Premier League
Sep 23, 2017 5.30pm
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HT : 1 2
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  • Marc Albrighton 17' yellowcard
  • Wilfred Ndidi 22' yellowcard
  • Shinji Okazaki 45' goal
  • Jamie Vardy 69' goal
  • Jamie Vardy 92' yellowcard
  • goal Mohamed Salah 15'
  • goal Philippe Coutinho 23'
  • yellowcard Joel Matip 45'
  • yellowcard Dejan Lovren 56'
  • goal Jordan Henderson 68'
  • yellowcard Simon Mignolet 72'

Team News: Jurgen Klopp makes five changes

Klopp makes five changes

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has made five changes for his side's trip to Leicester City this evening.

The Reds have travelled to the Foxes for the second time in five days, having lost out 2-0 to Craig Shakespeare's side in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.

Klopp's side could only muster a 1-1 draw in their last league outing at Burnley, and the German responds by making five alterations to the XI that started against the Clarets.

Daniel Sturridge drops down to the bench, with Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah making up the frontline today.

Emre Can is passed fit to start in the midfield despite picking up a minor injury last weekend, while James Milner drops to the bench as skipper Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum come back into the fold.

Dejan Lovren replaces Ragnar Klavan as centre-back partner for Joel Matip, having missed the last two games with a back problem, while Joe Gomez is in for Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back and Alberto Moreno regains his place at left-back from Andrew Robertson.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain started for Klopp's side on Tuesday but finds himself back on the bench, where he is joined by Dominic Solanke and Loris Karius.

Shakespeare makes one change from his side's last league match - a 1-1 draw at Huddersfield Town - with Shinji Okazaki replacing Kelechi Iheanacho as strike partner for Jamie Vardy, who missed the cup game against Liverpool with a groin problem.

Wilfred Ndidi, Andy King, Marc Albrighton and Riyad Mahrez make up the midfield, while an unchanged back four of Danny Simpson, Wes Morgan, Harry Maguire and Ben Chilwell play in front of Kasper Schmeichel between the posts.

Leicester City: Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell; Ndidi, King, Albrighton, Mahrez; Okazaki, Vardy Subs: Hamer, Fuchs, Amartey, Iborra, Gray, Iheanacho, Slimani

Liverpool: Mignolet; Gomez, Lovren, Matip, Moreno; Can, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Coutinho, Salah, Firmino Subs: Karius, Milner, Sturridge, Solanke, Klavan, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexander-Arnold

Keep up with all of the action from the King Power this evening with Sports Mole's live text commentary here.

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