Liverpool Leeds 0-0 Draw As Calvert-Lewin Offside Denies Late Winner At Anfield

Liverpool lost the chance to tighten their grip on a Premier League top-four place after a 0-0 draw with Leeds United at Anfield, where dominant pressure, several clear openings and a late disallowed goal

left the reigning champions frustrated and the visitors satisfied with a hard-earned point.

The result meant Liverpool stayed within reach of third-place Aston Villa but did not cut the gap to four points, and the stalemate also left pressure from chasing teams intact after a match where Liverpool controlled territory and tempo yet again struggled to provide a decisive finish.

Data from the Liverpool vs Leeds Premier League meeting showed how wasteful Liverpool were in attack, producing their highest expected goals figure at Anfield without scoring in a league game since April 2024, as 1.96 xG failed to yield a breakthrough despite sustained second-half pressure.

Team	Goals	Shots	Shots on target	Expected goals (xG)
Liverpool	0	19	4	1.96
Leeds United	0	-	-	-

Earlier in the Liverpool vs Leeds Premier League contest, Liverpool built pressure through Hugo Ekitike, whose sharp shot from a tight angle was spilled by Lucas Perri before the goalkeeper reacted quickly to block Florian Wirtz, while Ethan Ampadu struck straight at Alisson after the goalkeeper misplaced a pass into midfield.

Another major first-half moment in the Liverpool vs Leeds Premier League match saw Ekitike head the ball away from an unguarded goal from close range, with Liverpool’s failure to convert that chance hinting at a long evening, even though Leeds rarely carried sustained attacking threat before the interval.

Liverpool vs Leeds Premier League second half and historic context

After half-time in the Liverpool vs Leeds Premier League fixture, Dominik Szoboszlai tested Perri from distance, then delivered a corner that Virgil van Dijk headed narrowly wide while unmarked, before Leeds believed Dominik Calvert-Lewin had stolen victory, only for an offside flag to cancel Sebastiaan Bornauw’s flick and finish over Alisson.

The meeting followed Leeds’ late winner in the reverse fixture at Elland Road last month, yet Liverpool’s first 0-0 in 117 games in all competitions, and their most wasteful Premier League home outing since a 2.8 xG display against Crystal Palace in April 2024, instead brought Leeds a major lift, as Leeds stayed unbeaten against the current champions across a league season (D2) for the first time since facing Manchester United in 1994-95 (W1 D1).

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