10 |
SUB: Facundo Buonanotte (61' for De Cordova Reid) | 6.3/10 |
SUB: Oliver Skipp (83' for Ndidi) | N/A |
SUB: James Justin (83' for Pereira) | N/A |
SUB: Jeremy Monga (85' for Mavididi) | N/A |
Subs not used: Jakub Stolarczyk (GK), Caleb Okoli, Victor Kristiansen, Jordan Ayew.
Liverpool player ratings (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Alisson | 7.1/10 |
RB: Conor Bradley | 7.1/10 |
CB: Ibrahima Konate | 8.0/10 |
CB: Virgil van Dijk (c) | 7.6/10 |
LB: Kostas Tsimikas | 7.7/10 |
CM: Ryan Gravenberch | 7.7/10 |
CM: Alexis Mac Allister | 7.9/10 |
AM: Dominik Szoboszlai | 7.6/10 |
RW: Mohamed Salah | 8.0/10 |
ST: Luis Diaz | 8.0/10 |
LW: Cody Gakpo | 7.0/10 |
SUB: Diogo Jota (60' for Gakpo) | 6.8/10 |
SUB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (71' for Bradley) | 7.6/10 |
SUB: Harvey Elliott (71' for Jota) | 6.1/10 |
SUB: Curtis Jones (94' for Diaz) | N/A |
Subs not used: Caoimhin Kelleher (GK), Jarell Quansah, Andy Robertson, Wataru Endo, Darwin Nunez.
Player of the match - Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool)
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