English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 17, 2014
Southampton DWWDW 1
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Liverpool WWDWL 2
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SOU011
LIV112
Anfield · 44,736 att.

Match Report

Daniel Sturridge settles it for Reds

Striker Daniel Sturridge shouldered the responsibility as Liverpool's new main man up front with a late winner in a 2-1 defeat of a Southampton side who suggested there is still life after their summer exodus.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
5
43.9
Possession
56.1
12
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
345
Accurate Passes
514
450
Passes
601
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
37
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.1
71
Long Balls
74
28
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
2
23
Effective Tackles
11
35
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
50
14
Clearances
50

Head to Head

SOU leads series 3-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 6Dejan LovrenCD-L
  3. 37Martin SkrtelCD-R
  4. 2Glen JohnsonLB
  5. 19Javier ManquilloRB
  6. 10Philippe CoutinhoAM
  7. 21Lucas LeivaLM
  8. 8Steven GerrardRM
  9. 15Daniel SturridgeF
  10. 31Raheem SterlingAM-L
  11. 14Jordan HendersonAM-R

SOU · 4-3-3

  1. 23Fraser ForsterG
  2. 3Maya YoshidaCD-L
  3. 6José FonteCD-R
  4. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 4Morgan SchneiderlinCM
  7. 12Victor WanyamaLM
  8. 8Steven DavisRM
  9. 19Graziano PellèF
  10. 11Dusan TadicLF
  11. 16James Ward-ProwseRF

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 0. Raheem Sterling (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a through ball.
  2. 34' Javier Manquillo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 1. Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  4. 63' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Allen replaces Lucas Leiva.
  5. 65' Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 74' Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Dusan Tadic.
  7. 76' Substitution, Liverpool. Rickie Lambert replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  8. 78' Steven Davis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 79' Goal! Liverpool 2, Southampton 1. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a headed pass.
  10. 82' Substitution, Southampton. Lloyd Isgrove replaces Steven Davis.

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