Liverpool had dreamed of a title celebration in Leicester, as a win against one of the league’s worst teams could have secured them the Premier League trophy — but only if Arsenal hadn’t beaten Ipswich. Since Arsenal thrashed the hosts at Portman Road (4–0), the Reds knew they’d have to wait at least one more round for the party to begin. They traveled to Leicester to face a team playing arguably the worst football in the league, but it wasn’t an easy outing. Liverpool struggled and struggled in this Matchday 33 Premier League match but eventually managed to defeat Leicester — 1–0 (0–0).🚨🏴 GOAL | Leicester 0-1 Liverpool | Trent Alexander-Arnold TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD OPENS THE SCORING FOR LIVERPOOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Update#news https://t.co/TWSqWIaj9m pic.twitter.com/XbUfARKIyg— Arizona (@mim_akter89763) April 20, 2025 There was no doubt about Leicester’s approach, as Ruud van Nistelrooy parked the bus, hoping to scrape at least a point against the favored visitors. Liverpool came out firing from the very start — Mohamed Salah hit the left post in the 3rd minute. Seven minutes later, Leicester’s Ndidi also hit the post at the other end. The standout of the first half was Leicester’s goalkeeper, Mads Hermansen, who stopped everything coming his way, including several dangerous shots from Salah. His heroics kept the score at 0–0 going into halftime — a result the Foxes were more than happy with. The same story continued in the second half, though Arne Slot brought on Diogo Jota for Cody Gakpo in an attempt to shake things up and get more balls into the box. Hermansen continued to shine in goal, time was ticking, and England’s top team this season still couldn’t find a way to break Leicester’s wall and finally score at King Power Stadium.Today’s result means our place in the 25/26 Championship has been confirmed. pic.twitter.com/dIooOPVSRa— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 20, 2025 To crank up the pressure, Harvey Elliott and Trent Alexander-Arnold came on. It was surprising that Darwin Nunez didn’t come off the bench with 15 minutes left as Liverpool pushed for a win. Finally, in the 76th minute, the deadlock was broken. Trent played the hero, scoring the winning goal and celebrating wildly by taking off his shirt and running to the fans — showing just how much Liverpool means to him, even as supporters hurl criticism at him for his impending summer move to Real Madrid. The goal came after total chaos in the box following a corner kick — the ball ricocheted off players and the goal frame like a pinball machine before it fell to Alexander-Arnold on the left side about 10 meters out, and he smashed it past the previously unbeatable Hermansen. Liverpool comfortably held onto the lead against a toothless Leicester for the remainder of the match and were officially relegated from the league.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 33SaturdayBrentford – Brighton 4-2 (1-1)/Mbuemo 9, 48, Wissa 58, Norgaard 90+5 – Welbeck 45+3, Mitoma 81/Crystal Palace – Bournemouth 0-0Everton – Man.City 0-2 (0-0)/O’Riley 85, Kovacic 90+3/West Ham – Southampton 1-1 (1-0)/Bowen 47 – Ugochukwu 90’+3/Aston Villa – Newcastle 4-1 (1-1)/Watkins 1, Maatsen 64, Burn (og) 73, Onana 75 – Schar 18/SundayFulham – Chelsea 1-2 (1-0)/Iwobi 20 – George 83, Neto 90+3/Ipswich – Arsenal 0-4 (0-2)/Martinelli 28, Trossard 14, 69, Nwaneri 88/Man.Utd. – Wolverhampton 0-1 (0-0)/Sarabia 77/Leicester – Liverpool 0-1 (0-0)/Alexander-Arnold 76/Monday22:00: (2.55) Tottenham (3.50) Nott.Forest (2.85)***odds are subject to change***
