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English Premier League 2022-23: Wout Faes Double Own Goal Gives Liverpool 2-1 Win Over Leicester City - In Pics

Leicester City's season couldn't get worse as their Belgian defender Wout Faes inadvertently boosted Liverpool's hopes of making the Champions League by scoring two own-goals in seven minutes as his side lost 2-1 at Anfield. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall had given Leicester a fourth-minute lead. However, in the 38th minute, Faes sliced an attempted clearance from a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross over the head of his goalkeeper Danny Ward. Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez was sent through by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and his lob over Ward hit the post. However, as the ball came back, Faes somehow managed to hammer the ball into his own net.

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English Premier League 2022-23: Liverpool and Leicester City
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Leicester City's season couldn't get worse as their Belgian defender Wout Faes inadvertently boosted Liverpool's hopes of making the Champions League by scoring two own-goals in seven minutes as his side lost 2-1 at Anfield. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall had given Leicester a fourth-minute lead. However, in the 38th minute, Faes sliced an attempted clearance from a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross over the head of his goalkeeper Danny Ward. Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez was sent through by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and his lob over Ward hit the post. However, as the ball came back, Faes somehow managed to hammer the ball into his own net.

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