English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 22, 2018
Southampton LLWWD 0
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Liverpool WWWWW 3
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LIV303
Anfield · 50,965 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah strikes in win vs. Southampton to send Reds top

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah netted his first league goal since Aug. 25 in a 3-0 win over Southampton to send the Reds top of the Premier League.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
1
39.4
Possession
60.6
7
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
388
Accurate Passes
648
479
Passes
750
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
73
Long Balls
44
33
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
10
21
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
16
Interceptions
7
35
Effective Clearances
12
35
Clearances
12

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 23Xherdan ShaqiriAM
  7. 14Jordan HendersonLM
  8. 5Georginio WijnaldumRM
  9. 11Mohamed SalahF
  10. 9Roberto FirminoAM-L
  11. 10Sadio ManéAM-R

SOU · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Alex McCarthyG
  2. 6Wesley HoedtCD-L
  3. 4Jannik VestergaardCD-R
  4. 14Oriol RomeuDM
  5. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  6. 2CédricRB
  7. 18Mario LeminaCM-L
  8. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-R
  9. 33Matt TargettLM
  10. 22Nathan RedmondRM
  11. 7Shane LongF

Timeline

  1. 10' Own Goal by Wesley Hoedt, Southampton. Liverpool 1, Southampton 0.
  2. 21' Goal! Liverpool 2, Southampton 0. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  3. 34' Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Liverpool 3, Southampton 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  5. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  6. 55' Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Virgil van Dijk because of an injury.
  7. 55' Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Matt Targett.
  8. 55' Substitution, Southampton. Jan Bednarek replaces Oriol Romeu.
  9. 56' Mario Lemina (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keita replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  11. 79' Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Austin replaces Shane Long.

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