Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport’s LIVE Boxing Day commentary of the Premier League clash involving Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and table-toppers Leicester City. Team news and all of the pre-match build-up to follow.
Premier League / Matchday 18
Anfield / 26.12.2015
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- C. Benteke(63')
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Updated 26/12/2015 at 16:56 GMT
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FULL-TIME! That's it - Christian Benteke's goal wins the game as Liverpool return to winning ways.
The former Aston Villa forward - who came on as a first-half substitute - scored just his second goal in nine games with a well taken finish just after the hour-mark.
Leicester – unbeaten in 10 - had scored in every Premier League match up to now but found chances hard to come by against a dominant Liverpool as the likes of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez were kept quiet throughout.
90'+4
Liverpool clear the corner, break forward and suddenly Benteke has an open goal... but he's somehow denied by a Morgan block!
90'+3
Leicester City
Leicester win a corner, Schmeichel is up for it!
90'+2
Liverpool
Liverpool have time to make one last change - Joe Allen replaces Lallana.
90'
Liverpool
Four added minutes to be played as Lucas comes on for Coutinho.
89'
Leicester City
Can Leicester City muster up one last chance?
87'
Liverpool
Henderson's through - this is the chance to seal the points - but he tries to find a team mate with a square pass across goal and can only find a blue shirt.
86'
Liverpool
Simpson and Morgan collide which allows Firmino takes advantage to close in on goal but he can't find the target.
85'
The Liverpool fans are in fine voice, they think they've got the points. Never rule out Leicester though...
83'
Liverpool
CLOSER! Coutinho goes within inches of securing the points for the hosts with a shot from distance - just over.
81'
Leicester City
CLOSE! A long throw-in from Fuchs causes all kind of panic in the home penalty area but Mignolet somehow collects the ball..
80'
Liverpool
79'
Leicester City
Final change for Leicester - Mahrez is off, Andrej Kramaric on in his place.
78'
Leicester City
The hosts play the off-side trap wonderfully and Leicester's chance from the free-kick is gone.
77'
Leicester City
Liverpool concede a free-kick and Albrighton has a chance to whip the ball into a dangerous area now.
76'
Liverpool
WIDE! Emre Can wins possession in the middle of the park and drives forward with the ball, he has options to either side but decides to go it alone but the ball ends up in row Z.
75'
Leicester are throwing caution to the wind - we are promised a thrilling conclusion to this one.
73'
Leicester City
Sunderland were the last team to keep Leicester out but that was last season. Liverpool have a little more than 15 minutes to hold on.
72'
Leicester City
SAVE! Fuch's low cross finds Dyer at the near post who tries a first-time effort but Mignolet is alert to make the stop!
71'
Liverpool
He has made the difference since being introduced on 37 minutes...
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