Curtis Jones scored twice as in-form Liverpool brushed aside hapless Leicester to maintain their recent winning streak and push the Foxes closer to Premier League relegation.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have won their last seven games to bolster their push for a top-four finish and now lie a point behind Newcastle and Manchester United, albeit having played a game more.
Another dismal loss for Leicester leaves the 2016 Premier League champions firmly rooted in danger in 19th position, two points adrift of safety with only two games remaining.
The Reds scored twice in the space of three first-half minutes through the same combination, Mohamed Salah twice feeding Jones who finished confidently to claim his first Premier League double.
It should have been 3-0 before half-time but home goalkeeper Daniel Iversen made a superb reaction save to deny Cody Gakpo from close range.
Salah claimed his third assist in the second period by laying off a free-kick for Trent Alexander-Arnold to curl a sublime finish into the top corner.
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Leicester City
Squad number31Player nameIversen
Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira
Squad number3Player nameFaes
Squad number6Player nameEvans
Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Squad number25Player nameNdidi
Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Squad number9Player nameVardy
Squad number15Player nameSouttar
Squad number20Player nameDaka
Squad number33Player nameThomas
Squad number37Player nameTetê
Liverpool
Squad number7Player nameMilner- Squad number19Player nameElliott
- Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
- Squad number28Player nameFábio Carvalho
Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Iversen
- 21Ricardo PereiraBooked at 53minsSubstituted forThomasat 67′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 3Faes
- 6EvansSubstituted forSouttarat 89′minutes
- 27Castagne
- 42Soumaré
- 25NdidiSubstituted forDakaat 61′minutes
- 10Maddison
- 8Tielemans
- 7BarnesSubstituted forTetêat 61′minutes
- 9Vardy
Substitutes
- 12Smithies
- 15Souttar
- 16Kristiansen
- 18Amartey
- 20Daka
- 24Mendy
- 26Praet
- 33Thomas
- 37Tetê
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-Arnold
- 5KonatéBooked at 86mins
- 4van Dijk
- 26Robertson
- 14HendersonSubstituted forMilnerat 74′minutes
- 3Fabinho
- 17JonesSubstituted forCarvalhoat 84′minutes
- 11SalahSubstituted forElliottat 88′minutes
- 18Gakpo
- 23DíazSubstituted forJotaat 74′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Gomez
- 7Milner
- 19Elliott
- 20Jota
- 21Tsimikas
- 28Carvalho
- 29Arthur
- 32Matip
- 62Kelleher
- Referee:
- Craig Pawson
- Attendance:
- 32,225
Live Text
Match ends, Leicester City 0, Liverpool 3.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Liverpool 3.
Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
Offside, Leicester City. Wout Faes tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Souttar replaces Jonny Evans.
Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool).
Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho replaces Curtis Jones.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wout Faes.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
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