Slot’s Low-Block Dilemma: Lessons from Leeds and the Tactical Search for Solutions
Liverpool’s goalless draw with Leeds was framed publicly as a frustrating blip, but internally it has prompted a broader tactical discussion. For Slot, the match was less about dropped points and more about diagnosing a familiar modern problem: how elite, possession-heavy sides consistently...
Liverpool Stumble to Goalless Draw as Leeds Expose Ongoing Questions Under Arne Slot
Liverpool’s 0-0 draw with Leeds United offered little in spectacle but plenty in subtext. On the Post Match Raw podcast, Guy Drinkel was joined by Mo Chatra and Hari Sethi to unpick a performance that left Anfield flat and wider concerns unresolved....
Arne Slot Under Pressure as Liverpool Frustrated by Leeds United Stalemate
Liverpool’s goalless draw at Anfield against newly promoted Leeds United raises more questions than it answers, especially for Arne Slot. The performance may have ticked several statistical boxes — 19 shots to 4, 1.96 xG to 0.68 — but as David Lynch noted on...
Liverpool 0 – 0 Leeds – Premier League Man of the Match
Dominik Szoboszlai
The Only Player Trying to Break the Pattern
There was a familiarity to this game that made it all the more depressing. A disciplined, well-organised visiting side arrived at Anfield with a clear plan: stifle, slow, frustrate, and wait. Liverpool, despite enjoying territory...
Liverpool 0 - 0 Leeds - Premier League Player Ratings
The Premier League’s 2026 schedule started with Anfield hosting Leeds, with the reigning champions looking to consolidate their current top-four position.
The lineup and subsequent ratings are listed below.
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Alisson Becker - 7.0
The giant Brazilian stopper was largely untested through a routine first half.
After the restart, the...
Match Report: Liverpool 0-0 Leeds United
Liverpool began 2026 with a Premier League draw that felt faintly frustrating, a 0-0 with Leeds United at Anfield that became the first goalless Liverpool match of Arne Slot’s reign. Slot, who won the Premier League title in his first season in 2024/25, will accept the point, he will...
Liverpool Confirmed Team News and Starting XI vs Leeds United
Liverpool kick off 2026 with a crucial clash against Leeds United. With Chelsea, Manchester United and Aston Villa all dropping points earlier this week, a win would be huge for Liverpool's battle for Champions League qualification.
Both teams come into this one in good form. Liverpool...
Latest Ahead of New Year’s Day Clash
Liverpool begin 2026 with a testing Premier League fixture as Leeds Utd arrive at Anfield on New Year’s Day, with confirmed team news and injury latest shaping the narrative before kick-off. The meeting comes less than a month after an extraordinary 3-3 draw at Elland Road and presents...
Liverpool vs Leeds United – Premier League Preview
Date: Thursday, 1 January 2026
Venue: Anfield
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
With four straight wins completed and Liverpool closing out 2025 inside the Premier League top four, the mood around Anfield is finally one of cautious optimism rather than despair. The calendar flips, the pressure resets, and the new year begins...
Liverpool press conference focus as Wirtz adapts and Leeds Utd loom large
Liverpool’s preparations for their New Year’s Day meeting with Leeds Utd have offered a revealing snapshot of where Arne Slot’s side currently stand, both tactically and physically, as well as how Florian Wirtz is settling into life in English football.
Speaking ahead of the...
