Liverpool missed the chance to move seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table this evening as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Leicester City at Anfield.
The hosts took the lead after less than three minutes when Sadio Mane worked his way into a shooting position before passing his finish into the bottom far corner.
Harry Maguire levelled things up for Leicester on the stroke of half time, though, and the Foxes held on in the second half to add another twist to the title race this season.
Find out how all of the action unfolded courtesy of Sports Mole's minute-by-minute coverage below.
The hosts have a huge chance to move one step closer to the league title tonight after Man City's slip-up against Newcastle yesterday, with victory taking them seven points clear at the top. Leicester are not a team in very good form either, so Jurgen Klopp's side are firm favourites to pick up all three points - although the Foxes have pulled off a couple of surprises already this season.
Let's start with a look at the team news...
SUBS: Mignolet, Fabinho, Lovren, Sturridge, Lallana, Origi, Camacho
SUBS: Ward, Morgan, Simpson, Choudhury, Barnes, Okazaki, Iheanacho
Well, the Liverpool one is certainly interesting, with no recognised right-back starting despite both Fabinho and Camacho being amongst the substitutes.
Quite how the hosts line up with those personnel remains to be seen, but it could be that Henderson features as a makeshift right-back, or Liverpool will utilise a back three of Matip, Van Dijk and Robertson.
Wijnaldum was also a doubt due to a knee problem, but he too makes his return to the starting XI having sufficiently recovered from the problem.
Only seven players have reached that tally for the club in the Premier League before, and Salah is set to become by far the fastest to get there, even if he doesn't manage it today. Tonight will be his 60th Premier League game for Liverpool, whereas the previous fastest was Torres in 72 matches.
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The players to replace that duo are Shaqiri and Wijnaldum, while Dejan Lovren is back on the bench following his own spell on the sidelines.
Harry Maguire picked up a leg injury in that match, but he has recovered during the 11-day break to start at the heart of the defence once again tonight. There is a change alongside him, though, as Wes Morgan is replaced by Jonny Evans.
Simpson's absence means that Pereira drops back into defence, with Marc Albrighton coming in for him and the impressive James Maddison earning a recall in place of Barnes.
Ben Chilwell is a player who has been linked to Liverpool's title rivals Man City in recent weeks to, so this is a chance for him to show how he fares against the very best in the league, and he may particularly fancy his chances going forward considering Liverpool's lack of a recognised right-back.
Indeed, only Andrew Cole (11) and Thierry Henry (8) have scored more Premier League goals against Liverpool than Vardy, who has seven to his name.
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The Reds may have conceded three times in their last outing, but they still boast comfortably the best defensive record in the division having conceded only 13 times, keeping a league-high 13 clean sheets.
Liverpool have shown big character in a lot of games this season, but that one was a little different as usually they have dug out 1-0 wins rather than 4-3 ones. That said, if Liverpool were to win every game from now until the end of the season 4-3, they would snap your hand off.
Rarely have we seen a better team that Man City's current crop, though, so Liverpool know that they must keep on winning themselves if they are to finally end their long, long wait for the Premier League title.
Indeed, the Reds have only lost one of their last 24 league outings - that coming away to Man City at the start of this month - and have won 11 of their last 12 in the division.
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They will also be glad to see the back of January, having lost 11 of their 28 matches across all competitions under Klopp in the month - including two more this term. If they avoid adding to that loss tally tonight then the title really would be theirs to lose.
Manchester City - on October 7 - were the last visiting team to avoid defeat here, and another win tonight would see them make it eight successive home league wins for the first time since March 2010 under Rafael Benitez.
That is the division's longest run since Man City went 37 games from December 2010 to December 2012, although they did concede as many goals in he most recent home games as they had in their previous 15 - once again due to that 4-3 triumph over Crystal Palace.
The Foxes overcame Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and then Manchester City at the King Power either side of Christmas - although since then their form has taken a sharp turn for the worse.
Those trio of defeats include a shock one at the hands of Newport County in the FA Cup, while their last two Premier League games have seen them conceded a total of six goals en route to losses against Southampton and Wolves.
Despite conceding four in that match, Leicester still boast the best defensive record outside the top four, conceding just 29 goals so far this term.
Such statistics - and recent results - have increased the pressure on Claude Puel once again, after those wins over Christmas appeared to relieve it. The Frenchman's job always seems to be under question, and his time at the King Power may be coming to an end judging by the upcoming run of fixtures.
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That said, the Foxes have lost each of their last 11 Premier League games against sides starting the day top of the table, conceding 27 times in that run and at least twice per match. In reply, Leicester have netted only five goals against Premier League leaders since beating Manchester United on January 31st, 1998 - almost exactly 21 years ago.
Another defeat tonight would see them fall to three successive losses in the league for the first time under Puel - and the first time since February 2017 under Claudio Ranieri - while they would also lose back-to-back league away games for the first time this season.
Puel's side have scored in 11 of their 12 Premier League away matches this term too, while by contrast they would only sit 14th in the table is home form alone counted. That said, Leicester have now lost their last two games on the road across all competitions.
Leicester have always looked capable of hurting Liverpool in recent years, particularly with Vardy up front, but they are no longer the counter-attacking force which stormed to the title and come into this match in poor form. It does not look like being a straightforward game for Liverpool by any means, but they should have enough to pick up the win.
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Another victory for Liverpool would see them make it four in a row in this fixture for the first time since a run between February 1987 and September 1996.
Indeed, you have to go back to May 2000 for Leicester last win here, when Tony Cottee and Phil Gilchrist were on the scoresheet.
It was the other two of Liverpool's front three who scored in the most recent clash between these two sides, though, with Mane and Firmino netting in another 2-1 win at the King Power in September.
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Liverpool knock the ball around inside the Leicester half until advancing into the box, and Mane collects it before bending his low finish past Schmeichel and into the bottom far corner!
🔴⚽️ Mohamed Salah (39), Roberto Firmino (33) and Sadio Mane (28) have now scored 100 goals between them for Liverpool at Anfield in all competitions. #LFC pic.twitter.com/nnDWFmGB3M— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) January 30, 2019
2:01 - Sadio Mane's opener for Liverpool was their quickest goal in the Premier League since April 2016, when Daniel Sturridge netted against Newcastle (1:07). Intense. pic.twitter.com/8U3dar4iwd— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 30, 2019
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What a start for the hosts! 🔥
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Liverpool have seen the vast majority of possession in that opening 45 minutes and made a really quick start to the game, but Leicester grew into the match and threatened their equaliser before it came.
Mane was the man who got it, beating his marker with a lovely touch and body swerve before placing his finish into the bottom corner past Schmeichel.
It was poor defending from Liverpool as they initially failed to deal with Maddison's free kick into the box before Chilwell lifted a header back into the middle, where Maguire escaped Van Dijk before sweeping his finish home.
This is a huge opportunity for them to move seven points clear of the nearest title challengers, but they have work to do to avoid slipping up just as Man City did last season. We are in for a huge second half at Anfield.
It is not quite a blow to their title hopes having seen Man City lose last night, and therefore this draw extends their lead at the top to five points, but it is still a missed opportunity after Maguire cancelled out Mane's early opener.
Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for tonight's match as Leicester hold Liverpool to a draw at Anfield, added another twist to the title race this season. I will leave you with our match report, and be sure to stick around for reaction too.
From me, though, it is goodbye for now!