Liverpool will be looking to avoid a fifth Premier League game without victory when they face Leeds United at Elland Road on Monday.
A spirited performance saw Liverpool come from two goals behind to claim a 2-2 draw against league leaders Arsenal in their previous outing. The Reds were unlucky not to win after a much improved second-half performance, but the draw left them eighth in the table and they remain 12 points off the top four.
Liverpool's last meeting with Leeds ended in a 2-1 defeat, with a late winner from Crysencio Summerville ending Virgil van Dijk’s unbeaten Premier League record at Anfield.
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So, can the Reds avenge that loss and return to winning ways on Monday? We simulated the game and this is what happened....
Leeds vs Liverpool simulated to get a score prediction
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Leeds could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Meslier; Ayling, Koch, Strijk, Firpo; McKennie, Roca; Harrison, Aaronson, Sinisterra; Bamford.
We predict that Liverpool could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Gakpo, Nunez.
With the home advantage, the Whites started on top, threatening the Reds' goal twice in the opening five minutes. They had a goal disallowed in the 11th minute, but they eventually took the lead moments later, and deservedly so.
After winning the ball in the middle, Weston McKennie threaded a pass between Van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate for Patrick Bamford to chase. The striker latched on to the ball and fired past Alisson to put Leeds into the lead.
The goal acted as a wake-up call for Liverpool, who snatched control of the game after going 1-0 down. Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez were proving a handful and after a handful of big chances being missed, the latter equalised early in the second half.
Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota were both introduced at half-time by Jurgen Klopp. And the fit-again Diaz was instantly involved as he surged forward with the ball down the left, beating two home defenders on the way. The Colombian then cut inside and laid the ball into the path of Nunez, who powered his shot into the bottom corner to draw the Reds level.
Diaz continued to prove a handful, and he almost got on the scoresheet when his long-range effort was tipped over the bar. But the chances kept coming for Klopp's side and in the 91st minut they grabbed the winner.
After winning back possession on the edge of his own box, Trent Alexnader-Arnold played a one-two with Thiago to break forward in space down the right. With Jota in support, Alexander-Arnold picked out the striker with an early cross, and the Portuguese international fired past Illan Meslier from close range to make it 2-1.
FIFA 23 predicted final score: Leeds 1-2 Liverpool
Here are the full-time match stats:
FIFA 23 predicts that Liverpool could come from behind to earn a big three points, beating Leeds 2-1 in the simulation. Some goalkeeping heroics saw the Reds denied multiple times, but the introduction of Diaz and Jota off the bench tilted the game into Liverpool's hands.
What do you think the final score will be? Let us know in the comments!
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