Leeds v Liverpool live: Ao Tanaka grabs late equaliser in raucous Premier League clash
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That’s why I made the decision.”Lawrence Ostlere6 December 2025 17:22A bad time to face Leeds?Here’s Richard Jolly at Elland Road:Mohamed Salah takes his now familiar place on the bench even as Arne Slot makes four changes. For Liverpool, this could be a bad time to face Leeds, who are fresh from defeating Chelsea.Richard Jolly at Elland Road6 December 2025 17:17Virgil van Dijk details how Florian Wirtz can ignite Liverpool career after latest setbackIf few know what it has been like to be Florian Wirtz in the last few months, Virgil van Dijk probably has a better idea than most, and not merely because he is a Liverpool FC teammate.
Wirtz became Liverpool’s first £100m man. Even when he thought he did, Liverpool’s equaliser against Sunderland on Wednesday was instead deemed a Nordi Mukiele own goal.Chris Wilson6 December 2025 17:10Betting OfferIf betting is your thing, online bookmakers Parimatch are offering new customers 40/1 on Leeds to score against Liverpool this evening, which will may be of appeal to some punters given Liverpool’s defensive woes this season.
Chris Wilson6 December 2025 16:50Arne Slot rebuffs Alexander Isak criticism with Erling Haaland comparisonArne Slot has rebuffed criticism of Alexander Isak’s lack of involvement for Liverpool by drawing comparisons to the Premier League’s most prolific striker, Erling Haaland.British record signing Isak is yet to prove his worth at Liverpool and only boasts two goals in 12 appearances, with it taking until last weekend for the Swede to finally notch his first Premier League strike of the season.But unlike fellow £100m man Florian Wirtz, there have been little signs of improvement in terms of Isak’s wider play, often struggling to get involved in Liverpool’s attacking moves.Chris Wilson6 December 2025 16:40Leeds team newsDaniel Farke makes two changes to his Leeds team, as Ilia Gruev and Noah Okafor come into the starting XI.Lawrence Ostlere6 December 2025 16:35Liverpool team newsSo Arne Slot makes four changes to the team who drew with Sunderland in midweek, and yet Salah is on the bench for the third game in a row. Bradley, Jones and Kerkez also come into the Liverpool team.Mohamed Salah arrives at Elland Road (Action Images via Reuters)Lawrence Ostlere6 December 2025 16:29Confirmed line-ups – no Salah again!Leeds: Perri, Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Gruev, Ampadu, Stach, Calvert-Lewin, Okafor.Subs: Darlow, Byram, Justin, Bonauw, Tanaka, Harrison, Aaronson, Gnonto, Piroe.Liverpool: Alisson, Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Jones, Gravenberch, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Ekitike.Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Isak, Mac Allister, Salah, Chiesa, Robertson, Ngumoha.Lawrence Ostlere6 December 2025 16:21